With huge numbers produced, K5 Blazers have largely flown under the collector radar, although prices are starting to climb on early examples. For those built in the 1980s, however, there are still deals to be found, with prices hovering between $10,000 and $18,000 for a solid driver, and trailer queens approaching $35,000. These trucks offer a little more comfort and convenience than their ’70s predecessors, along with a somewhat more modern drivetrain that includes early throttle-body fuel injection, improving their reliability.
Reviving this thing was not going to be a matter of just swapping out some bushings, patching up some leaks and hitting the road. It ended up being a much more complicated project than that. And I wish I knew that going in because I would’ve done it on a much different timeline than thinking that I could just put it on hold for a couple of years and then get to it while teaching myself how to do all this stuff at the same time.
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