I LOVED my K5, so why am I building a crew cab?

[original balzer]

So today I seen a sweet K5 for sale, and it got me thinking. I loved my k5, and I had most of the parts to build another one. (because my title got turned into a dismantling permit)

Anyway to make a long story short I realized I wanted something with close to the same interior space (shot myself in the foot there crew cab is way smaller inside) About the same wheel base (nope its a lot longer than a K5) and to build it stronger all around (YAY I got that one right)

Funny once I broke it down like that, I thought crap I'm not building what I wanted. But then I realized the crew cab actually fits my needs after all because I can still camp in it it will be able to tow a fair amount. Its bigger outside and smaller inside but its not a whole lot in either aspect. It will have exterior cargo space to make up for the lack of space behind the rear seat of a blazer. AND it will be easier to gain access to the rear because it has 4 doors (no more climbing over seats to get in the back).

So although I fell in love with wheeling in a blazer, I'm optimistic that I will be happy with the crew cab when its done. I guess sometimes we let our brains get away from ourselves and start thinking counter productively. Any of you guys ever felt this way at some point in your builds?

 

[desertrat67]

Gp get a suburban body and make it fit the crew cab frame. viola! More interior space, 34" less wheelbase than the crewcab, and you can still tow with it. The perfect combination.

 

[original balzer]

Yea lol but I'm already committed to this build. The wheelbase is about 134" so its similar to a regular cab long bed. It will have a 4 foot long bed when its done. The rear of the frame is bobbed to the spring perches I cut 5.5 feet off the frame and moved the axle as far forward as I could.

 

[desertrat67]

Sounds like my old crewcab. I moved the rear axle forward 23 13/16" forward and cut 4 feet of the rearend. I cut the roof off and put in a poorly bent cage too. I would post a pic, but they are on my computer and I am using my wife's right now.

 

[kgblazerfive]

Yes and it happens to me on a weekly basics

 

[rjpastor]

Since we're spending your money...

Why not keep the CC as a tow/sometimes off-road vehicle and build the K5??
(Keep in mind that mine spends much more time parked in front of my house than on trails._

 

[original balzer]

I don't tow, and I cannot get a title for my blazer and its already stripped and gutted.

I'm hoping I can daily drive thew crew cab and wheel in it both. I trying to build it too the point it just don't break doing what I do off road. I know I know its real hard to get the best of both worlds.

 

[kgblazerfive]

Well what I have decided to do is keep my Suburban like it is change some little things like rear bumper and a flip instead of blocks, maybe FI and then leave it alone. Then I am building the other Suburban that I have into Suburban/buggy cuz in the end thats what I want anyway.