Another newbie with a 72 and some questions

[AHowe88]

Well I just got my first Blazer, a 1972, which makes it 16 years older than me. I have been looking for a few months now, ever since my Wrangler was totaled in an accident. This is my first classic, and needless to say I’m excited. It really doesn’t need much work, especially compared to what some of you started with. I got it out of Colorado, and had it shipped out to Mass. The PO put a crate engine in it, and the prepurchase inspection supposedly confirmed that everything was running fine and installed correctly.

Unfortunately, it had a hard time starting up on the carrier, and now it won’t start up at all. I think the issue is with the starter, but I don’t have any experience with 350 engines. Hopefully I sort this out soon and move on to other things.

I ordered new tires and wheels (33” Duratracs and 164 Ultra wheels). Other plans include ditching the blocks in back and make it an all spring lift. The top needs some patching, but isn’t too bad. A few new seats, a radio (stock looking with ipod hookup), a speaker or two, and some paint should round out the interior. Eventually I would like to paint it, but that will come later. There is very little rust that needs to be patched, and the underside is remarkably clean. It came with a bunch of extra parts, I still have to see what I have.

A few questions:
- There is no sticker on the glove box, is it possible to look up any vehicle specs from the vin?
- Did all CST vehicles have the badge on the top part of the door?
- Was the only factory speaker under the dash?
- Do those of you with steering stabilizers think it was a worthwhile addition?
- The mirror on the drivers door has no external screws, do you think it was glued or screwed from the inside? Passenger side has no mirror so I would like to match the two and get something original.