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hey whats up my name is kyle. im 25 and live in wichita falls texas. i have an 88 burb. got everything ripped out. plans are to take my 6.5 turbo diesel from my 93 and throw in it and use it to haul my inclosed to the dunes and back. gotta find a front axle though that will hold it lol.prolly goin to put a newer modle tahoe leather interior in it and give it he!!.
 
First post..I got some chevy junk...:laugh: socal..yada yada yada long walks on the beach yada yada puppies yada yada 2 drinks well you get the rest:eek1:;)
 
Hi! I'm bigGURN, I live in Idaho and I am all about off road toys (you name it I probably got one or have had at some time...) I grew up in an ALL ford family and recently ventured into GM trucks. Last year I bought a cherry K2500 454 Vortec supercab short box to haul the camper/ tow the 5th wheel, well now over the weeken I aquired a 1991 Blazer Scottsdale (traded off the sleds) with the 350, 4 speed, manual lock hubsand here I am... I have always had a jeep around, but thought the Blazer would be a nice change, plus i am sick pu putting SBC engines into jeeps, why not just start out that way?? So i hope to help answer questions where i can (once upon a time i was a mechanic) and hopefully get some help from you! Thanks for your vast knowledge in adavance!

bigGURN
 
New guy in AZ

hey everybody, Im Big Scott. Live out in Mesa. Been a lurker here for a few years now. Got a 78 a couple of weeks ago. Been driving the hell out of it ever since. Its got bad older paint, ****ty interior, ugly wheels, and little bit of rust, but I like it. Traded a $1500 03 ranger with a bad tranny straight accross for it. Had it out in the dirt already a couple times, and things went well. Hope to lear alot from you guys.
 
Hey yall

Hey everybody im levi im 18 and in my last year in hight school. when i was 16 my dad bought me a 1981 chevy k5 blazer. from that day on i was hooked on fullsize chevy 4x4s. i sold the blazer when i was 17 and bought a 1977 chevy 4x4 pickup it has been converted to a 1985 front clip the inside has been updated to a 1985 also. i love going out to the copper mines and playing on all the cool tarain they have well thats about it ck5 is a pretty sweet website one of the best.
 
Hello...

Hey yall, My name is auggie. I just picked up my second K5. I had one a couple of years ago and regretting let it go. I got one this last weekend. It is a 88 with tbi.. all stock... except for 35's.. planned mod list to follow. :D
 
Whats up guys, im from MS, I just bought a 1986 blazer from the original owner. It has a create motor 350 and its currently in the shop having the transmission beefed up. After the trans i plan on putting at least 9 inches of lift under it, sitting on 40" boggers. Going to 4:56 gears and lockers in front and rear.
 
New member, journalist, needs your help

My name is Rich Truesdell and I am the editor of Chevy Enthusiast, a new title from Amos Automotive, publishers of Corvette Enthusiast and Cars & Parts. It's so new that the digital version of the first issue was posted today. You can access the first issue at tinyurl.com/ChE-login. The print version of this monthly magazine will debut next week at the SEMA Show and we be publishing the first week of each month to follow.

In issue two, which I am finishing up, we will be publishing a 1969-1972 K5 Blazer Buyer's Guide and I am looking for publication-quality, high-res images of stock or stock-appearing early K5 Blazers. If you have a Blazer and it falls into this category I invite you to submit photos of your rig to me directly at cheeditor (at) amosautomotive dot com.

I hope to start reviewing photos of early Blazers as soon as they are submitted.

Richard Truesdell
Editor, Chevy Enthusiast
 
Hey name is diego i have a 79 blazer k5 cheyenne its lifted idk wat size cuz i got it like dat.it had 35 12.50 r15 bfgoodrich at w 15 american racing wheels.now it has 35 12.50 r16 :eek1:super swampers.has a 350 w edelbrock performer intake and carb headers straight dual exh pipes. Rebuilt 350 trans w a shift kit.also have a :eek1:79 chevy stepside,completly different 4rm the k5. Its dropped front and back on 20" chrome rims ,primered gray,completly restored interior w sound system. Rebuilt 350 w performer intake and carb,high compression pistons, rb cam, roller tip rockers and pushing it is a 700r trans!!!:bow:
 
Hello fellow chevy folks. My name is Ronnie, I just bought a 70' K5,and would like to make it a part of the family. I'm a 38 yr old, lifetime circle tracker, looking to change things up a bit. So this whole experience of putting window's "IN" a ride is kinda diffrent for me! Looking foward to meeting new people, with new ideas and views. My parents bought a 79' K5 brand new, when I was a kid, and I've been a blazer fan ever since. All the resto tips I can get will be greatly appriciated, THANX in advance. Ronnie Tilley
 
Hello.....

Whats up Guys.....

Just stoppin by to see what you all are up to and to gather up some information that I can use for my 1969 Ford Crew cab/Cummins build. Specifically searching threads dealing with link suspensions and such... Some of you diesel enthusiasts might have caught my build thread on some of the diesel forums.

Wanted to go with a four link + panhard, but not really liking the limitations that the truck was dictating.... mostly due to some 11 inches of lift (hard to get the roll axis down) and the binding in un-equal length arms. RA's would be practical, but just don't have any WOW factor, whatever that means... so I'm looking into the 3-link option with about 20* on the lowers to bring the RA down. I'm actually going to model the set up in 3/8th scale to check out a few things before finalizing anything.

I will be using 16" FOA coilovers (dual rate) with Ballistic Joints on axle side and Ballistic Bushings on frame side. Links are 2"x.250" DOM lowers and for a single top I will be going a bit larger for a little SF!

The rear will get a triangulated 4-link for sure....

The truck itself should hit around 650HP and 1300 lb/ft on fuel only. I built the twin (compound) turbo piping and mounts, ported the head, running studs top and bottom, PDR cam, Fluidampner, Southbend 3600# Double Disc, NV4500, NV271, tweaked injection pump, NOS, water/meth as needed.... High pinion D60 up front and D80 with disc brake conversion out back... ok enough of that ;)

Anyway... back to the research! And a few pics for ya.. even if its a FORD. :D





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i'm larry, from part of the area wishing to become known as the State of Jefferson. i'm in the mountains outside of redding, CA..

i have an '82 blazer i'm working on building. it runs, but needs help. it's currently non-op'ed for smog reasons.

i have a pretty solid 383 (AFR heads, full roller valve train, etc) i built for my '95 chev 1500 P/U, but i have decided to put it in the blazer. i also have a 14 bolt rear end, 4L80E, and modified OEM computer that is also getting taken from the truck parts collection to be used in the blazer instead.

i have 1/2 mile of private gravel road to get to the house i bought a few years ago. the winter snow can be a PITA for my 2 WD truck, so i did a trade with one of my friends for the blazer. he was wanting to sell it, but he was also wanting to put a complete audio system in his ext cab dodge truck. something that the kids could plug the audio portion of their portable DVD player and head rest monitors into. so i got all the equip from a friends shop i occasionally help at on the side and did a full on install for him. speakers all 4 doors (including modifying to fit the beefier mids), amps, subs and box under rear seat, and HU.

he's happy, his wife and kids love the system, and i'm more than happy with what i got out of the deal.

great vehicle. about spin a circle around a dime with the turning radius, plenty of cabin room, can tow with it, a good solid built machine. i like it way better than the wifes chev ex cab 4 WD truck.

i'll definitely be needing to tap resources here for where to find some parts i need for the modifications of the build.

between the 48 to 84 hour work weeks and 12 units in school this semester..... it's hard to find time to stop and poop, let alone wipe my rear end! so the build is coming slowly.
 
New to the forums

I've been reading the forums for awhile, finally decided to dive in. i have a 1986 k5 blazer... pics to follow.
scott
 
Hi folks, Bill here, owner of an old rusty but trusty 79 Cheyenne K5 since 1992. 330.000 miles on it but it loves Cape Hatteras. Still going strong.
 
Hello from Chicago

Hey everyone Ive posted already but decided to post here to say hello. My name is skyeler and im 27. I work on an ambulance as an emt b and just got accepted into paramedic school finally!!! lol. I also just aqquired a 75 K5 and am looking forward to having some fun in it. I want to live in colorado so bad since im an outdoor junkie and love snowboarding, and hiking. Hopefully one day soon but for now Chicago is home.
 
sky56 said:
Hey everyone Ive posted already but decided to post here to say hello. My name is skyeler and im 27. I work on an ambulance as an emt b and just got accepted into paramedic school finally!!! lol. I also just aqquired a 75 K5 and am looking forward to having some fun in it. I want to live in colorado so bad since im an outdoor junkie and love snowboarding, and hiking. Hopefully one day soon but for now Chicago is home.
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Well I've been on here for a while but decided to say hey. I've got a 1991 K5 with about 197,000 on her. Bought it in October of 2007 for my first vehicle. Since then, I've put a lot into it. Me and my dad did all the work to it for the most part. 4 inch Rough Country Lift, 35x12.50 BFG Mud Terrains, dual Flowmasters, new floor, rebuilt tranny, 2 12 inch Kenwood subs, Pioneer speakers, Pioneer head unit, an Alpine amp and a Kenwood amp.

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Greetings

Thanks for the welcome and Greeting to everyone. I have a 71 fully restored K5 .Ive supported 67-72 chevy trucks and other sites related closer to home which is Burnaby BC Canada .I just got my Blazer on the road this past summer .It was a GREAT feeling ! I would like to find my way about this site and possibly become supporter here as well .But untill then Please feel free to comment or ask me anything .Well almost anything. I look forward to great discusions and info building knowledge of the K5 and hope that This forum has the answers to my many questions Thanks Rob
 
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