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1978 K5 LS/NV4500

Ah yeah that's right. They said the motor was bad. Carry on.

Threw a battery in and some gas down the carb and got it running. It does have a pretty loud knock. It started up no problem once I had fresh gas in it. Probably going to start pulling the 350/350 ASAP.

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I was in KC this past week for work training and was searching Craigslist when found some brand new 33x12.50R15 BFG KM2s. These are getting hard to find so I snagged them.

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Picked up a set of M1009 wheels from a buddy. They will get powder coated white.

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Also found some mirrors and took the steps off

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Started taking the old grille parts off to clean and swap with the 73-74 stuff.

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and gave it a proper bath.

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Yeah I have been looking for used 16s and they are getting tough to find too. All kinds of 18s and 20s though but I don't want to buy new rims since it's a dually and would add a lot of cost.
 
Yeah I have been looking for used 16s and they are getting tough to find too. All kinds of 18s and 20s though but I don't want to buy new rims since it's a dually and would add a lot of cost.
Any time I find a 15 or 16 offroad tire at work, I snag them. I have a small stock pile in my basement. 2 sets of 285's. A set of 31's. Some 35's.
 
Started to pull everything I could out of the interior. I’m hoping to get it all stripped and power washed this weekend.

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Got the radiator support sand blasted.

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Painted hub caps and got the wheels powder coated white.

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Currently searching for a 32 spline NP208 and matching crossmember so I can start the engine and trans swap.
 
Haven’t had much time to work on this. I’ve been trying to gather parts here and there. Here’s a bunch of random photos. I hope to get moving on this and have it drivable sometime this summer.

Things snowballed into me taking the front apart lol. I wanted to buff behind the emblems and trim so off came the fenders and everything else. Power washed 3-4 times inside and out. Then put some paint on on the engine bay.

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Buffed this.

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