Used Car of the Day: 1989 Chevrolet Blazer
Today we feature a 1989 Chevrolet Blazer off-road rig that needs some work but could be a fun rig to take to your local off-road park.
This one has a 350 mill under the hood, Dana 60 front axle, crossover steering, Eaton rear locker, Atlas springs, 4.5-inch lift, Fox shocks, and fiberglass quarter panels, hood, and front fenders. The grille and front lights are from a 2006 Silverado. There's a skid plate, fog lights, and a custom spare-tire mount. There's power steering, windows, and door locks. The heater works, and so does the A/C, though apparently, it doesn't get cold.
Caution flags include a "small" transmission leak, no tailgate, and no carpet, flooring, and headliner.
It's for sale in California for $9,800 and has a tick over 95K miles on the odometer.
[Images: Seller]
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Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.
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Why are you stealing your colleague Murilee Marlin's lunch, Tim???? THis kind of junk is typical of what HIS column peddles every damned day. DO we really need another one?
Isn't that other dude, who has penned 46 (and counting!!!) very lengthy and verbose columns about those other UTTER LOSERS, the Lincolns, bad enough taste for you???
TTAC has really gone to the DAWGS.
Have they ruined it forever or can you still put K-5 body panels back on it? They put the ugliest possible trash on the poor thing.