gooberlx
Registered Member
Hello all.
My wife and I are about to pull the trigger on this 1984 K5 Blazer (Silverado package) for $1800:
ht tp://denver.craigslist.org/cto/2574086633.html
We intend to use it for some mild off-road Wyoming trails, to get to/from our family camping and fishing spots. We're not rock crawling or anything serious, but our cars really don't appreciate the abuse and I'd rather not break them. We'll probably leave it up in Wyoming during the Summers, and keep it in Denver over the Winter.
We took a look and thought the condition was quite nice. Very little rust, sizable ding on the passenger side (I don't really care about appearances), the dash is a bit busted on top (nothing too serious, just some holes). The seats are clean and sturdy. The 305 engine started, ran and drove well. All the power stuff we tried worked fine (windows, locks, wipers, tailgate, a/c, radio, etc...)
Some minor work needed: replace front brake pads, accelerator pedal is stiff enough to give me a workout (likely the cable or return spring, from what I've read here), driver's side door striker and hinge pins need replacing, temp gauge doesn't work.
So I'm just hoping for opinions on the price/setup. I know there's little love for the 305 engine. Most of the 350 setups we checked on craigs, for the same <$2K budget, either didn't call me back (probably already sold) or required a good bit more work when we saw them.
Thanks for any input!
My wife and I are about to pull the trigger on this 1984 K5 Blazer (Silverado package) for $1800:
ht tp://denver.craigslist.org/cto/2574086633.html
We intend to use it for some mild off-road Wyoming trails, to get to/from our family camping and fishing spots. We're not rock crawling or anything serious, but our cars really don't appreciate the abuse and I'd rather not break them. We'll probably leave it up in Wyoming during the Summers, and keep it in Denver over the Winter.
We took a look and thought the condition was quite nice. Very little rust, sizable ding on the passenger side (I don't really care about appearances), the dash is a bit busted on top (nothing too serious, just some holes). The seats are clean and sturdy. The 305 engine started, ran and drove well. All the power stuff we tried worked fine (windows, locks, wipers, tailgate, a/c, radio, etc...)
Some minor work needed: replace front brake pads, accelerator pedal is stiff enough to give me a workout (likely the cable or return spring, from what I've read here), driver's side door striker and hinge pins need replacing, temp gauge doesn't work.
So I'm just hoping for opinions on the price/setup. I know there's little love for the 305 engine. Most of the 350 setups we checked on craigs, for the same <$2K budget, either didn't call me back (probably already sold) or required a good bit more work when we saw them.
Thanks for any input!
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