My wife surprised me with a K5 Blazer for Father's Day this year. Bought it from the estate of a family friend who passed. $200, but waiting for the lawyers to get the title is like pulling teeth... Anyway ,
Blazer ran really well when parked 4 years ago, but has a transfer case issue that needs to be addressed before taking it to get registered/ smogged. I'll be the second owner of this vehicle which has 88,000 original miles. Unfortunately because it has sat outside under an oak tree for 4 years, there is going to be a ton of work just to get the old girl running again.
The GOOD:
Clean interior (once the cobwebs are cleared and carpet is vacuumed)
Every body panel is fairly straight!
Has a NP205 transfer case
Has 12 bolt rear instead of the 10 bolt
P/O kept it on non op so there wont be any fees
The BAD
I think the tranny has lost fluid and I'm not sure why...
10 year old tires
Nasty old gas in fuel tank
oak tree dust everywhere
acorns everywhere
10 bolt front axle
The PLAN:
Mild build and keep it as a street drivable camping/ mild trail rig that I can take the family to the Lake in on the weekends
4" lift (not sure how yet but do not want any lift blocks)
35" KM2's
selectable locker rear
repaint the exterior
Upgrade the axles to 3/4 ton dana 44/ 14 bolt with 4.10 gears.
Here's the "before" pics...






Well, moneys tight, but elbow grease is always free so I spent about 4 hours using a pressure washer, scrub brush and shop vac to scrub the Blazer and take stock of what needs attention...
I found one small rats nest next to the carb built out of the hood fire liner but no chewed wires anywhere.







And finally, here's some pics of blazers I like that ill try and build similar to...



