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Rocketman72 · 02-09-2015, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by DeadheadNM

Nice upgrades guys.

Rocketman72 - any next project in the works?

I have a 72 Chev. Pick up that I'm thinking about restoring.

montsb · 02-27-2015, 08:05 PM

This took some time but thought I would share. Got new front wheel bearings, seals, and brake pads and installed them. I got so tired of "life time warenty" alternators from Napa dieing on me every 4-6 months and ordered a power master 110 amp alternator. Also installed a 3 core Champion aluminum radiator and dual 14" electric fans. Also put new MSD street fire distributor, 8.5 mm wires, Weiand Stelth intake, and Edelbrock carb. Just thought I would share for thought provoking or motivation 👍

montsb · 02-27-2015, 08:10 PM

Picture with one fan mounted.

Chulisohombre · 02-27-2015, 09:26 PM

Damn that's a lot of work For one day. Haha. I wish it wasn't -10 windchill so
I could work On mine. It's covered in 2 feet of snow. Good work there by the way.

**Matt's k5** · 03-12-2015, 01:34 AM

Install some new exhaust tips!

superlifted · 03-12-2015, 04:32 PM

I put on my shiny new bumper

Chulisohombre · 03-12-2015, 07:32 PM

Really shiny. I painted mine black.

**Moreyel** · 03-17-2015, 05:21 PM

Super, I like the new shiny bumper, but I really like that it's got a New Mexico plate!

**DeadheadNM** · 03-17-2015, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Moreyel

Super, I like the new shiny bumper, but I really like that it's got a New Mexico plate!

x2!

bamachem · 03-18-2015, 09:14 AM

In the past week I installed a 72 shell with billet grille (kept the 69 bumper), updated halogen headlights with integrated blinkers/running lights, and made a old-school style front push bar for the 72. Added some Hella 700FF lights wired to the bright circuit via relay.

Did a restored gauge cluster, plus a bunch of other minor stuff like new antenna, gas cap, etc.

Chulisohombre · 03-18-2015, 10:53 AM

Can't wait for to get mine back into the garage. Been without one for two Years now. You are getting some good work done.

**DeadheadNM** · 04-12-2015, 10:22 AM

Finally took my K5 out of winter hibernation!

grillzy · 04-12-2015, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DeadheadNM

Finally took my K5 out of winter hibernation!

I am chomping at the bit. Still dropping below freezing here and roads covered in salt dust. This coming week looks much better.

Chulisohombre · 04-12-2015, 07:55 PM

Finally got mine moved into its new home. Now time to get everything cleaned up and running again. Glad to have a garage to work in again.

bl705k · 04-13-2015, 08:51 PM

Got her home from storage let the fun begin

Chulisohombre · 04-13-2015, 11:44 PM

Yes time for some fun. Summer is here. Nice blue bl705k

**A1971Blazer** · 04-17-2015, 08:24 AM

While I wait on the Pacific Fab LS mount........fixed a couple of places in the front crossmember that were a little tweaked.
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johnny9000 · 04-20-2015, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by bl705k

Got her home from storage let the fun begin

bl705k; love the blue! What color/ paint is that?

bamachem · 04-20-2015, 12:33 PM

Over the last 4 weeks I've built a custom Center Console and Custom rear side consoles with all new speakers. Used some parchment/off white vinyl to wrap everything to match. (4) Polk Audio 6.5" mids with (2) Polk Audio 10" subs running on a Polk 4ch amp.

The console has (2) 12V plug recepticals and a USB charger receptical. The lid is on soft-close drawer slides so no hinges. It has a boat/marine locker latch on the back that can be locked with a key for security. Overall I'm very pleased with how everything turned out considering it was my first time doing upolstery myself and it's been quite a while since I've done any speaker boxes, etc.

Pulled the Block Numbers today. Matching original motor. It's a Flint Engine, Built Aug 10, 175HP 350, and belongs in a 1972 K10/K20 Pickup. Good to know. Looks like it's never been torn into either, so that's the unknown. May do a tear down and rebuild over the winter. It's running good, and has decent power so I'm hesitant. Problem is that as an engineer I know that 42-years and counting on original parts means that they most likely have some pretty good wear. Not sure if I tear into it and gain confidence on condition or just drive it while it's running good and not worry about it.

Today, I stopped by the parts house to get the correct starter bolts with the knurling on them. The previous owner installed a starter with the wrong bolts (tiny diameter compared to the holes in the starter. When it went out recently I changed it with a remanufactured starter and there's a LOT of slop on the bolt/hole interface allow the starter to move around. It doesn't like to move around - at all. Sounds horrible. Should be a $5 fix. We'll see...

Picked up an Edelbrock 14"X3" air filter set to swap out the old 2" one from the early 80's that was on it. Gained some decent responsiveness, surprisingly.

lane224 · 04-27-2015, 09:01 AM

Its amazing what you can get done when your trying to avoid yard work !
Finished Lokar shifter install. Neutral safety switch and back up lights. Really like this shifter. Good quality. Finally installed Custom auto sound USA-630 2 with JBL GTO628 6.5 front kickers and JBL GTO928 6x9 rear. Head unit felt a little flimsy but very happy with the sound quality. Have to see how it holds up.

Timbro · 04-28-2015, 10:33 AM

Took a little soap and water to the back burb seat I just acquired. I'm amazed by the condition of this 43 year old vinyl.

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**A1971Blazer** · 04-28-2015, 11:16 AM

Finally got to start working on it again......

Got the tub out of winter storage under a tarp
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rckymtnhi · 04-28-2015, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by lane224

Its amazing what you can get done when your trying to avoid yard work !
Finished Lokar shifter install. Neutral safety switch and back up lights. Really like this shifter. Good quality. Finally installed Custom auto sound USA-630 2 with JBL GTO628 6.5 front kickers and JBL GTO928 6x9 rear. Head unit felt a little flimsy but very happy with the sound quality. Have to see how it holds up.

Love the look of that shifter! Did you have to buy a longer handle?

Chulisohombre · 04-28-2015, 05:43 PM

Wow seats look almost new. That looks great in there. I gotta clean the crap
Out mine so I have seats again. Finally got a garage again so
My blazer doesn't have to be a storage facility. Lol

Chulisohombre · 04-28-2015, 05:44 PM

Wow seats look almost new. That looks great in there. I gotta clean the crap Out mine so I have seats again. Finally got a garage again so My blazer doesn't have to be a storage facility. Lol

02-27-2015, 08:05 PM	#227
montsb Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: White City, Oregon Posts: 64	Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today? This took some time but thought I would share. Got new front wheel bearings, seals, and brake pads and installed them. I got so tired of "life time warenty" alternators from Napa dieing on me every 4-6 months and ordered a power master 110 amp alternator. Also installed a 3 core Champion aluminum radiator and dual 14" electric fans. Also put new MSD street fire distributor, 8.5 mm wires, Weiand Stelth intake, and Edelbrock carb. Just thought I would share for thought provoking or motivation 👍 Attached Images

02-27-2015, 08:10 PM	#228
montsb Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: White City, Oregon Posts: 64	Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today? Picture with one fan mounted. Attached Images

02-27-2015, 09:26 PM	#229
Chulisohombre Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Bangor pa Posts: 1,223	Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today? Damn that's a lot of work For one day. Haha. I wish it wasn't -10 windchill so I could work On mine. It's covered in 2 feet of snow. Good work there by the way. __________________ 72 3/4 ton blazer. 5 inch lift on 35 inch tires. 355 corvette engine with crane roller rockers, rv cam, edelbrock carb and intake with one inch spacer. Thrush Headers with flowmaster 40 duels. 4speed sm465 manual. 4 wheel disk brakes with Inboarded rear shock prerunner style mounts and shocks.

03-12-2015, 01:34 AM	#230
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03-12-2015, 04:32 PM	#231
superlifted Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: farmington nm Posts: 178	Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today? I put on my shiny new bumper Attached Images __________________ 71 Chevy blazer. (Modified)

03-12-2015, 07:32 PM	#232
Chulisohombre Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Bangor pa Posts: 1,223	Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today? Really shiny. I painted mine black. __________________ 72 3/4 ton blazer. 5 inch lift on 35 inch tires. 355 corvette engine with crane roller rockers, rv cam, edelbrock carb and intake with one inch spacer. Thrush Headers with flowmaster 40 duels. 4speed sm465 manual. 4 wheel disk brakes with Inboarded rear shock prerunner style mounts and shocks.

03-17-2015, 05:21 PM	#233
Moreyel Active Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Cedar Crest, NM Posts: 197	Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today? Super, I like the new shiny bumper, but I really like that it's got a New Mexico plate! __________________ 72 Blazer, 70 El Camino SS, Anniversary HD FatBoy, 2012 Ram 3500 4WD Dually, 17 Dodge Challenger, 80 Vette, 65 Chevy 3/4 Ton 4 W/D Pickup and some more. Wife: 06 GMC Duramax 3500 4WD Single Wheel, 2016 BMW X3. Next: Rust removal on my Blazer. Thinking of putting a 50 Chevy cab on a 76 Chev 4 WD pickup. Members Met: Aldtime, DeadheadNM

03-18-2015, 09:14 AM	#235
bamachem Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Fairhope, AL Posts: 121	Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today? In the past week I installed a 72 shell with billet grille (kept the 69 bumper), updated halogen headlights with integrated blinkers/running lights, and made a old-school style front push bar for the 72. Added some Hella 700FF lights wired to the bright circuit via relay. Did a restored gauge cluster, plus a bunch of other minor stuff like new antenna, gas cap, etc. __________________ 72 K5 Blazer - BCHWGN

03-18-2015, 10:53 AM	#236
Chulisohombre Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Bangor pa Posts: 1,223	Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today? Can't wait for to get mine back into the garage. Been without one for two Years now. You are getting some good work done. __________________ 72 3/4 ton blazer. 5 inch lift on 35 inch tires. 355 corvette engine with crane roller rockers, rv cam, edelbrock carb and intake with one inch spacer. Thrush Headers with flowmaster 40 duels. 4speed sm465 manual. 4 wheel disk brakes with Inboarded rear shock prerunner style mounts and shocks.

04-12-2015, 10:22 AM	#237
DeadheadNM Carpe manana Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Eau Claire, WI Posts: 12,278	Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today? Finally took my K5 out of winter hibernation! __________________ 1972 K5 CST Highlander Blazer: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=708547 1972 K20 Cheyenne Super: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=528308 Members met: ORANGBLAZ, 2003 silverado, MikeCofield, BB72CHEVKT, Duncan&Son, Sameyrasmea72, THENEWMEXICAN, HotRod C/10, brianthelion02, Sport/Truck, ryanroo, michael bustamante, Dirt's72, Already Gone, WestButteTruck, 57taskforce, Moreyel, painterljp, AASmedic, SoCoC10, Lumaestas, carbuff382, Chevyland

04-12-2015, 07:55 PM	#239
Chulisohombre Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Bangor pa Posts: 1,223	Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today? Finally got mine moved into its new home. Now time to get everything cleaned up and running again. Glad to have a garage to work in again. __________________ 72 3/4 ton blazer. 5 inch lift on 35 inch tires. 355 corvette engine with crane roller rockers, rv cam, edelbrock carb and intake with one inch spacer. Thrush Headers with flowmaster 40 duels. 4speed sm465 manual. 4 wheel disk brakes with Inboarded rear shock prerunner style mounts and shocks.

04-13-2015, 08:51 PM	#240
bl705k Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: ct Posts: 34	Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today? Got her home from storage let the fun begin Attached Images

04-13-2015, 11:44 PM	#241
Chulisohombre Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Bangor pa Posts: 1,223	Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today? Yes time for some fun. Summer is here. Nice blue bl705k __________________ 72 3/4 ton blazer. 5 inch lift on 35 inch tires. 355 corvette engine with crane roller rockers, rv cam, edelbrock carb and intake with one inch spacer. Thrush Headers with flowmaster 40 duels. 4speed sm465 manual. 4 wheel disk brakes with Inboarded rear shock prerunner style mounts and shocks.

04-17-2015, 08:24 AM	#242
A1971Blazer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 2,107	Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today? While I wait on the Pacific Fab LS mount........fixed a couple of places in the front crossmember that were a little tweaked.

04-20-2015, 12:33 PM	#244
bamachem Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Fairhope, AL Posts: 121	Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today? Over the last 4 weeks I've built a custom Center Console and Custom rear side consoles with all new speakers. Used some parchment/off white vinyl to wrap everything to match. (4) Polk Audio 6.5" mids with (2) Polk Audio 10" subs running on a Polk 4ch amp. The console has (2) 12V plug recepticals and a USB charger receptical. The lid is on soft-close drawer slides so no hinges. It has a boat/marine locker latch on the back that can be locked with a key for security. Overall I'm very pleased with how everything turned out considering it was my first time doing upolstery myself and it's been quite a while since I've done any speaker boxes, etc. Pulled the Block Numbers today. Matching original motor. It's a Flint Engine, Built Aug 10, 175HP 350, and belongs in a 1972 K10/K20 Pickup. Good to know. Looks like it's never been torn into either, so that's the unknown. May do a tear down and rebuild over the winter. It's running good, and has decent power so I'm hesitant. Problem is that as an engineer I know that 42-years and counting on original parts means that they most likely have some pretty good wear. Not sure if I tear into it and gain confidence on condition or just drive it while it's running good and not worry about it. Today, I stopped by the parts house to get the correct starter bolts with the knurling on them. The previous owner installed a starter with the wrong bolts (tiny diameter compared to the holes in the starter. When it went out recently I changed it with a remanufactured starter and there's a LOT of slop on the bolt/hole interface allow the starter to move around. It doesn't like to move around - at all. Sounds horrible. Should be a $5 fix. We'll see... Picked up an Edelbrock 14"X3" air filter set to swap out the old 2" one from the early 80's that was on it. Gained some decent responsiveness, surprisingly. __________________ 72 K5 Blazer - BCHWGN Last edited by bamachem; 04-20-2015 at 02:47 PM.



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04-27-2015, 09:01 AM	#245
lane224 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: New York Posts: 597	Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today? Its amazing what you can get done when your trying to avoid yard work ! Finished Lokar shifter install. Neutral safety switch and back up lights. Really like this shifter. Good quality. Finally installed Custom auto sound USA-630 2 with JBL GTO628 6.5 front kickers and JBL GTO928 6x9 rear. Head unit felt a little flimsy but very happy with the sound quality. Have to see how it holds up. Attached Images

04-28-2015, 10:33 AM	#246
Timbro Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Salem, mo Posts: 135	Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today? Took a little soap and water to the back burb seat I just acquired. I'm amazed by the condition of this 43 year old vinyl. Posted via Mobile Device

04-28-2015, 11:16 AM	#247
A1971Blazer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 2,107	Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today? Finally got to start working on it again...... Got the tub out of winter storage under a tarp Got it on the lift Hung and wired 3 of these new high intensity lights Now I can see what I'm doing! Started moving the drive train into position

04-28-2015, 05:43 PM	#249
Chulisohombre Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Bangor pa Posts: 1,223	Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today? Wow seats look almost new. That looks great in there. I gotta clean the crap Out mine so I have seats again. Finally got a garage again so My blazer doesn't have to be a storage facility. Lol __________________ 72 3/4 ton blazer. 5 inch lift on 35 inch tires. 355 corvette engine with crane roller rockers, rv cam, edelbrock carb and intake with one inch spacer. Thrush Headers with flowmaster 40 duels. 4speed sm465 manual. 4 wheel disk brakes with Inboarded rear shock prerunner style mounts and shocks.

04-28-2015, 05:44 PM	#250
Chulisohombre Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Bangor pa Posts: 1,223	Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today? Wow seats look almost new. That looks great in there. I gotta clean the crap Out mine so I have seats again. Finally got a garage again so My blazer doesn't have to be a storage facility. Lol __________________ 72 3/4 ton blazer. 5 inch lift on 35 inch tires. 355 corvette engine with crane roller rockers, rv cam, edelbrock carb and intake with one inch spacer. Thrush Headers with flowmaster 40 duels. 4speed sm465 manual. 4 wheel disk brakes with Inboarded rear shock prerunner style mounts and shocks.

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