Deuling's 1985 K5. "Restart thread on post #8415"

[Deuling]

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Deuling's 1985 K5. "Operation Revamp"

EDIT: Since this thread has way to much talking in it, just go here for the summary



http://www.silverlakeforum.com/index.php/topic,20956.0.html


Picked it up at fall last year or so, just kinda been slowly fixin stuff here and their, and dropped a 408 sbc in it, new shocks, nothing too fancy.

Plans:

-Build the tranny
-Rip apart interior, bedline everything
-Paint eventually
-Eventually a bigger rear axle
-Either 4" and 33's or 6" and 35s

At the moment im super broke, so little stuff going on for now.


But befor I start I want everyone to see the inspiration for it..

My dads 90 Jimmy back in the day when I was a little kid, I LOVED THAT THING!!!

And the first time I ever drove on the dunes in the 91 Burb

My dad had an 86 jimmy with the 6.2, then the black jimmy, then bought a 91 burb with the black and silver color scheme. So Ive always had one of these trucks around me, and when he sold the burb, I needed one back.... lol.

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Read more about this build here...

 

[Deuling]

Basically when I got mine.

Had a 305, it was makin lots of weird noises, getting 6-7 mpgs, piece of junk had to go...

So began the very long process of finding a good engine, ended up talking to a buddies friend that has been building them for a while, he saw a post I put on FB of a 350 crate on CL a guy wanted $900 for. He said he could build me a 408 that he had already bored out with no home for the same price and that I would know I was getting a good motor and not just something somebody coulda slapped some chrome and paint on. So I said go with it

Started tearing the 305 out at my bossed house, he has a nice work shop with swivel hoist and pit (shhh dont say anything bout the pit )

Had alot of help from my buddy nate

And my lady even came down to help a time or two... MMMM SEXY

dats me lol

Goodbye 305

Old junk exhaust

New perty 2.5" mandral bent exhaust i scored for $80

 

[Deuling]

Took all brackets and blasted, lady helped again

After months of waiting I finally got pics of the 408. 400 sbc Bored .040 over, summit 1103 cam(dont recall specs at the moment), new everything plus stainless steel roller rockers, polished alluminum oil pan, pro street harmonic balancer, edelbrock performer rpm, edelbrock 1406 carb (off the 305), stock heads completely rebuilt by some race engine builder in Mt. Pleasant MI. Nothing too fancy, just new and 408 SBC just sounds cool. It was $900 for the rebuild plus another $400 with roller rockers, cam, oil pan. So $1200 for new motor not bad at all.

Then the day finally came, I got to go pick it up

Out with the old, in with the new

 

[Deuling]

Then I made my $4XX order from summit. Royal purple break in oil, royal purple synthetic 15w40, thermostat, spark plugs, motor mounts, Stainless Pypes Performance Violators, and WIX filters

This motor will run Royal Purple as long as im around

Yeah, they are loud

Ended up not being able to run the valve covers I had because they were hitting on the roller rockers. Picked these up, with the Felpro steel insert gaskets they no leak (highly recomend these gaskets for valve covers and oil pan)

 

[Deuling]

Then judgement day arrived... BREAK IN DAY

Well went to fire it up, lots of fire and boom sounds out of the open headers, checked compression in #1 cylinder and found out the Dist was 180* off, spun it around fired right up............ Then the radiator blew up and blew about a gallon of water all over everything..

Went home all bummed out and started looking up radiators, my buddy stayed the night and was bored searching craigslist when he found a scottsdale for sale with a 2.25" core Northern alluminum rad with internal and external tranny cooler. Called the guy, he said he paid $400 for it new, put it in then his engine blew a month later and he wanted half of what he paid.

Picked it up next morning for $200

Went down and installed. Its sexy

So here we go.... Videos by the way

 

[Deuling]

New exhaust VIDEO

Ring gear says richmond, so its been rebuiltand the gears look fantastic

Another video

Did front bearings

Got a deal on some warn hubs

Ready to rock

Time for some silver lake sand dune action
(headliner shot courtesy of my lady Can you tell the trucks from tennesee?? lol)

 

[Deuling]

Welcome all, to SILVER LAKE MICHIGAN, my favorite place on Earth

Me and my dad

Let dad take her for a spin




2 wheel drive test and she climbed better than alot of people in 4 wheel



my 88 warrior

 

[Deuling]

Had fun at the dunes and it performed great. Love it.

I also installed rough country nitro 9000's all the way around.

I put a new top on somewhere in their as well, the old one was pretty beat up and lots of cracked windows

Lots of help from friends with sanding

Pretty much it for the time being, I bought all new carpet that will be going in this winter, along with bedlining everything I possibly can, welding up and rust in the floor I find, and slowly bring this thing back to life.

No burnout action really, got one pic of one I left in the college parking lot..

Im tired as $hit lol. time fo bed.

 

[swettysblazer]

So you get 500 something posts in the other thread, and you start over here?

Way to go, attention-wanter.

Hahhaha im just kidding buddy, looking good I still want a burnout video though

 

[Deuling]

So you get 500 something posts in the other thread, and you start over here?

Way to go, attention-wanter.

Hahhaha im just kidding buddy, looking good I still want a burnout video though

Yah at this time its up to post #1114....... lol, theirs alot of talking and questions a bs in their, way to cluttered for anybody to take the time to read for how little actually fun stuff their really is lol.

And last night I was the DD, so by the time we got home erybody passed out and left me up all by my lonesome lol. Had to find something to keep me busy lol. Instead of alcohol I drank a 20oz at the party..... REDBULL!!!!!

 

[swettysblazer]

Hahhahah i know man, im just busting on you. Good to see haha.

 

[86k5heavy]

Trucks looking good and the engine must be a nice change from that 305.

Im liking the swivel hoist and the homemade engine stand too

 

[76zimmer]

looks great Adam, congrats on GMOTM, and looking forward to running with you next summer @ your favorite place on earth!

 

[Deuling]

Trucks looking good and the engine must be a nice change from that 305.

Im liking the swivel hoist and the homemade engine stand too

This engine is night and day from the 305, I had to get used to the pedal at first so I didnt rip the ol 10 bolt out Also it gets better mileage which is a plus, and when I get a qjet I should get even more out of it.

looks great Adam, congrats on GMOTM, and looking forward to running with you next summer @ your favorite place on earth!

Heck yah dave, stoked for a ride in the maiden What could be better, michigan sand, freshwater, and awesome rigs everywhere you look on a busy weekend.

 

[shadowwalker_02]

I'll keep it short and simple. Good build up, pretty motor, beautiful truck, good looking ole lady but do you wanna borrow my hair clippers to trim that mane up a bit?

How long did it take ya to swap out the hubs?

 

[Deuling]

I'll keep it short and simple. Good build up, pretty motor, beautiful truck, good looking ole lady but do you wanna borrow my hair clippers to trim that mane up a bit?

How long did it take ya to swap out the hubs?

Lol you talkin her hair or mine?? Thats not very good pics of her, I got some betta ones but you guys cant see.

And the hubs, well the one side took about 10 min, the other side... well all 6 bolts stripped and I broke a hardened bit off in one so I couldnt drill the bolt out so I sawzalled the hole hub off lol. After that it was a cake walk.

 

[shadowwalker_02]

Lol you talkin her hair or mine??
Thats not very good pics of her, I got some betta ones but you guys cant see. And the hubs, well the one side took about 10 min, the other side... well all 6 bolts stripped and I broke a hardened bit off in one so I couldnt drill the bolt out so I sawzalled the hole hub off lol. After that it was a cake walk.

Talking about your hair, but if you decide to trim hers take pics and video.

How you liking the warns? I'm in the process of doing that myself.

 

[Deuling]

Talking about your hair, but if you decide to trim hers take pics and video.

How you liking the warns? I'm in the process of doing that myself.

Oh heck my hairs short in those pictures man

I like em, got a killer deal on the set for $40 for the set. I really like the quarter turn to lock them in, and the look and feel compared to the mile markers is much better. Much beefier. They worked at the dunes great.

 

[KansasTwister]

just realized you got the same cam as me, i love mine, nice rompy idle even in a stock 8.5:1 350.

 

[Deuling]

just realized you got the same cam as me, i love mine, nice rompy idle even in a stock 8.5:1 350.

Yah I really like it, just like everything on this truck so far its a good medium, not too much but not too little. Next engine ill go bigger though