The Great Basin Blazer - 72 K5 CST Highlander

[bambbrose]

Small update 9/21/24

Changed the oil and inspected underneath carefully. I have some atf leaking and I need to find the source. Steering box is seeping just a little bit of gear oil. I’ve driven it around town for half a tank of gas and it’s been great so far!

Today I decided to take off the sill plates and vacuum up and pull the carpet on the floorboard areas that rot. As expected some patchwork needed but nothing out of the ordinary so far.

I pulled off the front seat covers and the old Highlander vinyl had been recovered in a tweed at some point. No remnants to inspect there.



My wife and I took it down to the drive thru for a burger and shake and got a lot of thumbs up. She was disgusted by the old stiff seatbelts so I took them out and really scrubbed them up with oxyclean, hydrogen peroxide, and a lot of elbow grease. They were basically brown and stiff like an old pair of muddy socks before and I’m impressed with how well they cleaned up.



Question of the week: I can’t seem to find repop rear seatbelts. Does anyone make the appropriate ones, and in parchment? For some reason all three rear belts were removed at some point and I want to source them in parchment. I have a feeling I’ll be paying out the nose for a set.