1971 K5 Blazer - down under

[BigBird05]

If that is an "S" as suspected. It would be a pre-December St Louis build.

[68ls1]

Been a while

So a little while ago the shop pulled off guard, door, carpet etc to check out the extent of rust and lower door hinge issue. Photos attached.











I finally got an opportunity to go and see in person today.
My original plan was to leave as was, fix issues, put on road and drive for a bit.
After seeing it today, and a chat with main man (Shane), I have decided to go ahead and strip it down, remove paint and then body work and paint.
As Shane said, that the rocker and lower hinge appear to be only areas that need rust or panel repair, his words "that is nothing". Floor looks really solid, just some holes to fill, guard was really good, Pretty sure quarters will need some remedial work, so in the scheme it is in really good shape, so let's get on with it.
This has changed my parts requirements in the short term.

Now I need to decide on color. Had always wanted white, but I kinda like the original light yellow. Have also thought about a lighter blue metallic. Want to go with Highlander interior, so
White with grey plaid
Light yellow with grey plaid
Blue with blue plaid