'79 K5 Build for the PNW...(Pic Heavy)

[dirtygoat]

OK, I haven't posted here ever... But, thought you guys might enjoy some of the things that I've been doing to my Blazer to make it a little more Northwest trail friendly...

I've had this rig for a while running a crate 350, t400, np205, d44/12b both locked on TSL 36's...

Now it's getting d60/4:56s with lockrite, 14b/4:56s welded with disc brake conv, 56's rear, 52's front, full hydro, bobbed, narrowed, doved...


Here's a before pic...

(after I post 15 times or more)

Edit: I made it to 15 posts...

And here's a current pic...

 

[dirtygoat]

I had planned on posting a bunch of pics...

I'll have to edit a little later...

 

[dirtygoat]

I picked up a set of 38.5 SX's and grooved them...

 

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Swapped out the 4" fronts for the 52's from the back...

Lost the blocks in the rear a while ago with a home made shackle flip, only to realize I needed to go with 56's... Well the 56's are in...

 

[dirtygoat]

Got a set of 3/4 ton axles with 4:10s from a good friend of mine(mr250twostroke) and they were gonna go under, but I traded a Ford f250 I got in a trade for a 4runner for an '88 SRW Crew Cab...

And of course I did the unthinkable... Stole the d60 out of it for the K5 and threw the d44 in the Crew Cab...

d60 coming out...

d44 going in the Crew cab...

 

[dirtygoat]

Picked up a Charlynn orbital valve and a double ended ram...

Then traded my stock knuckles off the 60 for some high/rear steer knuckles another buddy of mine made (Crazy Daze on pirate4x4)...

 

[cheyennek20]

Only 9 more!!!

 

[dirtygoat]

Pulled the 14b apart to swap the 4:10s into the 14 on the Crew Cab to match the d44 in the front and run the 4:56s in the K5...

One of the spindles were toast, so Alan (mountain explorer) droppped me off a good housing...

Wleded the spiders in the 14b and lost the drums for disc brakes...

My boys breaking apart the 14b carrier...

A little cleaning...

Welding up the rear...

My oldest boy laying down some beads on the 14b spiders...

Tried his hand using stick...

Carrier ready to go back in...

The disc brakes going on...

 

[dirtygoat]

Only 9 more!!!

Getting there...

 

[dirtygoat]

I built some shackles for the rear and front...

The boys helping me bolt them in...

The fronts..

And built some zero rate blocks...

 

[cheyennek20]

Looks like a few members are waiting in the wings for Pics.!!

 

[dirtygoat]

Dana 60 going in the K5...

 

[dirtygoat]

Well I decided that I needed to narrow the front...

Lost 12" over all...

Here's an idea of where the tire will be compared to the front fender...

Of course it will be the 38.5 SX's not the 33" roller in the pic...

 

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Then I took the saw-z-all and cut-off wheel to the back...

 

[cheyennek20]

This thread is starting to sound like a CK5 romance novel!!!

 

[dirtygoat]

I've been telling the kids that I'd finish the cage all the way to the rear so the rear seat could go back in...

 

[dirtygoat]

Here's what I did to dove the rear...

Still have some bending and welding to do...

 

[dirtygoat]

Pics are on their way...

 

[cheyennek20]

Pics are on their way...

Well......

 

[cheyennek20]

Not bad....Keep the pics coming!!