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Old 09-26-2020, 09:32 PM   #1
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My first 72 blazer

I have always been a pick up man, but ran across this and thought it needed rescued. It had been in the same family since mid 90's, and hasn't been driven much for about the last 10 years, But he kept tinkering with it. Tires still had part of the stickers on them, carb had been rebuilt a few months ago and new spark plugs. It has the usually rust underneath-needs a lot of love under there, but will clean up nice and look good going down the road. Seems pretty sold mechanically. Interior needs redone, but someone did add tilt. He said it wasn't for sale, and I accepted the challenge.
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Old 09-26-2020, 10:17 PM   #2
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Very nice. Congratulations, and welcome to the club. Blazers are a ton of fun.
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Old 09-26-2020, 10:33 PM   #3
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Very nice. Congratulations, and welcome to the club. Blazers are a ton of fun.
Thank you!
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Old 09-27-2020, 12:15 AM   #4
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Re: My first 72 blazer

Very Nice! Highlander too.
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Old 09-27-2020, 12:26 AM   #5
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Looks like a pretty clean Blazer with a lot of nice options too!

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Old 09-27-2020, 12:30 AM   #6
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Nice, plans?
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Old 09-27-2020, 02:31 AM   #7
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Looks like a good one
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Old 09-27-2020, 08:29 AM   #8
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Nice, plans?
No real plans. It has a major power steering leak that I want to fix, and polish it up. I generally don’t keep vehicles very long. I mostly enjoy the hunt and “rehoming” them.
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Re: My first 72 blazer

Nice find. How’s the interior?
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Congratulations on the new Blazer - lots of good stuff on that one! Glad everything worked out and you can get it back on the road again.
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Old 09-27-2020, 12:43 PM   #11
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Re: My first 72 blazer interior. CST?

Interior is mostly all there, but needs refurbished. What makes this a CST? I see the emblem on the outside of the glove box door, but not anywhere else?
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Old 09-27-2020, 12:44 PM   #12
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Congratulations on the new Blazer - lots of good stuff on that one! Glad everything worked out and you can get it back on the road again.
Thank you for your help.
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Old 09-27-2020, 12:49 PM   #13
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Re: My first 72 blazer

Looks like white paint peeking through on the step face? nice.

There should be (or once were) CST emblems on the doors as well. Here’s the list of CST features.
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I don’t see the recess for the door screws under the vent windows - maybe the original doors were replaced?
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I don’t see the recess for the door screws under the vent windows - maybe the original doors were replaced?
I noticed the dash and turn signal stalk as well. It's definitely not all original, but it's still a good starting point.
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Definitely, I’d love to drive that. My point is replaced doors could explain the absence of CST emblems per owners question in post #11.
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Old 09-27-2020, 03:39 PM   #17
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Definitely, I’d love to drive that. My point is replaced doors could explain the absence of CST emblems per owners question in post #11.
Interesting about the CST package. Notice it is called Cheyenne on the SPID. I had understood that the CST was renamed Cheyenne in 71-72. From what you show and what I looked up as well. It seems the CST package name was still used on the Blazers but not on trucks. Have never seen a 71-72 truck with CST badging.
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Old 09-27-2020, 03:41 PM   #18
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Oh, yeah. Absolutely. But there's also the possibility they left the factory without them... there were some strange things that happened back in those days. I worked at a Chevy dealership in the mid-70s and we'd sometimes gather around a vehicle and scratch our heads about what had just rolled in.
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Old 09-27-2020, 03:42 PM   #19
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Looks like white paint peeking through on the step face? nice.

There should be (or once were) CST emblems on the doors as well. Here’s the list of CST features.
Thanks-lots of good information there!! What do you mean "step face"?
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I don’t see the recess for the door screws under the vent windows - maybe the original doors were replaced?
dang-I missed that one, and I usually look for that.
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Thanks-lots of good information there!! What do you mean "step face"?
The step face is the front part of the step up to the rear - it's right behind the front seats.
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Old 09-27-2020, 08:13 PM   #22
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The step face is the front part of the step up to the rear - it's right behind the front seats.
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dang-I missed that one, and I usually look for that.
Interestingly, 70-72 Blazer doors have reinforcement plates about the latch not seen in pickups (seems 69 MY did not). Here’s an example of what the plates look like: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=588832
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Old 09-28-2020, 08:11 AM   #24
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You found a good one, looks solid. You'll be surprised how well that paint will polish up too. Good luck with it
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Old 09-28-2020, 10:59 AM   #25
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You found a good one, looks solid. You'll be surprised how well that paint will polish up too. Good luck with it
Yes, I think it is going to clean up well. I started polishing on it yesterday. Looking much better.
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