Today I removed the carb and treated it to a complete rebuild. After cleaning everything as best I could on my bench, I pinged down the original well plugs on the bottom of the main body, then cleaned these areas again, finishing with some brake cleaner for a residue free surface. I then applied some [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Blazer category.
Some Progress
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I was able to get some work done to the Blazer. I received a new manual rear window crank handle to replace the broken piece that was on the tailgate when I purchased the truck. In the process, I had some fun with some of the bolts in the tailgate. If [...]
Engine & Exhaust Work
After doing some reading on ColoradoK5.com, I have come to the conclusion that the headers from my Chevelle would fit the Blazer just fine! I almost took them to the scrap yard with a load of other scrap metal a few weeks ago and was glad that I had not. They have light surface rust [...]
First Real Drive
So I took the Blazer for the first real drive ever. This afternoon I drove it down to a friends house about a mile down the road. Drove quite nice on the road, but the tires sing! Not just a hum!! I maybe got it up to around 50MPH and it was loud! They sing [...]
Used Parts!
Earlier last week I had found an eBay auction with original 1976 K5 Blazer front seats, complete. The seats looked decent and had the complete bases which is more than I can say for the seats that came with my Blazer. More on that on the ‘Interior’ page. I purchased the seats for $10 and [...]
Some Progress
Well, Monday night I got the whole back end stripped down and cleaned up as best I could with a vacuum. Someone decided to cut a hole in the bed to swap out the sending unit in the tank so I will need to get a patch panel for that (junkyard). I also got the [...]
Picked Up
The trip down to NYC and back was quite uneventful. Traffic was almost non-existent until we reached Route 87 and even then, it was moving along quite well. The round trip was ~11 hours covering 523 miles with five stops total; breakfast (30), fuel (15), pick-up the Blazer (60), lunch (30), and fuel (15). We [...]
K5 Acquired
Well, tomorrow I will be making the trip down to NYC to pickup another project, a 1974 K5 Blazer. I have said that I need another project like I need an extra hole in my head, but… I have wanted one of the old fully convertible K5 Blazers for quite some time now and this [...]