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ok here it is my name is sean 35 from washington my k5 is a 1988, it has been rebuilt 30 over bigger exhaust valves for towing,kn filter,10 000#warn winch 4 kc hi-lights up front and it came with a 2in lift yes I know thats nothing but thats why I am here,It has 33 13.50 15 toyo's on prime wheels,a dual stabilizer and one kick ass sound system. thats not much but its a start,like I said thats why Im here to get you're help on making it bigger and better, mostly the suspension I want a 6inch,thats were u come in whats best.
 
hello. name is daniel. frome mobile,al. my k5 is an '82. 6in. of lift, 355-350-203 for now. doubler coming soon. daily driver is an '89 burban. pretty stock with 3.73s and 31s. have a '72 truggy in progress. not sure where it will end up. good to be here.
 
Newbie here. (please dont hate on the username! lol)

I know Big94Gmc (not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing) from a local FL board. Ive recently moved up to Virginia Beach, VA and after having regrets for selling my fullsize bronco Im looking to get back in the Fullsize world.

Guy at work is selling an 86 4x4 subruban (CHEAP!) with a recently rebuilt engine. I havent see it yet but other then the rear window not working (no barndoors) its up but doesnt come down and a 'crappy' interior from what Ive been told. Doesnt sound like that bad of a rig to jump in and jack up (8" and 35"s are the goal!) Just has to be 'road' friendly as it will have to make the drive back to fl and haul a trailer back up here to va at least once.

Anyways.... if the deal goes though I will be more than happy to become a 'full' member as it SUCKS!!!!!! not being able to see all 'attached' images

Later

Chuck
 
Joined recently going through 2nd childhood first auto was 72 blazer. That was a few years ago. So i found another blazer in az with 68000 miles and starting to restore. Found site and joined looking help and parts. I live in nortern nevada carson city area!
 
I guess I'm still considered new to CK5 with (currently) 12 posts to my credit ... so I'll post an intro (that probably nobody will read :wink1: ).

My name is Steve and I'm 37 yrs old (I'm often accused of acting 17 yrs old). I live in Gilbert, Arizona (suburb of Phoenix). I am on my third K5, having just bought a '78 K5 here in Arizona a couple weeks ago. I started with a 1990 K5 (purchased back in '95), sold that and then regretted it ... so I bought an '89. Then I sold that, and kicked myself in the butt again for getting rid of it. So, my "new" 1978 K5 is here to stay.

I did an intense hunt for a clean K5 over a couple months, looking at everything from '73 to '91. Wow - there is a lot of abused junk out there :eek1: as I found it difficult to find anything that was really clean, had fairly low miles, and had a reasonable asking price.

While I was primarily focused on finding a late model with the TBI, I found a very low miles '78 in excellent condition and couldn't walk away from it. This truck_ has 79K miles on it, has the 400ci mot0r, with original interior and paint, and is pretty much completely stock. Most of the parts in the mot0r are original (even the radiat0r hose clamps, which I replaced today, were factory original). It needs some mechanical attention, but it's certainly not a basketcase.

While I enjoy offroading, I'll probably continue to use my CJ-7 for offroad duty and the K5 will be my daily driver. Arguably the K5 is much worse on mileage than my FI-converted CJ-7, but the K5 has a/c so it gets daily duty - especially during the hot Arizona summers. And, heck - I lucked out - this one has already been converted over to R134A!

I'm a car freak - and I have an especially soft spot in my heart for a K5. I hope to meet some folks here in the Phoenix area who are as crazy about K5's as I am.

Steve
Gilbert, Arizona
'78 K5/400ci/TH350/NP203 Daily Driver
 
Hey, Paul here
New on this site
my rig is as follows


74' jimmy, 383sb, th400, 203/NWF doubler/205, NWF tri stick, 1410's, Dana 60 NWF arms, flanges and stubs, 14 blt FF detriot, discs, 63' in rear w/shackle flip, 4" front springs, fender hack.

um what else?
York air, rust, 10 point cage, rust, on project tires and rims:rolleyes: in assembly mode (2yrs):rolleyes: , oh yeah it's rusty.

i have a 30' travel trailer about to be made into a hauler to get this thing around.

Chow for now
 
AZOffroad said:
I guess I'm still considered new to CK5 with (currently) 12 posts to my credit ... so I'll post an intro (that probably nobody will read :wink1: ).

My name is Steve and I'm 37 yrs old (I'm often accused of acting 17 yrs old). I live in Gilbert, Arizona (suburb of Phoenix). I am on my third K5, having just bought a '78 K5 here in Arizona a couple weeks ago. I started with a 1990 K5 (purchased back in '95), sold that and then regretted it ... so I bought an '89. Then I sold that, and kicked myself in the butt again for getting rid of it. So, my "new" 1978 K5 is here to stay.

I did an intense hunt for a clean K5 over a couple months, looking at everything from '73 to '91. Wow - there is a lot of abused junk out there :eek1: as I found it difficult to find anything that was really clean, had fairly low miles, and had a reasonable asking price.

While I was primarily focused on finding a late model with the TBI, I found a very low miles '78 in excellent condition and couldn't walk away from it. This truck_ has 79K miles on it, has the 400ci mot0r, with original interior and paint, and is pretty much completely stock. Most of the parts in the mot0r are original (even the radiat0r hose clamps, which I replaced today, were factory original). It needs some mechanical attention, but it's certainly not a basketcase.

While I enjoy offroading, I'll probably continue to use my CJ-7 for offroad duty and the K5 will be my daily driver. Arguably the K5 is much worse on mileage than my FI-converted CJ-7, but the K5 has a/c so it gets daily duty - especially during the hot Arizona summers. And, heck - I lucked out - this one has already been converted over to R134A!

I'm a car freak - and I have an especially soft spot in my heart for a K5. I hope to meet some folks here in the Phoenix area who are as crazy about K5's as I am.

Steve
Gilbert, Arizona
'78 K5/400ci/TH350/NP203 Daily Driver
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Well we don't bite , get that CJ out woth us . We have a jeeper amongst us anyway :D
 
hi I am Duane and I live in spokane, wa about 20 miles from 7 mile orv area. While I am new to K5's I not new to offroading I have had a baja bug. a dune buggy and currently my daily driver is a 84 s15 jimmy It does alright but just lacks power, so I recently picked up a 73 k5 for $850 and after a couple hundred got it handling alright. but it still need a bit of work like rust wich is suprising little for the age of rig it is.
 
Whats up everyone...thought I would join since I have an '84 K5 Blazer and like what I saw here at the site. I live in SLC Utah and do as much wheelin as I can. Heres a pic of my Blazer. Not much yet, still have alot to do to get it where I want it. I am also trying to figure out the site a little more, can someone direct me in how to upload an Avatar pic and signiture, etc. Thanx, Mike.

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Hey guys my name is Greg, im 27, married, no kids, just toys lol, i live in Elk City, OK. I have a 75 blazer i am currently working on. So far i have a 6" rancho lift with 35"x17.50-16 M/T baja belted wrapped on M/T classic 16x12's. It has a 383 stroker with trick flow heads, hooker headers, flows, edelbrock intake, carb, and air cleaner. it has a 4 speed with granny low, and 4.11's front and rear. I have parts stacked up for it in the garage.. i am installing a 12" superlift, performance bodies 3" body lift, and i havent bought tires yet(cant make up my mind). I also have a 2005 dodge 4x4 hemi 4dr with a 3" suspension and 3" body lift with 35x12.50-17's wrapped on 17x10 M/T classic 2's. i also have a 1979 and a 1984 blazer for parts. The wifes ride is a 2004 dodge hemi short bed 2wd lowered 2-4" with k&n filter and flows. I am very glad to be a member and look forward to talking with many of you.

Greg Carpenter
 
Howdy! I'm Brandon, 22, from Wake Forest N.C.. I have a '90 K5 (bone stock). It's my second K5, first was an '83 that had street signs for a bed (upstate New York is hard on old trucks). Starting serious work on the truck this year and hopefully will see some of you on the trail soon. First pending mod; soft top!!:D
 
:D hi, i'm stanley from amelia ohio. got a '84 K5. 6.2 diesel,np 208,3:42 10 bolt rears,quad shocks. got it march '05.put new fuel & tranny lines.cut out all body rust .welded all new in.painted it 2 tone white &light blue metallic.getting ready for interior &drivetrain. says 92,000, don't know if odometer has rolled. this is the perfect blazer(my opinion). looking forward for some help from you guys.
 
Allo I'm Luis from Portugal with a Nissan Patrol 2.8 with about 360.000 kms and much more to do. Nice to be here. Tks
 
Hey ya'll. I am new to this...web discussion groups and 4x4 building, but from all the searching I have been doing on my k5 build, this seems to be the place to be! I came across my first k5 when I was just out of high school. It wasn't what I initally wanted, but I have been in love with them ever since. My truck started out as a rusted out 1983, with a 350 and the 700r. It has been through many changes since then. It now has a custom built 383, a 465 manual trans, NP 203 t-case, and front and rears out of a 70 something 3/4 ton. I live in the Appalachian Mountain region of North Carolina in a little town called West Jefferson, NC. I am in the process of dreaming about building a bad ass k5! So much info is out there, and so many opinions makes it hard. That is why I joined this group. Can't wait to learn from you guys!
 
sup guys...


I'm Andy, 28, from south central PA. Just picked up a '95 2 Door Tahoe with a 6.5L TD and 95k on the clock. Been lurking around this site for some time, finally speaking up.
 
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