HuntingPudel
Well-Known Member
- First Name
- Steve
- Joined
- Mar 23, 2021
- Threads
- 65
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- Location
- Bay Area, CA
- Vehicles
- 2021 MME GT-PE, 1979 Fire-Am, 1972 K/5 Blazer
- Occupation
- Engineering
My ‘72 K/5 Blazer has at least 1,300,000 miles on it. It had a Chevrolet Certified Million Mile sticker in the window when I bought it and I’ve put 300K on it. Yeah, it’s been through a few engines since I bought it (blew up the engine it came with 2 weeks after I bought it, ate its valvetrain on a crate motor after 80K, plus a few builds I did, mostly because I wanted to build an engine). It also blew its rear ring gear a few years ago. I rebuilt the transfer case about 80K ago and swapped in a 5-speed from a 2000 K3500 (and added a synchro reverse gear from a Dodge). I’ve blown more U-joints than I’d care to mention before I swapped to 1350 series CV joints and U-joints. The fuel sender is broken. It leaks and has rust. Oh, and I slid it into a few rocks and trees.Don't know how old your dad is, but if he bought an American car in the 60's or 70's, no way it would last all that long.
That said, it’s still on the road. It gets absolutely pitiful fuel mileage. It’s big and ugly. And it doesn’t belong as a #NoTaBlAzEr
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