81 K5 maybesomedaybuildthread

[noJeepshere]

I guess that since this is a Blazer owners forum, I should have some pics of my ride. It's an 81 K5 Jimmy, with a swapped in 79 350 with 87 Vortec Camaro Z28 heads. When it ran, it ran real good, could outrun my parents Suburban at the time. The rear main seal let go on main street in spectacular style (oil pressure went from 40 to 0 in about 5 seconds) It's got the good ol' SM465 tranny and NP208 t-case. Dana 44 front with a 12-bolt rear, 3.73 ratio. I had a kickin stereo at one time, but while I was in Alaska years ago, my dad tried to sell it, and left it downtown for several nights. When he went to pick it up, he noticed the back window was down On the dash are VDO gauges and an autometer tach. The whiteface for the factory gauges came from Durango Unlimited (can't find them anymore) on ebay. And, of course, the obligatory rats nest of wire under the dash.

My future plans for "The Beast" are; ORD 3" lift with crossover steering, 33x10.50 tires on 15" or 16" rims, gut and line-x the interior, paint it flat OD tan with dark brown rims (going with a kind of military look)
Also a soft top, (future) roll cage, and a lumber rack cut to fit for a roof rack. And just rebuild or repair what needs to be done, like the motor, which will be a Vortec 350 with auto.

 

[Dafey]

Really nice. LOL I have the same tach.
I wonder who makes those white faces now , i really like them on your truck.

 

[noJeepshere]

Thanks, it has sat since it took a dump last winter. And I remembered one thing, I want to get the Ryoken dash for it, as mine is all tore to pieces and held together by very strategically placed electrical tape and bigger screws. and the hole around the stereo suffered greatly in the radio theft.

 

[badmix]

sounds like a plan except the sunroof idea. Its hard enuff to get a factory roof to seal up, let alone an aftermarket one. Plus if you plan to off road it, you need to think about body flex. Cutting a hole in the roof will weaken it some, its thin enuff as it is.

 

[noJeepshere]

The big man in charge of the project (dad) gave me the go-ahead for the build on the ol' Jimmy.

This'll be fun!

 

[Chevy305]

i think it looks good as is... subscribed

 

[OffRoad]

you have a 4 speed blazer. you win.

 

[colbystephens]

that's a clean looking truck. i like the current blue/white! do what you gotta do, though. you've got a good place to start!

 

[noJeepshere]

If I can land a decent paying steady job, the project is on.

 

[82355]

The blue and white looks awful nice to be painting over.

Martin

 

[noJeepshere]

The pictures don't show that the paint is in really bad shape, and the removable top is basically white powder over fibreglass. Plus, the previous owner put the blue stripe on the side, since originally it was all white.