silver80blazer
Registered Member
I have wanted a full size Chevy either truck for blazer for years, and finally getting around to getting one I hope. My budget for the blazer itself is 1000, I know its not a lot.
I want something I can take the top off of, drive to URE and have fun, nothing extreme and then make the trip back home (no tow rig or trailer, and don't see either of those happening for awhile). Will be a slow build up over the years, I have made the mistake of buying Jeeps or a Toyota and trying to build it all at once and getting burned out...ect.
So right now I have 4 options. And would love any input/advice from yall.
Option 1 is to buy a '72 and a '73 as a package, '72 is a CST and runs, 350v8) but bad tranny, '73 has a good tranny. This is over my budget by a few hundred, but maybe I could sell off the extra parts of the '73 to recoup some money. But they would be a longer term project for me, not done by the end of the summer.
Option 2 is a running driving '83 blazer with a 305 v8 and factory AC that blows cold. It has new shocks, and exhaust but needs cat converters put on. Also will need new tires soon, but it was a daily driver. It is right at my 1000 price limit.
Option 3 is a '77 with rebuilt engine(not sure what all was done) and some sort of lift kit, looks around 4in. Rough paint. It is also right at 1000.
Option 4 is do nothing now, and wait till I get more money.
Who is wheeling with a 305 v8? What are the specs of the rig it is in.
I am leaning toward the running driving blazer with ac and 305 since I can take my time over a year or two and have fun, maybe learn and build a engine during that time then swap it in later. Think it would be harder to add a/c to a non a/c blazer
Am I crazy to think I could drive a fairly stock K5 on 31/33's an hour down the highway, drive around just to get outdoors and have fun, then drive back?
Guess Ill stop my ramble here. Thanks yall.
(Should say my last jeep was cj7, 2.5 lift, 31's, full cage, and stock drivetrain, a blast to drive. Then a toy truck, v6,th350,duals, 36's...got burned out and sold it before it was done.)
I want something I can take the top off of, drive to URE and have fun, nothing extreme and then make the trip back home (no tow rig or trailer, and don't see either of those happening for awhile). Will be a slow build up over the years, I have made the mistake of buying Jeeps or a Toyota and trying to build it all at once and getting burned out...ect.
So right now I have 4 options. And would love any input/advice from yall.
Option 1 is to buy a '72 and a '73 as a package, '72 is a CST and runs, 350v8) but bad tranny, '73 has a good tranny. This is over my budget by a few hundred, but maybe I could sell off the extra parts of the '73 to recoup some money. But they would be a longer term project for me, not done by the end of the summer.
Option 2 is a running driving '83 blazer with a 305 v8 and factory AC that blows cold. It has new shocks, and exhaust but needs cat converters put on. Also will need new tires soon, but it was a daily driver. It is right at my 1000 price limit.
Option 3 is a '77 with rebuilt engine(not sure what all was done) and some sort of lift kit, looks around 4in. Rough paint. It is also right at 1000.
Option 4 is do nothing now, and wait till I get more money.
Who is wheeling with a 305 v8? What are the specs of the rig it is in.
I am leaning toward the running driving blazer with ac and 305 since I can take my time over a year or two and have fun, maybe learn and build a engine during that time then swap it in later. Think it would be harder to add a/c to a non a/c blazer
Am I crazy to think I could drive a fairly stock K5 on 31/33's an hour down the highway, drive around just to get outdoors and have fun, then drive back?
Guess Ill stop my ramble here. Thanks yall.
(Should say my last jeep was cj7, 2.5 lift, 31's, full cage, and stock drivetrain, a blast to drive. Then a toy truck, v6,th350,duals, 36's...got burned out and sold it before it was done.)
