Here's why the NEW Chevy Blazer is a HUGE flop. Build the K5 Blazer people want?
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“I was made in an S-10 Blazer.” will forever resonate in my head, every time I hit play on a Hoovie video.
I will never look at my S-10 Blazer the same again
Lol yeah
@@josealtamirano923 same
Kind of reminiscent of Cleetus McFarland being born in the back of a Crown Vic!
Sounds like a rap verse..."I was made in an S-10 Blazer, gun in my hand, with a backup razer..."
Cool truck. I inherited a green 1972 Blazer from my dad. It had 84,000 miles. 350, 4 speed, NP 205 transfer case. It's lived a very sheltered life. I started to cut it up and make a trail rig out of it about 20 years ago. Now I'm glad I didn't. It's over 100,000 miles now but still in excellent unrestored shape. I've already promised it to my 10 year old as her first ride.
Don't do that they o for 100k
Hoovie: "Be appropriate Wizard, my parents might watch this..."
Also Hoovie: "My parents banged it out in the back of a Blazer outside a club".
I want to see the look on Mom’s face when Dad tells this story. I’m sure she’s so proud.
an S-10 Blazer.... theys flexible...& motivated
@@markstevens1729 "He was really in there deep"
@@2Skinny now we know why Mom would be so proud.
He should take Mrs. Hoovie to a club in the Blazer once it's fixed and get revenge on his parents.
Tyler - your parents have good tastes in old GM iron. Kudos to them.
Back then they weren't even called 'SUVs'....they were simply Jeeps, Blazers and Broncos.
I had one just like this years ago. Where I live in Colorado the designation on the registration was "UT". It stood for "Utility Truck". Mine was a different more olive green, I called it Godzilla because it was big, green and mean. I miss it very much.
Also, Hoovie failed to mention that this is a CST ("Custom Super Truck"). That designation was for a certain option package, much like the "SS" designation on Chevelles, Novas and Camaros.
Yep, growing up we had a stripped down 74 blazer. 350 four barrel, full time 4 wheel drive... No back seat tho I had to sit on a mattress in the back.., LOL the 70s and 80s were fun...
Don't forget Jimmys.
Or ORVs
Don’t forget Ramchargers!
Wow, what a treat! Thanks for sharing this Blazer. I still to this day love old school, straightforward, practical American made engineering. When done right, it just works!
“See the door is misaligned” keeps slamming the door instead of placing it and lifting it a bit, “it’s going to ruin the paint “
It takes like two minutes tops to fix that with nothing more than a 7/16" wrench. Every time he slammed it I REEEEEEE'd
I actually yelled "STAAHP"
@@Skinflaps_Meatslapper Likely needs the hinge pins replaced.
@@theinsaneshecklador6598 It certainly could, really just depends on whether the door feels loose when you try to lift it up. I've had one where the pin wasn't the problem, but the hole that the pin went into. I just had a local machine shop press a silicon bronze bushing in and it opens smoother than ever. A lot of misalignment issues are caused by hinge bolts getting loose (or making a habit of hanging on the door while it's open), sometimes gradual wear on the pins, but unless they're really worn out, they can usually be rectified by a small adjustment.
@@Skinflaps_Meatslapper Yeah, the pins usually wallow out the hole more than they wear the pins. The new pin kits include the bushings. I've done a number of them over the years. This generation of Chevy trucks seem to have that issue quite often.
Looking at some of the other stuff on this truck I'm guessing it was slapped together pretty quickly to flip.
The styling brings back so many memories. I love the stamped inlay accent on the interior panels…and the little flip top ashtrays in the back seat arm rests.
back when smoking was still good for you... and your kids.
I remember when they came out. I was only 15 but I wanted one so bad and apparently so did my older brother so he got one. It was awesome.
"May have left some advertising on the vehicle"
Nice plate shots Hoovie 👍
My screen reso not good enough to read the shame . . .
Tyler talking about his parents fookin outside a club and getting creeped out was awesome!!!
Fookin or foolin? BIG DIFFERENCE
@@aliabdallah102 conception happens when people are Fookin!!!
Not much else to do in Kansas
WOW! I remember when I was 5 years old and going to the Chevrolet dealership with my dad to pick up his brand new 72 K5 Blazer! Such a great truck. I also remember freezing in the back seat on our way to our cabin in Tahoe 🤣 Love your content! Keep up the great work Hoovie!
Gotta say, your parents have taste! This truck is just beautiful!
Doesn’t touch a 78 Bronco or a 68 power wagon
Yeah, they chose an S-10 blazer
I absolutely want it! After The Wiz does his magic of course.
No respect for the elderly.
Not a chevy fan but 70's chevy is different story. I love the 70's body style. Classy
Manual locking hubs are awesome. For the snow you can lock them ahead of time and drive in 2X mode untill you need 4X4. You can even switch it on the fly if you're going in a straight line.
For all those interested in who made this blazer... it's "Restore A Muscle Car LLC" of Lincoln, Nebraska.
So not to buy from them, gottit
Spotted that. Not gona call them out but I’ll zoom in on the tag several times 😆
I like that company and if they were good enough for Burt Reynolds himself then it’s good enough for me
It doesn't drive as well as it looks; the looks aren't exactly a good starting point, seeing how badly it's been rebuilt. Never mind, a shiny paint job will make up for all manner of poor workmanship!
7:02
Back when GM still made decent vehicles!
2006 was the end of their reliable trucks. 2007 to today, they are total garbage.
@@matt9c1 agree. When they introduced active fuel management, that’s the end of reliability
Let me geuss your ford guys
@@infinity-fq2xr yea, ever since my 2020 trailboss blew up at 8k miles. As soon as it got out of the shop a month later I traded it in for a new ranger. I’ll never buy another GM. At least not a new one. I’ve had a few square body trucks that I fix up and flip. But when you drop almost $60k and less than 6 months later it blows up…you kind of lose faith in the company
@@matt9c1 No 2007 to 2013 were good to even with afm or whatever they're 4 cylinder mode was while not good it was the only real flaw with those 5.3s. The start of the lt engines and the transmissions that came with them was really when gms quality dropped off significantly. Im surprised people like to praise ford so much considering they've only really put out one good engine in the last 25 years that being the coyote. The 4 cylinder and 6 cylinder arent good and who would ever forget the triton engines and the issues they had especially the 3 valve.
Worried about paint. Keeps slamming door 😂😂😂
It's already jacked up and requires repair....
It seems he has no choice if he wants the door to close.
For the next video i pressume. At least a mention.
Maybe get the seat belt out of the way might help too
You can definitely close an old car door like that without slamming. Slow applied force
In 96' I was a freshman in high school and my best friend had a Ramcharger that the top came off. That truck was Bad Ass, it used to take 3 of us struggling to take the top off. I think Dodge should remake that truck for sure. It already has an awesome name too, Ramcharger just sounds sweet. Love that green blazer. My dad had a Malibu with that same color scheme. Green on green.
Almost 50 years and it looks astounding! That might be actually good purchase.
Well, Tyler didn't buy it so the chances of it being a good purchase go up exponentially
Yeah, minus a few issues, it looks great. I like the two tone + wood on the exterior.
@@benjaminmorton4958 exactly and he shouldn't buy it, he should buy jaguar xj-s, wizard had one
It is 50 years old. The 2022 models are out this month.
@@mexicanspec And the 2022 model will be crap.
Someone in the " Chevy Intelligence Agency" must have seen that Ford was going to build a watered down Bronco Sport and now they thought they could get away with also building just a generic new SUV. But Ford made a real Bronco beside that and the suprise was perfect :) Chevy could have so easely build a K5 Offroad- SUV and K30 pickup...
It's a sign that you're a long time member when you're genuinely surprised to hear Hoovie call him Euro-Asian Bob @11:31. lol
Nah he definitely said urination
He will always be urination bob to us
@@CodeineAbdulJabbar the second time he definitely did. I think he caught himself lol
@@CodeineAbdulJabbarHe definitely says "Euro-asian bob has a couple of Priuses lined up for me to run over" Even the subtitles said it. He went back to urination after that though.
I heard urination Bob
Learned to drive in a square body K5. Got to help do my first engine rebuild on that same Blazer. They will always be my favorite 4X4. The first generation where the top comes off at the windshield is my dream vehicle.
I love my 1985 GMC K1500 Short Bed square body! Never seen salt. Stored in the winter. Great truck and easy to work on. She is my summer work truck.
back in the early 80's my boss had a chevy pickup with a 396 in it. I was hauling a load of construction/remodel debris to the dump in it. I loved the sound of that big block opened up so much. Even thru residential areas unfortunately. When i returned to the neighborhood after the dump run i noticed it wallpapered the neighbors yards. It was everywhere. It must have drank a half a tank of gas for that short trip. It was an old retired alaska pipeline truck he had bought and those trucks were beat all to hell
OH man the glory days of chevy has long past. RIP Quality GM.
When was GM high quality?
Quality GM is an oxymoron
Except the C8s
@@jack99889988 They are lower then Ford now
Agreed. GM is so bland, cheap, uninspired, lacking quality and overpriced it’s sad.
I've owned one of those body style blazers since 2004. Its a beautiful truck that gets lots of looks, but boy is it uncomfortable to drive for any lengthy trip or on a freeway. Best to keep it on the back roads and under 55MPH
Economy: "We need more green cars!"
Hoovie: Look at my K5 Blazer, in GREEN!!
I mean to be fair...
@@mattstone8878 It's a green vehicle in color so if so facto
I drive a metallic green Scion xB
@@mattstone8878 green car = eco friendly car and not the fact that the car has the color green.
@@mitchellgildea6944 ipso facto* and that’s really only used as evidence to back up a claim
My dad had a 75' with a 454. Absolutely drank fuel but he towed boats, went hunting, wheeling in snow and the desert and when it broke it was so easy to fix. When he finally killed it he parked it in a shelter belt on my uncles farm where it sits to this day. Great memories.
Riptide, Green, now humming the music of The Beverly Hillbillies and thinking of Davy Crockett as this is the best episode you have done. Now visualizing Mr and Mrs Wizard heading out in the K5 to his yacht. Conceived,,,memories.
As a child, I remember my dad giving me the prestigious job of locking the hubs. I felt so special to jump out, dig out the snow or mud from around the wheel, twist the knob, run around to the other side, repeat, give dad a smile and thumbs up, then climb back into the truck. Now I find myself pulling the same stunts with giving me kids those "important" jobs while I stay warm inside the car/house.
“Urination Bob” just rolls off the tongue.
@kevin barker thanks for the punchline.
Subtitles say Urination though 😂😂😂😂
@kevin barker nah definitely urination
Normally people don't give out that kind of personal information in a public place like this.
My all time favorite GM body style. I've owned a 67 and a 72. Both short bed step sides. The 72 was a 4x4 with a very healthy hopped up 350 and a 3" homemade lift. Not many aftermarket lift manufacturers in 78. Lots of fun but I could not afford a 5 mile to the gallon truck so I sold it.
I remember when the Blazer was introduced, I remember my dads friend having one it was great running around with no top. My father had a GMC heavy half 2WD with a 427. That was a monster of a truck, but in 1977 it was sold for a new 77 GMC High Sierra Jimmy GMC’s Blazer. They were nice rigs for sure.
I remember one of my pop’s buddies having a first generation blazer. He was like the cool friend who went to work in the Cayman Islands and showed up for motorcycle rides and days at the lake when he was in town. But that truck was always so cool to ride in, sit in, climb around on, or just stare at. Must have been in around ‘78, that I remember seeing it. It was obviously a few years old by then, but it was in perfect condition and had all the cool guy stuff that could be had back then. It was white, always had the top off when I saw it, lifted with probably the biggest tires you could find for 15” steelies back then, aftermarket stereo and a bunch of KC Daylighters . Damn that thing was cool.
Hoovey! Wizzard! Check that frame behind the steering gear box!!!!! They often crack there and need a brace and stiffining plate welded in. You have to take the gear box loose to see the cracks at the bolt holes, and with it on the ground turning the wheel left to right, if that driver side frame twists a bit then check the rivets at the cross member for being loose. They also wear those rivets at the cross member to the frame.
This comes from years of experience working and building 67-87 C10 and K5 blazers.
Beautiful rig 😁👍
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I noticed frame to body braces on this blazer with turnbuckles in the video, never seen that before. Have you?
One of the more enjoyable videos, I guess because I grew up when these vehicles were new. Thanks for sharing this Tyler.
Finally a bone stock Blazer, let us take a moment to enjoy this beautiful beast from long ago
You guys rock! I have been watching hoovies for a long time, and he motivated the Wizard to move forward. Glad to see hard-working people helping each other move forward! Kudos from Portugal
@@mattstone8878 portugal ain't that good either.
@@mattstone8878 I think the first thing to address is that other nations don’t simply open the door to people trying to avoid discomfort. You are correct about your home nation, but if you really want out, best develop a valuable skill wanted in another country. Just asking to enter is not going to work.
@@markstevens1729 you don’t travel or live abroad much do you…
@@LaDivinaLover no I don’t travel or live abroad, but I also don’t live in the US. In my country, you immigrate on merit. Have skills we need, come on in. Otherwise, not likely to be admitted.
That said, your comment is so cryptic it could mean anything. Its tone is condescending but who knows. The internet is chock full of the profoundly uneducated and part of basic education (at least where I live) is sentence structure. Things like putting a question mark at the end of a question rather than an ellipse.
@@mattstone8878 if we get rid of socialism, yes. It's becoming a bit too woke for my taste...
WoW! I had, many years ago, a wonderful dark green 1971 Jimmy (Blazer). This video brought back many memories. Yes the truck rattled, leaked and rode like the axles were bolted directly to the chassis. BUT it went everywhere, off road, that I pointed it. I had a twenty year love/hate relationship with my Jimmy. I still kind of miss it . . . but then maybe not. I'm getting too old to be beat to death driving around but I sure did have wonderful adventures with that dark green Jimmy. Thanks.
I love the old Blazers. Man, brings back memories for sure. Thanks for sharing your parent's beautiful example.
Jayzus! These guys just SLAPPED this thing together and shipped it off to the auction... I'll bet the engine was just "degreased" and repainted. There's SO MUCH stuff that's SKETCH on this thing, it makes you raise an eyebrow.
Crap job.. many examples
Looks nice but makes a guy wonder about the quality of everything that can't be seen when they do crap work on other parts, simple things like the dust cover on the trans, the bolts and chunks of the old one are still there, and the trans was obviously painted and painted right over the bolts with pieces of the dust shield still under each of them. Transfer case gaskets and leaks, come on, even someone doing this work in their driveway can get that right. And that alternator, was that pulled off another piece of junk last minute and tossed on?? A run to the parts store for a reman GM alternator to put at least a newish looking one on instead of what looks like a backyard junkyard pull on it would have been the least bit of effort. Front main seal on the engine makes me wonder how much time and effort was put into the engine as well, was it fully rebuilt or just cleaned and painted and craigslist resto'd with some gaskets and spray paint. For what i am sure they overpayed for this, having to spend a few grand to get everything right as Hoovie said is utterly ridiculous. Nice vehicle yes, but makes you wonder what horrors lie beneath now, i would be checking for body filler and patches and other unsafe barn fixes.
Spray paint rebuild.
@@bmh67wa The real way you tell it is is that it looks like absolutely NOTHING was put back together with a gasket(WHO even does that?). And, no, the steering isn't supposed to be that loose, not even remotely that loose. I really hope they didn't pay too much for it, because it does look a little like it was slapped together in time to make it to the auction.
Despite any faults. It's a great investment. I would give anything to have that in my garage. Classic.
As the prices begin to rise you’ll see more unscrupulous dirtbags trying to slap something together well enough to go across the block or sell on the internet. They’ll get their 5 to 6 figures for a pig with lipstick on and some poor schmuck will be stuck spending another few thousand to unbooger someone’s booger. As the prices rise ever higher you can be assured that when they eventually reach critical mass the crash will be hard. I watched exotics reach insane numbers in the 1980s ( no doubt fueled by both cocaine binges pastel suits) I watched the muscle cars rise with the dot com boom. And I’ve seen trucks and SUVs rise to dizzying prices. Exotic car prices after the first big recession of the 1980s fell harder then a tweaker running out of cocaine. The muscle car prices plummeted as thousands that were getting 4 to 500k were being dumped on the market as now penniless dot com ex millionaires were desperately trying to keep their homes. Trucks will eventually fall just as hard, now the rare cars will always find a market, but if you think your 1982 Chevy corvette is worth something cause allegedly prince once owned it then your in for a lesson in hard economics. Ultimately something is worth what someone will pay, and auction companies specialize in overpricing shiny horse turds
Again. These things lost door sills in like 5 years
I don't think they ever put the big-block V8 in those, but they did offer the 400-cubic-inch small-block for a few years. Of course, it was the 1970s, so it was a 400 with about 180 horsepower. GM's engineers in the '70s were _masters_ at extracting as little power as possible from large-displacement V8 engines.
Everyone would love to have one... the problem is they cost about as much as a new Blazer
The differences that open will last 3 times as long even though it's 3 times as old already
GMC Jimmy is also a pleasure to have
My uncle inherited the one my great uncle purchased new 1970 at Clippinger Chevrolet in Covina, California. Still is in mint condition with the paint shining and the interior is flawless. 59,000 OG miles now and some cool features to bring back to 70’s.
What a gorgeous vehicle! Such a lovely shade of green and the green houndstooth goes so well with the rest of the interior.
I'm wondering if that truck had the highlander trim package, didn't know it came in green.
I used to have a '72 Suburban 3/4 ton with a 402 big block with a 4 barrel carb. It got 8 mpg downhill with a tailwind. Since I was in my late teens/early 20's at the time, I used it to deliver pizza. Still miss that big beast.
How do you do a detailed restoration and not put the flywheel dust cover on????
I guess you missed the steering wheel.
May have lost it/ may not have been present prior to restoration. As an aside, how many noticed the remains of twisted off bolts in the flanges for that cover(& how do they NOT fix that)?
I work as a mobile tire installer. The other day I got a job on one of those new blazer's. I drove past it like 3 times missing it. It was parked next to a Traverse. They looked identical except for the wheels and the tail lights.
Hoovie: "Can I trust you not to be inappropriate with this Blazer?"
Wizard: ❤ starts longingly caressing the exhaust pipe - ❤ "I don't know..."
Classic 😂😂😂
They did a really nice job restoring and upgrading that Blazer. It is a beautiful truck. That year is especially nice. And they can be quite charming.
But they have their drawbacks. Off road they can be rougher riding. The straight axle limits turning radius. And they can develop squeaks and rattles, shaky loose side glass, door issues, etc.
I'm glad your folks invested in it. It'll be a good store of $$ in inflationary times. And I hope they use it some ...
I may be a GM guy but the ramcharger has a special place in my heart that the blazer just doesn't quite fill still really cool and at least your top isnt full steel so it's a little lighter
These early Blazers are the best ones, full removable tops are the best. I'm a GM guy too (for trucks anyway) and I'll take a Scout over anything form the "Big 3"
@@mini4x all I need is the illusive mexico only 3rd gen ramcharger to have the whole family
@@shmithys9222 I found one many years ago, and probably could've gotten away with registering it here. But I was broke trying to get through school and couldn't afford it. Hell I probably couldn't have afforded to get it registered LOL
You keep buying all my dream vehicles. The H1 and now this! Can't wait to see what's next
Wow, that's utterly GORGEOUS!! I'm seriously envious, Hoovie!
The fact that it’s a manual transmission makes it an absolute keeper. My grandfather had a 1970 C 10 pick up that looked a lot like this blazer just a different grill and it was red. He drove that truck for almost 50 years Until his passing just a few years ago. At his funeral they talked about his truck and how it had nearly 1,000,000 miles on the motor before it was rebuilt back around 2010. It was a short bed four-wheel-drive which was incredibly rare. My uncle has it now.
I thought it was an auto. It seems to be missing a pedal and there was some discussion about the torque converter.....
"Somebody get out and lock the hubs in".... Ahh my youth ...
My Dad had a yellow 1972 that he put a 327/350 HP engine into. We took it camping in 1982 in the south (Myrtle beach and the Knoxville Worlds Fair). Our dog almost died of heat stroke along the way. 1000 mile round trip with no A/C, during a 90+ degree East Coast summer.... all while towing a 21 ft camper. Oh the days. Wish I had that rattly tin can now!
That's a gorgeous Truck. Very nicely done, Love dark green if done right " And this is"
Well done 👍
Living in England the only time we would get to see these fabulous cars would be on America TV in the likes of Hunter TJ Hooker ,The Dukes of Hazard , Chips and so on .growing up in the 70s and 80s in London I felt so hard done by lol . So great to see vehicles in the flesh now they are just so beautiful. So wish I had been born in the States. GOD BLESS AMERICA 🇺🇸 👍
"Tyler: oh my Magic Mike you are deep in it"..... hmmm all I can think is that movie flash backs lol.
My dad use to have on of these in the late 70s, i have pictures of him with it, he told me stories of how he traveled Baja in it and had a blast.
0:22 "Oh, you're making my noises now..." Well we all are, Tyler.
Most people have only seen a K5 Blazer this nice in photos or videos. They don't know how good they were compared to the current shite.
Back in the 1970s and 80s I owned a 74 K5 Blazer, and a cherry 67 VW Bug, an almost showroom condition VW split window bus, plus another split window bus, a 67 Mercury Cougar, and a many other collectable 2 doors. We used to buy and sell most of these cars for less than a $1,000. It blows my mind how much these cars sell for now.
Beautiful green and I love the houndstooth!
Story time: It’s been about 5 years since I caught the same bug as Tyler. I owned 3 Land Cruisers and discovered another one. I found a 40 series locally and started looking for comparables when I saw a familiar vehicle being listed. It was THE 1979 Blazer that I sold 20 years ago this September when I moved to Japan after 9/11. It had the same “Romulan Military Academy” sticker that I put on the back glass. It was a three on the tree straight 6 two wheel drive. So, yes… I bought it! 😢Unfortunately, it didn’t take long for me to jam up the shifter and it’s been sitting for half a year. I just made some progress but it also reminds me of what it felt like when I had no money and car problems. It’s a strange world indeed.
I love how the sound of the credit card machine is the same sound when Link in the Legend of Zelda finds treasure.
I gotta say, the recent explosion in prices for what used to be normal "everyday" vehicles is starting to affect my passion for cars and trucks. It's so disheartening that in some cases I'm starting to think - why bother caring anymore? 100k+ for a decent old Blazer? I'll never, ever, ever, ever be in a position to ever afford that. Even if I had the money, it wouldn't be worth it to me at those prices. IDK, YMMV, but it really is starting to bug the hell out of me.
over the past four years or so I've seen prices go up on most of my "affordable dream cars" to the point where they are no longer at all affordable. :/
That’s how it is my dude. You can eyeball the cheap stuff from the 90s
@@petermuller161 The issue is that cheap 90s stuff is one of the things going up.
I'd be in the exact same position had I not been way too nostalgic to sell mine. 15 years ago I was completely broke and someone offered me $30K cash for it. I considered it about as long as it took him to finish his sentence before I declined the offer. The way I saw it, even beyond nostalgia, if it's worth $30K right now it's going to be worth twice that much at least in a decade or two, and I'll never be able to justify that price tag. Turns out my suspicion was pretty much spot on, and I find it very unfortunate. I don't really care what my blazer is worth because it'll never get sold, so having a $70K vehicle means nothing to me. What it does mean is that simple replacement parts are going to be ridiculously costly because of the restoration gold rush going on, and if something gets damaged it might prove too costly to drive someday...and that's not something I'm okay with.
@@slade9372 So then, how about a porsche boxster or a 350z from the 2000s? F body camaro is cheap too. The 2000's was a time when cars were becoming less garbage than the 90's.
That steering wheel has got to go given everything else on it is so nice and stock.
Unfortunately the stock steering wheels on those did not hold up as well as the rest of the truck. They were all cracked with big gaps in the plastic within 10 years.
I hate those wheels with a passion, junk
My second car was a K5 Blazer with a 250 straight 6, manual transmission. May absolute favorite vehicle! I paid $7,100 brand new in 1980.
I love that giant rug. It really ties the garage together.
If only all the cars were garage-broken 🤣
Hee-ho
Just keep "Urination" Bob off of it!
Missed opportunity in this video... The white Alfa Romeo 164. Now there is a suggestion for a new hooptie. A nice 164 3.0 V6 with the busso engine. They sound amazing.
The quality of the restoration is just not up to the price spent . They need to make it right
Thank you for not hating on the s10 blazers and not saying "those are not blazers" They don't get the respect they deserve. I love my s10 blazer. It's my first vehicle i every bought.
Every time he said "green", I was thankful the car was NOT painted "riptide blue." 🤣
Riptide Blue is the greatest paint scheme of all time.
I want to hear 'Riptide Blue' in the slo-mo original style
@@mikeschmidt4800 Yes, and I want to hear 'Riptide Blue' in the slo-mo original style
If you don't kit out the door hinge pins you're gonna crack the metal at the striker in the door jamb! Also, I made a cheap hood lock with a cable that dropped from the hood down through the latch support then padlocked it at the bottom.
That green really is beautiful!
As a 9 year old kid in 1975 I had an uncle with a 1973 GMC Jimmy. So I was so in love with it I thought it was the greatest thing in the world. I didn't know there was a Blazer version on the Chevy side but I just though the Jimmy with the open top in the Summer was an incredible machine! I never forgot about it even though I only rode in it about four times.
I'm betting they didn't use the oversized front seal or a shaft collar kit when they resealed the engine. I'll bet it's leaking past the new front seal because the snout has a groove in it from all the miles. EDIT: IF the engine was even taken apart at all. The more you look at it the more questionable it gets...
My dad had a 72 GMC. Jimmy 30 years ago. I remember I loved the truck so that meant I wasn't getting it and how trashed the rear hatch was
The Wizard re: the Quadrajet, "Those are good when they're set up right." Understatement of the year. I had an Olds Delta with the QJ... and I'm fairly certain we never got it "set up right." 😉
My first car/truck,was a ‘74 K5 Blazer. Man do I wish we had never sold it. I’d LOVE to have it back.
Hoovie, thank you. I made the mistake of watching the news a bit ago and you brought me out of that insanity. Thank you for rescuing my day.
Watching news is inadvisable.
Hoovie, whenever you say 'Riptide Blue' please add the SloMo sound effect!
It totally makes sense that he was conceived in an automobile 😅🤣😂
I know who works for a GM dealership as a mechanic. He owns a 1971 GMC Jimmy. Same color but it has the quad headlights, rallye wheels, and it has the "disc brakes" sticker on the tailgate.
In 1971. Chevrolet and GMC started putting front disc brakes on Chevrolet, GMC trucks, Blazer, Jimmy, Chevy Van, Vandura, Suburban, Sportvan, Beauville, and Rallye wagon.
I was made in an S-10 blazer is my favorite Hoovie moment.
I had a '71 back in the late 80s. Lifted with a 454 and manual tranny. I still miss it..
I know the New Bronco has lots of room to improve, But its a fantastic start.
Even as a Ford guy, it kills me that Chevy dropped the ball on the Blazer. Can you imagine these 2 icons being back on the road at the same time?
At this point, I think we'll see a new RamCharger before a new Blazer.
Well, GM kinda brought back the Hummer, but it's a $100,000 + EV truck (the SUV is coming soon, but even that will be more expensive). Very few people will be able to afford one anyways.
If they didn't want to give us an offroad blazer, at least they should've brought back the off road trailblazer, instead of giving people a subcompact trailblazer with two options of three cylinder engines and front/AWD.
@@damilolaakanni "but an EV." So they didn't bring it back at all.
@@user-ty5di3ku6o true. That's why I said "kinda". Also, as I mentioned, almost nobody who wants an off road SUV would want to buy that, partially because they're just too expensive. It's why the Land Cruiser didn't sell more than 4000 units a year in North America.
Did they drop the ball? It’s an off-roader but soccer moms aren’t going off road. The wife got a 2020 blazer and it’s a pretty good car.
@@jeffreydurham5012 yes, the dropped the ball. They could've made it and called it anything else except a Blazer. They constantly drop the ball with names. The new GTO is a cool car, but it's not a GTO.
My dad has a 72 Cheyenne Super C-10 that he’s had since high school. It is fully optioned, and has been restored.
5:48 "...the seal isn't line up here.."
That's just GM being GM, Tyler
When Magic Mike was talking about the timing belt and water pump, his inflection sounded just like Hank Hill! Lol
Nice rig, I doubt Paw will go be 4x4ing in it, perhaps a sibling coming soon?
...That green '71-'72 is just BEAUTIFUL!(except for that gawd-awful steering wheel..put the original wheel back on!)...THIS is what a REAL Blazer should be..truck-based, body on frame, NOT some horrible crossover..WAYYY too many of those already....
Love those Blazer, it is really nice.
Haters forget seals dry out when vehicles sit. This is a beautiful truck and a nice restoration. Im sure it sits a lot.
Sensational Tyler. Super impressive. Congrats to the Hoovers
I love that a Ferrari 456 is sitting next to a white Alfa Romeo 164. I had a white 164L years ago and currently have a blue 456.
You are awesome Hoovie, keep doing the videos the way you did since you started. I absolutely wish you’d load up videos more often ;)
Love the way you are, greetings from Germany👍🏼👍🏼
Dude I wish cars could have color again. I use to have a 79 coupe Deville. Mint green outside with the white top, forest green velour interior with the fake burlwood trim. That Blazer is making me miss it.
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Looks like a Billy Bob restoration, especially on the driveline.
Restore a muscle car llc out of Lincoln Nebraska they have a TH-cam channel, be sure to give em a thumbs down.
What exactly us a “Billy Bob restoration”? …one which failed to include a crucial part like a dust cover on the transmission? I must admit, I haven’t really watched all of the video. Just enough to see that a few things seemed at first glance to be sadly typical of many Resto’s these days, like the poorly aligned body panels and details like the shock on the rear glass… That’s obviously not something one should see on a vehicle that pushes six figures on the price tag. But it didn’t give the impression of being a turn shine throw-together death trap that is meant to take advantage of the all-too-common fake enthusiast with more dollars than sense.