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87 K5, SoCal, $4500

xCaliK5x

xCaliK5x

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Well, I'm officially pulling this off the market. I have no idea why it didn't sell, but I figure after 3 months, and so many cuts in price, its a no go. Its a great solid truck, I think it has more to do with the economy then anything. I really hated to have to sell it and was really hoping it wouldn't sell, so lucky me! It will sit until I have the time and money to continue to make it what I want, cage, seats, lockers, H1 beadlocks and body armor. Thanks again CK5'rs, you guys are great and I look forward to hanging out around here with a truck still!

Thanks, Mike.

It's an 1987 K5 Blazer. It has 8 or so inches of lift with shackles and rough country springs, NO body lift or blocks, it flexes. 1 Ton 14 bolt full floater rear end, 3/4 Ton Dana 44 front, 4:10 gears with 36" TSL swampers, 350 TBI motor with approx 16K miles on it (I have the receipt) with synthetic oil (previous owner). 700R4 with a B&M shift kit with about 15K on it has second gear slip ONLY when cold and has been sitting more then a day it seems and for about 1/8 mile IF you drive off right away, no problems after its warm or has sat for a few hours, P.O. said it had been doing it for the last 2 years. Shifts fine all the rest of the time. (previous owner), NP208 T-case. Radiator was replaced with the motor, new heater core all by the previous owner. I already added the R134 retrofit ports and shot gas in it to find the leak at the shop.

It has typical K5 rust, nothing major or structural, small spot in the roof, some in the bed the previous owner patched, and a little in the front of the rear wheel houses, nothing structural. The carpet and panels removed and rubberized floor coating added. I installed an ORD steering box brace. I will include all the rear disc stuff, front brakes are new.

New by me
air injection valve
K&N Filter
Oil change with synthetic
T-stat
ORD steering box brace
Cap, rotor, plugs, wires
EGR valve
02 sensor
new 3/4 ton calipers and pads
ORD front drop lines
ORD steering brace in the mail
dash lights replaced
A/C condenser
ORD rear disc kit and braided lines on axle and drop line, 2 new rotors, pads, new 1/2 ton calipers (not installed)

New by previous owner
Motor has 16K on it approx
heater core
radiator
fuel pump

Bad
needs A/C compressor $160 from pep boys.
right power window motor inop
fuel guage stops at 1/2 tank.



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Really? Nobody? I'm taking it in tomorrow to put in a new t-stat and fix the A/C. Brakes will hopefully be the weekend after next. Still waiting on my ORD steering dampener.
 
T-stats in I will smog it this week. But needs an A/C compressor and line which I will replace when funding allows. The more elbow grease and money I put into it, the less flexible I will be on price. :D
 
May or may not still be forsale. I kind of want to keep it now if I can. The more work I do to it, the more its getting harder to give it up. A little more and it will not really need anything (the always NEED something, bumpers, locker, cage, etc!)

I think I got the smog nailed, will see this week. changed the air injection one way valves and resealed the leaky exhaust manifold (loose bolts backed out) and replaced the 02.
Front brakes with braided drop lines and new 3/4 ton calipers done.
Rear 1 ton drums bled and now working great, still going to do the disc swap.
Dash is getting recovered.
All bulbs in the cluster changed.

next on the list is a pass window motor and an A/C compressor.

At this point, It has been hiding at the shop out of the view of the spousal unit. I want to paint it sand camo and throw H1 bead locks on it, detroit in the rear, cage and some seats with harnesses! I'm still waiting on the pirate flag headliner!
 
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