Overview
Well, there has been a lot of turd polishing over the years, and I've amassed quite a collection of photos. It sat for the last 2 years with a broken engine (busted motor number 2) and i just swapped in a decent used one -All fired up and ready to do some wheeling again this winter and spring!
In honor of its most recent resurrection, I guess its time for a mostly retroactive build thread??
Not sure I can put accurate dates on all the modifications, but should be able to keep them in order, documenting the journey from tame and stock, to bigger, badder, and a little bit dented.
Apparently I brought it home about 14 years ago...
In honor of its most recent resurrection, I guess its time for a mostly retroactive build thread??
Not sure I can put accurate dates on all the modifications, but should be able to keep them in order, documenting the journey from tame and stock, to bigger, badder, and a little bit dented.
Apparently I brought it home about 14 years ago...
Specs
- Year
- 1988
- Make
- Chevy
- Model
- K5 Blazer
- Trim Level
- basic
- Interior
- originally all rubber mats-no door skins or fluffy nonsense
- Factory Options
- manual trans, manual windows, manual tailgate.
- Engine
- 5.7 TBI
- Transmission
- SM465
- Transfer Case
- started with 208. Now has 241 and SYE
- Steering
- yup. steers. (still push/pull, but has raised steering arm)
- Suspension
- 4-6 inch skyjacker springs off a truck frame
- Axles
- 10 bolt front (cut and turned knuckles). SF14 bolt with govlock rear (cut spring perches and turned)
- Wheels
- Factory 15x8 rally steelies
- Tires
- 35inch Big O house brand aggressive all terrain/mud terrain
- Paint
- blue metalic. mostly still there.
-custom flat transmission crossmember
-custom almost flat skidplate
-241 transfer case clocked
-SLE
-cv rear driveshaft
-SF14 bolt rear axle
-custom front winch bumper!
-10000 lb winch
-custom cb antenna mount
-custom cb mount on center console
-custom shock mounts
-custom almost flat skidplate
-241 transfer case clocked
-SLE
-cv rear driveshaft
-SF14 bolt rear axle
-custom front winch bumper!
-10000 lb winch
-custom cb antenna mount
-custom cb mount on center console
-custom shock mounts