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Old 04-24-2017, 06:53 AM   #515
RustyBucket
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Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today?

A week ago I was in the Blazer on my way home from a car show and smelled coolant.. and noticed the temp. gauge was a little above 200*. It never runs hot. I found the radiator had split a solder seam between the core and the tank on the pass. side. I got the repaired radiator back on Fri. from the shop... $95. Radiator looks nice. I cleaned & painted a little on the rad. support yesterday and set the shroud and radiator back in. Looked at the hoses & decided to replace 'em, - they're 5+ years old. Belts are old too, but look fine. Off to the auto parts store after breakfast with a couple of other old truck geezers I hang around with, both have pretty nice '51 Chevy trucks. I'm the "youngster" at 65.
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Current toy trucks:
'71 GMC 1500 SUPER CUSTOM short/step, orig. dk. blue, 350/700r, ps,pb, A/C
'72 Blazer 2wd, ochre & white, 454, tremecTKO 500 5spd. ps, pb, A/C, tilt

Last 10yrs of hobby vehicles, had a FEW more in the 50yrs. before these:
'66 Plymouth Belvedere City of Miami cop car clone.
'70 Nova 406"sb, 13.5-1, solid roller, Brodix, p.glide/t.brake, back halved, 9" Ford, spool 4.88, cage,ladder bar/coilover, 10.5 tire....... SOLD!!
'67 C10 short/step side mount spare -- SOLD!!
'72 Jimmy 2wd, 350/350, ps, pb, fun driver, lots of bondo & a shiny red paint job..... SOLD!!
'69 Nova 350, 4spd, A/C, ps, p.b, ...SOLD!!
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