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11-01-2012, 03:42 PM
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Location: St. Louis, MO
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New Blazer showed up this week!
After looking on and off for the last several years, finally bought a '72 K/5 out of Goodland, KS. 90k original miles, green with black interior, factory air, 350 auto. Going to swap the wagon wheels for GM rallys. After having a couple of pickups I am glad to have finally found a good K5.
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11-01-2012, 04:23 PM
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Location: Mississippi
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Re: New Blazer showed up this week!
Looks like you got a nice one! Glad to have you on this board...lots of great info & folks here!!!
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11-01-2012, 04:25 PM
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Location: Rolla Mo.
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Re: New Blazer showed up this week!
Glad to see another one from MO.
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11-01-2012, 04:43 PM
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Re: New Blazer showed up this week!
Looks like you got a great one. More pics please.
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11-01-2012, 06:00 PM
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Location: Orem, Utah
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Re: New Blazer showed up this week!
It's a little hard to tell with the lighting, but it looks like it's really clean and rust-free. Very nice truck. I also traded out my white spokes for rally wheels and I really like the look.
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11-01-2012, 06:01 PM
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Re: New Blazer showed up this week!
I just noticed the roof rack. The ends are curved to match the top's contour. Was that an original/dealer-installed option?
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11-01-2012, 07:40 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Philadelphia, Pa. 19454
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Re: New Blazer showed up this week!
Nice blazer, congrats, and welcome to the other side...as said above, we need to see more of that truck
You sure dont post up often, 4 posts in 4 years, hope to hear more from you.....
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11-01-2012, 11:19 PM
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Re: New Blazer showed up this week!
blazer looks really nice! We NEED more pictures. Nice find from you IL neighbor!
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11-02-2012, 09:33 AM
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Location: St. Louis, MO
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Re: New Blazer showed up this week!
Roof rack is one of the Hickey racks from that era.
I lurk often, have not posted much. It is clean and rust free, will grab some more pics and post more pics this weekend Posted via Mobile Device |
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11-04-2012, 02:04 PM
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Location: Columbus, Ohio
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Re: New Blazer showed up this week!
 - I got one on my project as well...
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11-17-2012, 12:29 PM
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Re: New Blazer showed up this week!
Getting the new wheels mounted up today. Hope to get to stripping and polishing the grill today too. We will see...
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12-01-2012, 11:35 AM
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Re: New Blazer showed up this week!
Wheels and tires on, restored grille and front bumper installed. Ready to get it out and enjoy it today.
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12-01-2012, 11:39 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Stockton Ca
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Re: New Blazer showed up this week!
Very nice, I've loved the dark olive color.
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12-01-2012, 12:06 PM
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Location: Philadelphia, Pa. 19454
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Re: New Blazer showed up this week!
Beautiful, nice addition with tires and wheels. Have fun!
How about some pics of the engine...more pics
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12-01-2012, 12:06 PM
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Re: New Blazer showed up this week!
Beautiful
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12-01-2012, 12:09 PM
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67-72 parts collector,…
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Re: New Blazer showed up this week!
10 times better looking with those wheels!
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12-01-2012, 12:11 PM
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Re: New Blazer showed up this week!
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12-01-2012, 12:11 PM
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Re: New Blazer showed up this week!
I agree ^!
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12-01-2012, 03:07 PM
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Re: New Blazer showed up this week!
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12-01-2012, 04:16 PM
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Re: New Blazer showed up this week!
So much better! That roof rack is great
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12-02-2012, 12:06 AM
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Re: New Blazer showed up this week!
Any info on the process you used for stripping and polishing your grill?
Love the blazer!
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12-02-2012, 12:37 AM
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Re: New Blazer showed up this week!
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12-02-2012, 02:13 AM
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Re: New Blazer showed up this week!
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For the inner, I just cleaned with simple green and sprayed with a rust oleum brand silver paint for plastics. I liked that it was going to be pretty forgiving on application, and has a decent enough amount of metallic to make it pop. Very pleased with the results. On the outer shell, here were my steps. Simpler than some others I have seen. 1. Tapped out dents with some wood blocks. 2. I attempted to remove anodizing with professional grade easy-off oven cleaner. This was not very effective. If I had to do it over again, would have gotten some lye as recommended by others on this board. 3. Hit the whole thing with a scotchbrite red wheel (picked up from auto zone). This grill had a ton of mild to deep scratches, and the wheel took care of most of them no problem. Honestly, ended up getting most of the anodizing this way too. Just be careful with creating grooves in the soft metal. 4. Quick wetsand with 400 grit, then 800, then 1000. 5. About a half dozen quick passes with Mothers aluminum polish (like for aluminum wheels, about $6 per can, I used about 3/4 of a can total. Apply liberally, then buff with my el-cheapo harbor freight 3" pneumatic buffer with wool pad. Hand-wipe with a towel between applications. Keep going till you are satisfied with the shine. 6. Masked and painted the black trim with rattle can trim paint. Couple of notes: 1. I elected not to re-clear the grill. Was concerned about paint adhesion and potential flaws. Since the truck sits inside, waxing a couple of times a year will be sufficient to preserve the shine. 2. I tried a variety of polishing wheels and compounds while experimenting. I found the normal small cotton wheels and compounds were not as effective as the cheapy wheel polish approach. I probably wasted $25 on miscellaneous wheels and compounds and was not happy with those results. 3. Make sure you get the anodizing stripped well, or you are just wasting your time. Posted via Mobile Device |
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