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Deal or No Deal??? HELP!!!!

ChevyToy04

ChevyToy04

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I have been wanting an older chevy to fix up and offroad a little bit but also drive on the street occasionally. I found a 1990 Chevy Blazer 4x4 locally that needs needs brake work and some interior work. It has a few dents and dings but the guy wants less than a $1000 for it. Should I purchase it or let it go???
 
How is the body? Any rust? That seems like a good price depending if thats all it needs and to what extent the interior needs work. If it is needing floorboards then it might not be worth it. Is it a 350? What are the engine/trans./transfer case/axles? All good things to ask the seller and to check.
 
Solid, rust free sheetmetal is worth the asking price all by itself. At least it would be up here in the rustbelt.

With a 90 you have some good things going for it. TBI (if it's a gas engine), NP241 t-case, and 30 spline axle shafts.

Pics of the rig and more info about it would get better info from us.
 
The passenger door has the biggest dent. Owner said that when a tornado hit his home a few years ago that debris flew into the side causing the dents. The two smaller dents have been bondoed. Interior wise, it needs a MAJOR cleaning mostly. Drivers seat is torn about 8 inches. Carpet is pretty much no longer existing but I want to have bedliner sprayed in whatever I get anyways so thats not a major problem. I ran the VIN # on a free history report earlier and it said that it had a 350 from the factory and was used as a Game Warden truck locally. I have no idea how to identify what transmission it has or what kind of axles. I have a friend that has a car repair shop and he is the one that took me out and showed it to me and told me that it was a good vehicle for what i had told him I was looking for. He bought the GMC pickup truck that was used at the same place and around the same time.
 
Can't figure out how to post the pictures on here, and I'm a little hesitant only because i start college next week and don't have the extra money to dump in it and fix it exactly how i want it immediately. So I would leave it how it is only fixing the things needed now. It will not be a DD but more like a play toy to cruise around town on the weekends that I can have fun with. When i finish college and have the income piling in, thats when it can be repainted and done the way I want. Until then Craigslist deals and Ebay are going to be hit hard.
 
Well if it won't be your DD and you have the funds to buy it but still make ends meet then it seems good. Definitely check the floorboards for rust. Mainly rockers, tailgate area, where seat belt bolts in on bottom and all around that area. Reason you can't do pictures is because you need 15? posts before it is allowed.
 
A 90 K5 with a 350 would have a 700R4 auto trans and an NP241 t-case. The axles would be GM 10 bolts with 30 spline shafts (better than older 28 splines) and are good to 33" tires with light wheeling. This is provided nothing was swapped out for different parts.

These trucks drive and wheel really well in stock form. The removable top is prob one of the best features too. There are many "bolt on" upgrades from the similar 3/4 and 1 ton trucks to make the K5 stronger too.

I did something similar to you in that I drove it stock for a while and gathered parts to make it what I wanted. I only recently made the upgrades and enjoy it even more. I say, if it's a solid body, jump on it. Everything else is cake.
 
I appreciate all the help you guys have provided. If its not rusted through anywhere then jump on it? What if it has minor rust in one area? As soon as it allows me to post pictures I will have them on here.

I am going to attempt to drive before I buy it even with the brakes needing work to make sure it shifts smooth and all. Owner said they wasnt working properly due to it sitting up. Sound like a simple fix to you all? Or more like replace all parts until they are right??
 
Just tryin to get my 15 posts so pictures can be posted. My best friend bought a 1986 Bronco with removable top and has already started fixing it up and I am just now finding a CHEVY that runs and appears to be worth my time and money. So far he has installed six inch lift and 35x12.50x15 and first time he took it out I ended up having to take my little tacoma with three inch lift and 285s out there to get him out the mud.
 
Dude, just get it. Make sure the essentials work (engine, trans, tcase), in other words drive it. Probably needs a brake job but even if it needs new calipers, pads, drums, shoes, yada yada and all that jazz that'll only run you around $200. Besides if you want a wheeler you don't want a pristine showroom floor truck anyway. Sounds like a good start and for a grand you're not in it for all that much.
 
ChevyToy04 said:
I appreciate all the help you guys have provided. If its not rusted through anywhere then jump on it? What if it has minor rust in one area? As soon as it allows me to post pictures I will have them on here.

I am going to attempt to drive before I buy it even with the brakes needing work to make sure it shifts smooth and all. Owner said they wasnt working properly due to it sitting up. Sound like a simple fix to you all? Or more like replace all parts until they are right??
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Why would there be an issue to drive it, if it's just the brakes?

This statement makes me question it. And I'm the guy that buys junk just to make the neighbors mad :whistle:
 
I'm only 18 but I am a firm believer in not purchasing something without driving it first. If I can't drive it, I can't buy it.
 
The transmission would not shift out of 1st without backing out of the throttle just a tad. Shifted alright any other time just not while under heavy acceleration. Sound normal???
 
Needs the front end aligned bad! PO bent the tie rod and replaced it but did not get the front end realigned. Wheels are straight while the steering wheel is rotated about 90 degrees to the right
 
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