87?ish K5 blazer build

Figured one or 2 of yeah would want to see my k5 build... What i really mean is, i'm putting this on here to get my post/like count higher,i really have no idea what i'm doing....:shocked:

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I was in the process of building a K5 i have had for years... And came to the conclusion it was going to need a ton of body work, That i didn't want to get into too, Just yet. I needed something that was going to be half way safe lol..

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I had bought a 84 2wd for parts... And ended up selling some parts and the bed/tailgate and bumper.... And then i found a guy wanting a 2wd project... But he wanted a complete running truck. Wanting to trade it for a running 4wd k5 blazer... We struck up a deal, That i would get the truck running and driving and looking decent. And he wouldn't have to mess with the K5 as i was going to be stripping it comepletly down anways.....

So i had to buy a bed and parts to make the truck decent again..lol

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Picked up this well beaten 84 K5 blazer, a November 2, In Central Il
 
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You like that? :lol:

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Still November 2, lol.....That is where we quit... Sprayed the frame down with mean green and let it sit over night. In the morning we pressure washed it. This is all after we spent like 30 dollars at the dang carwash on the way home lol... It was packed full of mud.

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November 11... After we cleaned the frame up some.. Got it back in the tarp shante building/garage.. Noticed the frame was pretty jank...Someone had weldeerated a patch on it.


You wish you had a grinder bench like that, ehh?



Welded in a patch under previous owners patch... Also on the back side.. It was really nasty looking back there... We ground out most of that.
 
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November 17,started to primer the frame and what not.

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Nov 22, FINALLY picked up my block from the machine shop. 400 .040 over.. 408ish cube. Hate on that paint!

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Frame is painted... Painted with a brush. Wanted it thick, And it turned out amazing.

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Nov 28... Got the front shocks mounted in there new position,New motor and tcase mounts on.



208 tcase, Painted hammered black... Makes it go phaster right?
 


TH350 with the B&M goodies. Painted some kind of blue.. Prolly ford blue :wink:..shh... Tcase adapter is Silver and sprinkled fairy dust on it to make it have more HORSEYpower, (HAAAYYY)

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December 1, Put that bish in!

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12 bolt 8.875 rear end... 3.08 gears...The rear will have a lincoln locker (Thats welded for you noobs :wink: )

Front is a 10 8.5 , With a gov lock locker..

Dec 2... I ordered new 4.56 gears for front and rear, and new install kits with crush sleeve eliminators.
I think some of you follow me on Facebook www.facebook.com/newhavenmotorsports ... So have all probably seen this. But figured i'd post this up here... If you stacks of cash and want to donate to a good cause... Well i know a feller..... :creepywink:
 
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Got my rear gears and bearing kit in... Still waiting on crush sleeve elimination kit and front gears.



Before




After,

Finished up the rear brakes. Cleaned,deleted emergency mechanism and installed new parts. Painted everything also.

Also cleaned the rear end,rear drive shaft,tcase linkage and painted it.
 
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Body is sitting in the weather, Till the frame is done :(

Its going to be a mud race truck...Dirt race truck basically. Most tracks around here are moist dirt drag racing... We do some traveling and get some other types of tracks.
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The body is going to be Bright Cobalt Metallic blue(Made by Kirker), And the body will be basically stock. Probably have a 6inch Cowl hood.

Bottom of body will be prepped and painted a thick gloss black. And the whole interior of the body will be prepped primered for bedliner. I can't remember what brand i got.


Roll Cage still needs to be bought or just fabbed up, and painted silver. Got some cheap ag paint to do it.

Basically just waiting on money$$.... I quit buying parts for it, So i can get the holidays out of the way.

Need to get frame and axles done so i can roll it out and get the body in the building. Frame is done,Besides some fabrication to mount the rear shocks in the new location. Waiting on parts to come in for the rear axle. And havn't started on the front axle yet. But its pretty well painted.
 
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Finally... Just waiting on argon for the welder. Weld up the spider gears. And a rear cover.

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Merry Christmas



Just ordered this bad boy.

Trying to find a decent deal on a Manual Valve body.

Now we get into the real mess.... This is the crap i hate right here.Hated it so bad, I took these pictures with a toaster.








I think Ray Charles wired this thing. Its supposed to be an 84, but its go all the wiring for TBI...

I will get some better pictures. My buddys were sanding, and i didn't want to take my good camera in that mess.
 
Basically lol/..

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Finally took the body to the car wash, It was solid mud basically.










Some idiot decided it was cool to install those police spot lights. WITH A TORCH ..... :suicide:.... Both sides..
 


Before the liner



Worst rust on the whole thing... Most is fixed now... The one floor pan has yet to be fixed, will be working on it after the body is on the frame.



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Most of the underside rust holes are fixed. All bottom side of body is wire wheeled,prepped,primered, and coated with bed liner.
 
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