Hello, I have been looking to purchase a Blazer for a very long time now. I found one that peeked my interest but I'm just not familiar with Blazers so I don't know if this is a good buy or not. This guy is selling his 1971 Blazer for $9000 but I know he'll let it go for $7,500. Any opinions would be highly appreciated. Thank you in advance!!! Here is a copy and paste from the ad:




1971 Chevy Blazer K5

Bought it in 2006 . Did a complete overhaul, removed body, sunblasted and painted chasis with new body mounts. Custom interior, new rims/tires, dressed up engine compartment, and made a few alterations from a newer vehicle. Completely rebuilt engine/tranny/differentials. Has a 396 upgraded to 402. Below is a detailed list of brand new parts I bought. I have more then 20k invested in this and have all receipts. Got more pics if you want to see them.


Engine
-Edelbrock Performer RPM heads (part # 6055)
-Harland Sharp 1.7 ratio roller rocker arms
-Edelbrock head bolt set
-Edelbrock RPM air gap intake (#7562)
-Edelbrock Big Block valve covers (# 4280)
-Edelbrock BB cam and lifters (# 7162)
-Crane 7/16 push rods
-Clevite rod bearings
-ICR BB I/bim rod set (#4340)
-Sealed Power 030 Pistons
-3 piece timing set
-Edelbrock BB Chevy timing cover (# 4241)
-Proform 750 cfm, Down Leg carb (#7200)
-Aromotive electric pump, in line filter, and regulator (# 13205, 11203, 12304)
-ARP gas guage for regulator (# 435-2101)
-XRP and Russell hoses and fittings for all fuel system (over $500+)
-10 gal. aluminum fuel cell
-Hooker ceramic headers
-28 in. aluminum radiator
-CSR electric performance water pump
-SFI hydraulic balancer
-aluminum Pulley kit
-BBC flexplate
-MSD: distributor 6AL ignition box, SS coil blaster, and sparks plug wires
-Fel Pro head gaskets (# 1027)
-K&N filters
-Hitachi alternator (#HIT-100)
-Miledon BB oil pan (# 30950)
-Melling BB oil pump
-350 Turbo Transmission
-Tran fluid cooler-black aluminum
-2400 turbo stall converter
-TCI Pro super kit 350 (#328800)
-Custom hydraulic booster from a 2004 truck and a steering box canister
-electric fan
-Redtop Optima battery
-Diamond platted custom backing engine interior

Exterior
-6 in. lift-Rancho
-35x12.50 Goodyear Wrangler MT/R on 15x10 Welds Stone Crushers
-Sandblast/painted chasis and new body mounts (removed body)
-3 in. exhaust system w/ Borla mufflers
-Positive traction (was told front has lockers but don’t know)
-208 transfer case Front Driveline/Rear Crossmember and Shifter (from newer vehicle)
-tow bar installed to truck

Interior
-upholstery (seats, carpet, door panel w/ flames, and dash)
-new door weather stripings
-2 Crow 4 pt. seat belt harness (#11092A)
-B&M shifter
-4carbon fiber autometers
-1 Painless electrical box
-Pioneer CD player w/ equalizer
-2 6x9 Infinity speakers

 

If it was fully restored and the restoration was done well, $7,500 may be reasonable.

Do you have any pictures of the truck? How does it look?

 

as mentioned if the restoration was done well 7,500 would be a pretty good price.

 

Thanks for the replys!! The Blazer is missing a few things. Most importantly it's missing seat belts for the rear seat. It also needs locks for the doors, inside door handles, and the handle to roll up and down the windows and lights that go on the sides on the front and back. Here are some pics:

 

Looks like it's missing the wheel wells too. The engine looks pretty exposed to mud/water from the tire. Maybe that's how they were? It looks pretty nice, How's it drive on the highway if you've drivin it? Feel for vibration.

 

Good point about the wheel well.. I have not driven it so I'm not sure about any vibration. He started it and it sounded like a monster (in a good way). I'm concerned with any reliability issues due to all the aftermarket stuff that has been added. Plus the radiator fan and the water pump need to be turned on manually inside the truck. He said he did it that way to get the most HP out of the engine.

 

I wouldn't be concerned about the aftermarket equipment. A lot of the components you listed are made by good companies.

As far as the electric fan and water pump, you can rewire them to be more hassle free. The water pump can be tied into the ignition switch so it's running whenever the ignition is on. The fan can be wired up to a thermostatic controller that will turn them on when the temperature of the radiator is high enough to warrant additional airflow.

The pictures look fairly decent. I'm not sure I would pay that much for the truck considering what's missing without first researching the truck a bit more.

Was it originally a big block truck? Is the engine original? Have you decoded the VIN (LMCTruck.com has a breakdown)? Does the truck still have its original RPO (regular production option) or SPI (service parts identification) code sheet/sticker; typically inside the glove box?