Just seeing what others think. One of the mechanics at work has a M1009 CUCV Blazer and wouldn't mind selling it as he just occasionally uses it to tow or play with and that's it. A friend of mine back in Michigan was interested but now other things have changed his mind and meanwhile I keep thinking about it as a winter/work beater.
Basically it's rough but not Michigan rough. All the usual issues but not so bad it's falling apart yet. Seems to run good and not leak badly.
-Basically a '84 stripper K5 Blazer
-6.2L J code diesel, TH400, NP208, 10 bolts with 3.08's and Gov-Bomb in the rear.
-33" Mastercraft Courser MT's (Cooper offbrand) with like 50% tread
-Says 70k so I'm thinking 170k.
-Rust in the usual places, missing one rocker, holes in the floors, bottom of tailgate, surface rust here and there, etc. Not Michigan "holy crap what's holding it together?" rust but still there.
-Bootyfab/trailerpark interior with carpet that looks like it's from something else entirely, non OEM seats, and lots of filth.
-Badly painted white at one point.
-Uhm, the rear window is cranked up and down with a set of vice grips or pliers.
Like I said, it's not great but it's all there and seems to run well. He says it's not regularly driven but didn't hesitate to offer to bring it in the next day so I could take pics for my buddy. Which he did and apparently last summer he used it all the time to tow a trailer in and take wood scrap home with him.
He's asking $800 which I think is a no-go. I hear he offered it to another fellow he's worked with for a while for $600. I'm contemplating coming up with $500 and seeing if he'll take it in cash.
I figure for $500 at the worst it's an engine that has less miles and more power than The Blazer's C-code engine along with whatever else I want to scavenge before I junk it for a couple hundred.
Either that or it's my winter beater and/or work truck that keeps me from driving The Blazer in the winter. I get a few winters out of it I'm money ahead.
No pics unfortunately. Trying to find out if my buddy still has the ones I sent him.
Basically it's rough but not Michigan rough. All the usual issues but not so bad it's falling apart yet. Seems to run good and not leak badly.
-Basically a '84 stripper K5 Blazer
-6.2L J code diesel, TH400, NP208, 10 bolts with 3.08's and Gov-Bomb in the rear.
-33" Mastercraft Courser MT's (Cooper offbrand) with like 50% tread
-Says 70k so I'm thinking 170k.
-Rust in the usual places, missing one rocker, holes in the floors, bottom of tailgate, surface rust here and there, etc. Not Michigan "holy crap what's holding it together?" rust but still there.
-Bootyfab/trailerpark interior with carpet that looks like it's from something else entirely, non OEM seats, and lots of filth.
-Badly painted white at one point.
-Uhm, the rear window is cranked up and down with a set of vice grips or pliers.
Like I said, it's not great but it's all there and seems to run well. He says it's not regularly driven but didn't hesitate to offer to bring it in the next day so I could take pics for my buddy. Which he did and apparently last summer he used it all the time to tow a trailer in and take wood scrap home with him.
He's asking $800 which I think is a no-go. I hear he offered it to another fellow he's worked with for a while for $600. I'm contemplating coming up with $500 and seeing if he'll take it in cash.
I figure for $500 at the worst it's an engine that has less miles and more power than The Blazer's C-code engine along with whatever else I want to scavenge before I junk it for a couple hundred.
Either that or it's my winter beater and/or work truck that keeps me from driving The Blazer in the winter. I get a few winters out of it I'm money ahead.
No pics unfortunately. Trying to find out if my buddy still has the ones I sent him.
