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Ah man! Bent and twisted! Mike put the arb and gears in my front axle! He is still around
Yeah, I have always wanted to connect with Mike for some of the wheeling east of Chico. Do you remember the big block EB he had? I loved that thing! I did see him at one of the Ultra 4 events in Sac a few years back.
I was too young to wheel or know about wheeling back then. He ended up selling his U4 rig to my buddy and I think Mike is back in a family LJ now. The wheeling east of chico is awesome! It's quite the secret, I love it.
Since I opened the archive it is time for a walk down memory lane -
1st pic of the K5 (that I know of) - Tx, around 1993
2nd pic, 1/2 way through the 1 ton upgrade. D60 from @thatK30guy
1st pic of the K5 (that I know of) - Tx, around 1993
2nd pic, 1/2 way through the 1 ton upgrade. D60 from @thatK30guy
That was a looooooooooooooooong time ago!
I pulled that 60 out of this truck and put a 44 in place of it.
I always wanted to meet the donor 
I want those tires.
Long, long gone. Think they went down to Florida where the buyer installed them on a military Chevy tug with the ZF axles.
You remember what they were?
46" Firestone Turf & Field on 16.1" wheels. Unknown width on wheels so can't help there
Some not-real-good pics of the 8.1 exhaust -
No skid plate for the tank? I’m surprised it isn’t all Dante’s and scratched up.
Looks good. Any sound bites?
Looks good. Any sound bites?
I like it.
I saw in a post on Shawn's thread about exhaust fumes on your truck. Then I saw the pic above. Dumping straight out the back is the issue for the fumes. Even with the soft top there is a low pressure zone at the back of the truck. The air swirls and actually will come in the back window if it's open. A soft top don't seal tight so I wouldn't be surprised if you had fumes at all.
Dump the exhaust to the side under the quarter panel and it should limit the amount the gets sucked in the back.
I saw in a post on Shawn's thread about exhaust fumes on your truck. Then I saw the pic above. Dumping straight out the back is the issue for the fumes. Even with the soft top there is a low pressure zone at the back of the truck. The air swirls and actually will come in the back window if it's open. A soft top don't seal tight so I wouldn't be surprised if you had fumes at all.
Dump the exhaust to the side under the quarter panel and it should limit the amount the gets sucked in the back.
That is my second tank - and there is a dent.....
New t-case skid and gas tanks skids are in the works 
Already thinking of routing the pipes in this space in case I can't get it to work straight out the back. I would like to do something with the existing bumper structure - maybe a pair of nascar-like squares out each side between the 2 parallel tubes. I think they are about 2" spacing.
That would work.
It's home -
