You might suppose that, with the multitude of automotive reboots we’ve been seeing, we’re due for a K5 Blazer revival.

Nevertheless, whereas Common Motors did resurrect the nameplate in 2018, it was for a brand new crossover that slotted between the Equinox and the Traverse, quite than a rugged SUV.

Now, due to Flat Out Autos, we have now the closest to a contemporary interpretation of the K5 since GM confirmed us their eCrate Blazer, a K5 with the electrical powertrain of the Bolt.

Higher recognized for his or her Corvette restomods, the Northeast Arkansas-based store has created their tackle a modern-day K5 Blazer. Utilizing a present Chevrolet Tahoe as a base, the Flat Out Autos group creates a classic-inspired truck that’s assured to show heads.

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Whereas it’s not essentially the most trustworthy replica when it comes to kind issue, as there’s no getting across the Tahoe or Yukon’s 4-door physique and really mounted roof, the work is carried out with a mix of replica K5 Blazer panels and a few hand-crafted coachwork.

Having first appeared on our radar on the 2019 SEMA present, it’s solely now that the preliminary conversions are seeing the sunshine of day. “We had a number of pre-sales after SEMA, and went into manufacturing in January 2020,” says Rob Hester, proprietor of Flat Out Autos. “The method took somewhat extra time than anticipated, as a result of we needed to ship a conversion that felt extra like a manufacturing car.”

Way over only a fast bolt-on package, the lengths to which Flat Out Autos has gone is really spectacular. The conversion course of features a tear-down of the unique truck, the place the Tahoe’s hood, fenders, bumpers are all eliminated. The doorways’ outer pores and skin is rigorously peeled away, and so are the rear quarter panels and the part of the rear hatch under the glass.

The rebuild begins with the rear quarters, that are closely modified K5 reproduction models. Then the rear wheel arches are prolonged all the way in which again to the rocker to match the rear doorways. The doorways themselves are hand-rolled and fabricated in-house. “We have been adamant that we needed these automobiles to final and maintain as much as day by day use. That meant not piecing collectively replica sheet steel to make a door pores and skin,” says Hester. “So we hand roll and fabricate our door skins in a single piece identical to the manufacturing facility, and hammer and dolly them on the modified door construction that matches the basic profile.”

Subsequent, the entrance fenders are modified to maintain the wheels centered within the wheel properly. The replica hood can also be adjusted to match the cowl’s profile and altered in order that the unique Tahoe hood latch stays in place.

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The rear hatch is made out of carbon fiber. “Utilizing sheet steel for the hatch panel can be a nasty thought for a few causes,” explains Hester. “It’s approach too heavy to switch the manufacturing facility aluminum pores and skin, and would by no means final the lifetime of the car.” By utilizing carbon fiber, the customizing store has completely matched the Tahoe’s authentic weight, making certain it operates precisely because it ought to.

Final however not least, the conversion contains custom-designed and hand-milled billet aluminum door handles. Not solely do they mimic the old-school appears to be like of the K5 Blazer, however they match as much as the unique door mechanism and ensures that the keyless entry works flawlessly. Different choices embody a number of wheel decisions and the opportunity of retro-inspired seat inserts.

Your complete job is estimated to take between 90-120 days, and comes at a value. If you need what you see right here, it’ll be $69,950 — that’s excluding the price of the bottom automobile, which might both be equipped or procured by Flat Out Autos themselves. Nevertheless it’s an all-in worth, which incorporates the whole lot from elements to labor and fabrication. You’re free to go together with your personal shade selection, too (we’d suggest one thing pastel and interval).

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Hester expects demand to be at 10-20 vehicles per 12 months, so the probabilities of you truly seeing one on the roads is kind of slim. Slimmer nonetheless in case you think about that 4 an identical conversions have simply been constructed, not for the States, however for members of the Abu Dhabi Royal Household.

The following two conversions will look completely different nonetheless: one is in ochre with a ’71 hood and fenders, whereas the opposite is a GMC Yukon Denali with the ’72 Jimmy Grille in a {custom} shade. Prospects other than royalty embody Chevrolet dealers throughout the nation — and if that’s not a vote of confidence, we don’t know what’s.

However what’s your say? There’s no denying the hassle put into every construct, however in case you have been available in the market for a retro-inspired rig, would this K5 Blazer conversion tickle your fancy?