rgretzinger
1/2 ton status
I know, I should have done this when I joined but I was jst getting my feet wet and didn't even take the time to take pictures of what I started with but I can't change what has been done. Around the first of December I bought a 74 K 5 that was posted on a local hunting board that really caught my eye. I have always had a thing for the K5 but I never really had the time or means to buy one much less fix one up. The day I saw pictures of it I was hooked. I had to have it and for only $2000 I thought I was getting a good deal. I had some guys from work go check it out for me and pick it up if they still thought it was a good deal. At the time i didn't really have a good idea of what things cost or were worth. They drove two hours to Dallas and picked it up. I had a good straight body and one small rust spot, the paint had a really cheap paint job 5-6 years ago and the clear coat was peeling pretty bad on the hood. The thing would barely run but had a new rebuilt engine with about 1000 miles on the clock. After fixing all of the vacum leaks, changing all of the fluids, changing spark plugs, new MSD distributor and ignition, the engine runs awesome and idles so smoooth. I then tore up all of the carpet and fixed the rust on the floors, added Dynomat and then put in new Corbeau seats. It has been at paint for the last five weeks and I am getting it back tomorrow!! I can''t wait. While it's been at paint I bought some new TC 4" springs, 1 " body lift, ORD sway bar disconnect, and a black soft top. All of this stuff has been sitting in my office torturing me. Like I said earlier I don't have any pictures of her in a dilapidated condition but I do have the pics from 4-5 years before I bought here. I will post up pics of the new pain job when I pick her up tomorrow. Sorry for the long winded rant, just had a lot of catching up t do.
