1978 Chevy K5 Blazer Cheyenne - Restoration and Build 

I know the longer you wait, the more work it becomes. It's only human nature too if a vehicle sits in your yard too long and doesn't get worked on, and it ends up getting towed away. Don't let that happen to yours. What year truck and package do you have ?

jewllake 73-91 was this squarebody style. 73-75 had a full removable top. 76-91 had the half-cab top.

@@CavanalK5 yup! I think 89 was the last year for the square body silverado. 90 and 91 I believe were still square body but only in the stripped down versions like the Cheyenne

jewllake nope, they had the Silverado package through ‘91. The stripped down versions had a two-headlight option kind of like the work truck of the 88-98 pickup. Saw many of those in the police/fire community. And the others kept the four-headlights that were side-by-side. Hard to beat these old trucks!

@@CavanalK5 ah, yes now I remember. Didn't the 90-91 have the newer redesigned sport mirrors? I always liked the old dumbo ear mirror style better, but took a liking to the newer style mirrors later. I have an 06 Yukon 5.3 4x4 with the 4.10 ratio and every option in the book. It is a great truck, but would trade it off for a mint late 80's early 90's K-5!

jewllake yep and option for power. My 88 still has the chrome manual mirrors. Not the tow style like in the video though. She sat for several years so I’ve been working to get her back to beauty. Just need mo dolla! My moms got an 04’ AWD Suburban. Great truck with plenty of power. Little things breaking first like stereo, trim, window motor, AutoRide system, good clearcoat . But the drivetrain is solid. Almost wish she’d buy another so I could rob the 5.3 and trans for a swap.

That would be awesome.

Or install Vintage a/c

There was a hard deadline for the initial assembly of the truck and the video for use at a car show. Some additional work like that was done off camera after the fact. The AC was a matter of the owner's choices. He was trying to match the original truck he had back in 1978. Thanks for the questions.

Cheyenne was the top trim package in "79 for a Blazer, and for the pickups it was Silverado.

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