Bought my 86 in 2000 for $300 sitting on blocks. Borrowed rims and tires to drive her home. The auto tranny was screwed had to manual shift it. Got it home and tuned her up. New plugs, wires, carb, and 33s on 10"rims then drove to the store to fill up with gas. On the 3 mile trip back to the house the motor let loose. Spun #7 bearing. Pulled motor, rebuilt it. $1500 later, headers, another new carb, big intake, etc. Fired her up went down the road a little ways and the tranny went bye bye. Pulled tranny, 350/np203 for rebuild. After pulling combo 9 times, I said screw it, went to the junk yard pulled same combo out of a truck that had been sitting for 10 years. Brought it home put it in, didn't change the filter, converter, or fluid, took it for a test drive. Finally rolling, I changed the filter and fluids. Bought a 6" lift and put in a set of 3/4 tons(freebies) while I was going, govloc and LS in front. Bought some used military 36's for $100. Body was crap so I swapped on an 84 desiel tub with hydroboost and 2" body lift. Was content but hated the shifter on the 203 so I bought a 205. Went wheeling a few times and realized that I had to have fuel injection and lower gears. So this past winter did the tbi swap and installed 5.13s. Somewhere along the way I lost my doors, tailgate, interior and top. Then after the first bit of body damage said to hell with fenders...they met the sawsall. Needed room for the 42 TSLs. 5 years later I've still got parts for upgrades and mods just trying to find time to put them on. I've bought and parted about 7 trucks along the way. Somehow I picked up another K5 and its my DD but I've got mods and upgrades waiting for it also <---- poor truck. It never ends.
) stock q jet was driving me nuts, so i replaced it with a GM reman qjet. couldn't stand the 3.42s with the 35s and the rear suspention needed to be replaced bad, so i put 56" springs with a shackle flip and 4.10s in it. 
