Oh we’ve had snow, it’s just been followed by a week or 2 of 60° days and it melts fast.Still no snow?
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‘76 K10 SWB Silverado "Pops"- Off to its new home!
- Thread starter GWeakland620
- Start date
Mostly stock rebuild.
It's the best time of year for a drought.
Martin
Martin
Gonna bring this thing to Frostbite?
Unfortunately we have other plans that weekend and won’t be able to make it.
So some back story.
A good friend of mine that used to be my boss at LKQ got into square bodies a few years back thanks to me. He’s collected a few along the way, but unfortunately passed away a few months ago due to COVID. His son, who I also grew closer to, has taken the reigns on consolidating his stuff and sifting through his collection. He asked me if there was anything I was interested in, and I told him I wouldn’t mind having one of his Blazers he had stashed away for projects later. He originally told me “sorry, but I can’t let those go just yet. They mean too much.” So I told him I understand and was here for whenever he decided to do anything with them.
Well, I got a text last night asking if I was still interested. Of course I said yes, and he said he was looking at parting ways with a ‘74. So I went and looked tonight, and was pleased to see it was still in pretty decent shape.
I asked him what he wanted for it, expecting to pay a decent amount as he knows what he has. And to my surprise, he said he was interested in trading.
Me standing next to my K10, was not prepared for him to ask for Pops as the trade.
After some thought and a chat with my dad, I/we decided to go for it. It will fit the entire family and is a much nicer platform to start with than the K10.
So here it is!
Picking it up Saturday and dropping the K10 off. I hate to see the K10 go, but ultimately I know I’ll be much happier in the long run. Plus, who doesn’t like a full vert Blazer?!
Ps, he’s not allowed to sell the K10 without talking to me first…
A good friend of mine that used to be my boss at LKQ got into square bodies a few years back thanks to me. He’s collected a few along the way, but unfortunately passed away a few months ago due to COVID. His son, who I also grew closer to, has taken the reigns on consolidating his stuff and sifting through his collection. He asked me if there was anything I was interested in, and I told him I wouldn’t mind having one of his Blazers he had stashed away for projects later. He originally told me “sorry, but I can’t let those go just yet. They mean too much.” So I told him I understand and was here for whenever he decided to do anything with them.
Well, I got a text last night asking if I was still interested. Of course I said yes, and he said he was looking at parting ways with a ‘74. So I went and looked tonight, and was pleased to see it was still in pretty decent shape.
I asked him what he wanted for it, expecting to pay a decent amount as he knows what he has. And to my surprise, he said he was interested in trading.
Me standing next to my K10, was not prepared for him to ask for Pops as the trade.
After some thought and a chat with my dad, I/we decided to go for it. It will fit the entire family and is a much nicer platform to start with than the K10.
So here it is!
Picking it up Saturday and dropping the K10 off. I hate to see the K10 go, but ultimately I know I’ll be much happier in the long run. Plus, who doesn’t like a full vert Blazer?!
Ps, he’s not allowed to sell the K10 without talking to me first…
Hell yeah! Full vert for the win!
Sorry to hear about your LKQ Boss…the last few years never end.
Sweet Vert though!
Sweet Vert though!
That's a deal and a half.
What is the drivetrain of the Blazer?
I'd say you made a good trade, but you also have a running driving truck currently.
Martin
I'd say you made a good trade, but you also have a running driving truck currently.
Martin
Sorry for the loss of your old boss.
Are you sure that's a 74? Looks like a 75 grille but maybe someone swapped it.
Are you sure that's a 74? Looks like a 75 grille but maybe someone swapped it.
A '75 is better than a '74 anyway, so hopefully it is!
Martin
Martin
I just think it's funny how often people have the year of their vehicles wrong. I was just looking at the keys for the 72 Skylark and someone handwrote a tag that said "71". Had me thinking it was really a 71 until I checked the title again.
What’s the benefit of a ‘75 over a ‘74?
No ugly grille!
Better wiring.
Martin
Better wiring.
Martin
Haha, the 73/74 grille has grown on me after owning one.
On that note, it looks like this thread will go to sleep unless fate brings this back into my possession later on.
As she sat waiting in the driveway for her replacement to show up.
As she sat waiting in the driveway for her replacement to show up.
