firemedic396
Newbie
Hey guys, I'm new to this forum but not new to fourwheeling. Here's some background on me if anyone cares to read it. I have been married for 8 years now and have two kids. My job is being a firefighter/paramedic in the great state of NJ and have been doing so for 15 years now. Some of my favorite things to do is to go hunting, fishing, camping, fourwheeling, and spending time with my family (not nessasarily in that order). I had at one time an '87 C-10 pickup lifted 4 inches with 35's, a painfully stock 305 motor and 10 bolt rears. It was a decent truck and I never really beat the crap out of it, so it took me everywhere I dared to take it. After a while it started to become unreliable and I needed to find something that was. So I now have the family repsonsible and reliable vehicles now (boy that makes me wanna vomit) and recently came acrossed my newest acquisition. My buddy bought a K-5 Blazer from another friend of mine with the intention of fixing it up. It was running poorly so he decided to pull the motor and re-build it. When he stripped it down, he realized the motor was junk and began looking for a new motor. He found a re-built Monte Carlo SS-350 motor for it and was intent on installing it. He started getting busy at work and with the fire department he belongs to and began to lose interest. The truck sat for like 3 years at his in-laws when he got the ultimatum to get rid of it. Somewhere in the middle he started his own business and had a need for a commercial van. I enter the picture with said van (a 1991 Astro-not that I'm proud of that by the way) and we both had the bright idea to trade vehicles. So that's what brings me here! The truck is fairly solid body wise with the usual rocker panel rot and a couple of spots on the floor starting to go but not through yet. It's 100% stock and I had the chance to talk to the original owner about the truck. It was ordered with the factory tow package, class 3 hitch, 3.73 gears, and 31 inch tires. The paint is two tone blue (dark navy and royal blue center stripe) and is starting to surface rust on the roof/hood. My goals are to 1: Get it running right for use as a DD 2: Fix the offending body rot as money permits 3: Get the body painted 4: Eventually build the truck as an off road toy. It's gonna take while but it will eventually be nice one of these days. So there ya have it, that's me in a nutshell. I will try to post some pics of it when I get the chance to. Greg
. I am an EO (Equipment Operator) for the Seabees. I enjoy what I do, ALOT, and plan on sticking around for as long as possible. I am married to the perfect woman, she cooks, cleans the house and loves to wheelin' and camping. She also likes to keep my rigs clean, so after a long weekend of trail riding, she takes care of the aftermath.
. Ended up parting it out.
Decisions, decisions. Planning on 44" TSL's for tires, so before paint there will be alot of fender trimming
