Another 72 Build Thread

[Another 72]

Hello all! I've been trolling the forum pages off and on for a while now, ever since before I even purchased my 1972 K5 Blazer. I've managed to garner a little knowledge off the site - which is saying a lot for me - and I figured it was time to give back a little. I know how much everyone loves a good build thread, but welcome to mine anyway. LOL!

Still reading? Well, let's start from the beginning. First of all, like my yet to be introduced K5, I'm a 1972 model myself, so I guess I have an illogical affinity for my 1972 K5. At least the later models tend to be better equipped, i.e. front disc brakes.

I joined the Air Force in 1993 and was stationed at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. Wonderful place, cool job fixing communications gear out at the (then) 220 missile and missile control sites. My 1968 Mercury Cougar wasn't much good in the winter, and an ochre 1972 with a white fiberglass top and 235/75/R15 "baloney skins" (bald tires) on the used car lot for the lofty price of $2500 caught my eye. Remarkably, it was still there after hunting season, so I stole it for $1800. The one below isn't mine, but the one I used to have looked a lot like this: