Bought my first expedition rig today

[matt s]

Thanks for the info. I know I will need to find that sweet spot in the RPMs.

If I go back to stock gearing I will adjust tire size somewhat to help keep the RPMs in the ball park. It's currently on 32's although I suspect they are actually something more like 31.

Really I think the best thing I can do for it in terms of mileage is to spend some quality time on the tune up.

This is all going to be somewhat new to me. I know what the "everyman" knows about working on cars and perhaps a bit more. But with the exception of tearing down the engine on my first car when I was 16, basic maintance, and some basic repairs, I don't have much in the way wrenching experience.

One of the reasons I am doing this is to learn. I have always wanted to do my own work and now I will have/get to. Luckily I have a good buddy who does know his stuff and who owns a 72 Blazer. I plan to buy him lots of beer.

 

[biglos454]

o wow that blazer is gorgeous! im a huge blazer fan and im shopping around for one of my own to turn into an expo rig. congrats man keep us posted on the mods. man makes me wish i had mine already but im still hunting down the perfect blazer. lol back to craigslist and the newspaper for me

 

[tlbrewer]

Beautiful find. My first truck was a '67 GMC half ton. The 67-72's are still my favorite Chevy body style.

Tom

 

[matt s]

o wow that blazer is gorgeous! im a huge blazer fan and im shopping around for one of my own to turn into an expo rig. congrats man keep us posted on the mods. man makes me wish i had mine already but im still hunting down the perfect blazer. lol back to craigslist and the newspaper for me

I spent about 2-3 months scouring craigslist in 4 states to find this one. I missed out on a couple, and some others were not as advertised. Keep at it, one will pop up. In fact this one sold out from under me while I hemmed and hawed. I put in an offer only to find I had been beaten by a day. But that sale fell through and the seller contacted me a week later, and well the rest is history.


In other news the blazer was loaded on the boat today and is now steaming happily away in my direction.:victory::victory::victory: It should show up late next week. This is going to be a long 6 days.

 

[T.Low]

Sweet rig! I've always wanted one. Love the flippac idea.

I am in Bellingham, where I used to have a kayak shop. I've put a few kayaks on the Alaska Ferry for customers to pick up at the other end. Do they let you do that with cars?

My wife can drive me to Seattle to get it when she goes to visit her family and I'll put'er on the ferry for ya.:drool:

Either way, congrats on the rig.


Edit: Just read the "In other news" portion of the post. Congrats again.

 

[matt s]

T Low thanks for the offer, that's really cool.

I did look into the ferry, but not only was it booked solid for vehicles, it was expensive as well. That and it seemed to require swapping ferries along the way, and a driver to accompany the vehicle to make that swap. In the end I just sucked it up, and realized that shipping was going to be the least hassle, fastest, and about the same cost as any other method.

 

[matt s]

I picked up the Blazer yesterday. It is in better condition than I thought. Very happy.

The steering is loose and needs new bushings and perhaps some other repair, I am glad I did not try to drive it up the highway like this. I will tackle this later on today.

The exhaust needs attention, and the manifold is leaking letting plenty of fumes into the cab. So off to the muffler shop this morning to get that addressed.

Other than those two issues, everything else is minor. Runs strong, tranny is smooth and strong.

To make it all even better it dawned blue and sunny today. Gotta love it.

 

[biglos454]

I picked up the Blazer yesterday. It is in better condition than I thought. Very happy.

The steering is loose and needs new bushings and perhaps some other repair, I am glad I did not try to drive it up the highway like this. I will tackle this later on today.

The exhaust needs attention, and the manifold is leaking letting plenty of fumes into the cab. So off to the muffler shop this morning to get that addressed.

Other than those two issues, everything else is minor. Runs strong, tranny is smooth and strong.

To make it all even better it dawned blue and sunny today. Gotta love it.

cool man. wow its getting harder and harder to find those first gen blazers in such good shape. especially at a decent price lol. glad you found yourself a gem. personally i want a second gen but i still :drool: over yours lol