My name is Eddie and I have been a long time lurker/reader ever since I acquired my 1970 First Gen. K5 almost 14 years ago. I ended up taking a job away from my hometown and moved away, thus leaving my 70 in its current garage cocoon. I have since become a husband/father and the Blazer stayed on the back burner, but always on my mind. I went home for Christmas and my mom kept hinting she wanted the K5 gone in the near future. Upon surveying the Blazer I became overwhelmed due to my lack of skills and space back home. I then decided to look for another Blazer in better shape and was given the "go ahead" from the Boss aka The Wife.
Today I'm the proud owner of a 1971 K5 Blazer. The body is pretty straight and with minimal rust. When I say minimal, I could only find rust on the front passenger fender on one corner. The rockers are solid and so is the floor. She is running and I have been cruising her around town the past couple of days. I have been bitten by the bug in a bad way. I literally have been having dreams about my K5. The plan for this truck is a dependable family hauler. It's basically going to be used for camping, beach trips and cruising with the top off with my family. It will do some mild wheeling, but nothing too crazy. A cool family friendly classic 4x4 is the name of the game.
So back to my lack of skills. I have befriended the mechanic at my job's motor pool. He has a full shop at home. We have begun to set up a plan to make the 350 small block a semi-performance highway friendly engine. First thing he suggested is to swap out the ignition system to a HEI distributor. Currently looking at MSD Pro Billet w/6A box or the MSD Ready to Run with Blaster Coil 2. He also suggested replacing the fuel pump as well. He said he could have it done in an hour or so, but I stopped him there. I explained I wanted to do the work myself so I can learn how to work on the engine. I will gladly pay him for his time and lessons.
CK5 meet my K5. K5 this is CK5. We are looking forward to a long stay and many more posts to come. I know you guys love pictures, as do I. I'll get some more up this weekend.
Today I'm the proud owner of a 1971 K5 Blazer. The body is pretty straight and with minimal rust. When I say minimal, I could only find rust on the front passenger fender on one corner. The rockers are solid and so is the floor. She is running and I have been cruising her around town the past couple of days. I have been bitten by the bug in a bad way. I literally have been having dreams about my K5. The plan for this truck is a dependable family hauler. It's basically going to be used for camping, beach trips and cruising with the top off with my family. It will do some mild wheeling, but nothing too crazy. A cool family friendly classic 4x4 is the name of the game.
So back to my lack of skills. I have befriended the mechanic at my job's motor pool. He has a full shop at home. We have begun to set up a plan to make the 350 small block a semi-performance highway friendly engine. First thing he suggested is to swap out the ignition system to a HEI distributor. Currently looking at MSD Pro Billet w/6A box or the MSD Ready to Run with Blaster Coil 2. He also suggested replacing the fuel pump as well. He said he could have it done in an hour or so, but I stopped him there. I explained I wanted to do the work myself so I can learn how to work on the engine. I will gladly pay him for his time and lessons.
CK5 meet my K5. K5 this is CK5. We are looking forward to a long stay and many more posts to come. I know you guys love pictures, as do I. I'll get some more up this weekend.
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