1972 CST East Coast K5

[ShortbedClayton]

Originally Posted by DeadheadNM

That's great. When time allows, can you scour those hooks for any evidence they were painted white? Pre-72s were painted white but only offered as an option on painted bumper trucks. For 72 chrome bumpers no longer precluded factory hooks and I'm trying to learn if these also were painted white.

DeadheadNM you know quite a lot of info on these trucks and blazers. I seen somewhere that lower woodgrain trim was kinda rare on a k5? Any truth to that? My gate had a woodgrain band on it and upper and lower trim on the gate?
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[DeadheadNM]

Originally Posted by ShortbedClayton

DeadheadNM you know quite a lot of info on these trucks and blazers. I seen somewhere that lower woodgrain trim was kinda rare on a k5? Any truth to that? My gate had a woodgrain band on it and upper and lower trim on the gate?
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I fake most of it

Not uncommon. All CSTs had the trim and was available on non-CSTs as an option. Most 72's have the extra bright trim piece below the wood tailgate band, not seen on pickups or earlier model year K5's. Fun fact.

[ShortbedClayton]

Originally Posted by DeadheadNM

I fake most of it

Not uncommon. All CSTs had the trim and was available on non-CSTs as an option. Most 72's have the extra bright trim piece below the wood tailgate band, not seen on pickups or earlier model year K5's. Fun fact.

I figured it wasn’t to rare.. this had a spare tire carrier behind the seat. That a CST thing too?
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[DeadheadNM]

Originally Posted by ShortbedClayton

I figured it wasn’t to rare.. this had a spare tire carrier behind the seat. That a CST thing too?
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Behind the rear seat? That's standard I believe but as part of the package, a CST would have a black spare tire cover. The spare tire carrier was mounted behind the driver seat on K5's not optioned with a rear seat.

[ShortbedClayton]

Originally Posted by DeadheadNM

Behind the rear seat? That's standard I believe but as part of the package, a CST would have a black spare tire cover. The spare tire carrier was mounted behind the driver seat on K5's not optioned with a rear seat.

Yeah behind the rear seat. I was glad mine was still there. No tire cover tho
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