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My name is Steve, I own a 1990 Jimmy with the following upgrades.
Hypertech Power chip
Airaid cold air intake
Airaid throttle body spacer
Magnaflow muffler, low restiction catalytic converter, stainless steel exhaust tips

Warn manual hubs
4:11 gears Auburn limited slip rear differential
Rebuilt 700R transmission, 10 month warranty
New tranny cooler
New radiator

4" Rancho lift RS9000 adjustable shocks
Rancho steering stabilizer
1" Con-Ferr front shackles
Rebuilt steering box
Steering box frame gusset

New 35/12.50R15 Dick Cepek/Mickey Thompson FC Radial tires
Eagle Alloy polished rims

Carriage Works Billet Grille
Carriage Works Billet Instrument panels, door panels and foot pedals
Custom front center seat with oak fold down console and hidden compartment

Can-Back roll up soft top

Wilderness roof rack 4x5 ft.

Dee Zee 4" oval chrome nerf bars
Dee Zee Brite-tread storage boxes
Dee Zee Rubber floor mats with Brite-tread inserts

I hope to learn form this site.

Thanks
 
Steve,it sounds like youv'e got a water-cooled checkbook tied up in that Jimmy.I have to imagine it's smog-legal too 'eh? out where you live.
California wheeling sounds nice 'cause it's all snowmobiles now in my neck of the woods.
 
Hi, my name is Chad and I just recently purchased my very first Chevrolet in the 16 years I have been driving. I am/was always a dodge guy and have only owned dodges since day 1. Anyway, I sold my cummins 4x4 dually and a friend of mine talked me into looking at a K5. I liked the way it looked, drove, sounded and felt so I bought it. It is an 88 K5, 6" rough country lift (4" blocks and helper springs YUK) and had 35" bald generic tires. I put on a set of 35" swampers and took it out wheelin...that did not last long though. It has the stock 10 bolts with 4.56 gears, Auburn LSD in the rear, 2 tone blue and white, pwr windows and locks, manual warn hubs and it is very nice shape. I also came across another deal I could not pass up....a 78 K5 on 18 " lift (all springs) with 4 shocks at each corner and 44" ground hawgs. The engine and trans are gone, but I picked it up for dirt cheap so I may part it out or pilfer it to lift the 88 to the sky...have not decided yet. My first real upgrade purchase is a 14bolt SF rear axle. I have disassembled it and I removed all the brackets and perches so far. I will add 4.56 gears and trash the stock gov lock (maybe just weld up the spiders???). Anway, I look forward to reading all your posts and I am glad I found this site...so far I have found many great tech articles that I am sure I will be using. Thanks, CHAD

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Here is my new truck...

1987 K5 Blazer
305 V8 w/ 152,xxx
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Almost no rust on this truck
Running Bf Goodrich 33 x 12.50 R15LT
American Racing Wheels
Step Bars ... came with the truck
Interior all OEM including the radio with the push buttons

Re-painted at some point in time... Just bought it last week!!!

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Hope you like it!!!
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88 k5 roll bar or cage

Im looking for a roll bar or cage I need to know where to buy or look at this item
 
Just joined up, newbie from Alabama

Hey, I just joined up here and also just traded my 85 K20 truck for a 75 K5 with 90,000 actual miles and one owner. Still all original with 31 x 10.50 tires. Only upgrade it has is some headers and dual exhaust.
Plans immediately to put a 4" lift kit on it. Upgrade the tires to 33 x 12.50's on 10" wide wheels.
After that, I plan to start working on the upgrades to the engine. Air Gap Alum. intake and Edelbrock 4 bbl carb will replace the stock cast iron intake an Q-bog carb.
I had about $2,000.00 in the K20 so I hope this K5 was worth the swap.:confused:
Jim C.
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I finally got ablazer I want to keep it took 4 trys to get the right one Its an 88 I am looking for a roll bar or roll cage can anyone help out
 
hi guys, i just bought an 85 blazer, 92,000 miles, some rust here and there, everything is in good mechanical condition, other than the worn out clutch. its black, its actually identical to conscious's up there on this page. this is the first chevy i have ever owned. i have a saturn which was my first
GM but other than that i have been a ford guy my whole life. i have a restored 1965 mustang fastback, but i am anxious to make this truck nice once again and have a good time with it. no aftermarket parts on it that i can see. only paid 900, hope i got a good deal. nice to meet everybody!!!!
 
My name is Chan. umm.. yeah, I'm asian. I'm the only asian redneck in Mechanicsville Virginia. I'm a senior at Lee Davis HS, and planning to go to Radford, or VCU. Anywho, I was born and raised a Ford boy. I've owned a 94 Thunderbird V8, 85 F-150 4x4, and a 93 Thunderbird SC. I just purchased my first GM Vehicle..It's a little rough on the eyes, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder...

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Blazn83....I had a 90 Thunderbird SC...

nice car but I dumped so muh money into just repairing that thing.
 
Hey ya'll! My name's John and I'm from Clancy Montana, but am in the Army and stationed at Ft Bragg, NC. (sitting in Iraq right now, tho)
I have an 88 3/4T Suburban sitting on 33's that I picked up for a really good price and my original plan was to just use it for a "support" vehicle for my 97 Jeep TJ. Plans change!!! I fell in love with the 'burban and now want to do a bit of work on it including rear bumper w/swingaway tire/fuel can rack.

Great place ya'll have here with alot of great info. Hope I can contribute!
 
Hello, my name is Eric and I live just east of Charlotte NC. I have a 77 k5 that I get out and play in every once in a while. I have met a couple of you guys and hope to meet more on the trail.
 
hey everyone3, new to the site. i have a 92 chev ext cab with tbi 350. sorry its not a 4x4 but i am going to be putting a tbi 350, sm465, and a 205 or dana300 (undecided on the tcase) into my jeep YJ in the coming year. the jeep is getting a SOA and d44 in the front and a ford axle in the rear.

hope to get some info and tech help on the tbi problems my truck been having lately. looks like a great site with lots of info and great peoples! anyone from British columbia here? add another to the list of crazy canucks on the site! :haha:
 
introduction from mikey

:crazy: Hi all i'm 47 years old, work in the oilfields of ne utah as a mudlogger while they drill gas or oil wells. i own 1986 chev surb i got 3 months ago for $1300.00. it's my 6th beater 4x4 the last 10 years. it's all stock so far. i've owned a 1986 ramcharger, 1980 jeep cj5,1979 chev 1/2 ton p/u, 1980 bronco,a 1985 nissan pu i had for 3 years and just got rid of, and now a 1986 chev surb, never had one i really wanted to build up until this one. where i work is hard on vehicles so i depend on my 4x4 for my livelihood. looking forward to learning as much as i can from u all.got into 4wheeling at an older age 10 years ago. love going thru the mud as much as i did when i was a kid on my bike and can't resist snowdrifts. plan on buliding up this ole chev surb and then down the road in a couple of years find another cj and bulid it into a trailrunner.thanks:D
 
Pensacola

Hi everybody my names Chris and I'm a.... Wait wrong forum this isn't the AA Forum:haha:

Anyhow, its looking like I'll be getting a 89' blazer w/crate 350/700r4 w/less than 2K miles on the motor and tranny for a killer deal from my bro-in-law. Swapping a Saturn and a few pennies... I'll post pics up next week when I get it...


Thanks for such a nice site!

Chris
 
Yo yo yo yo YO YO!

My name is Carl. I used to have a K5 til the engine blew up and I sold it to some guy for $1000 and haven't bought a GM product since... ... ... ... ...

Anywho, here's my ride:

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ne1 know where I can get sum dubz? :D





I'll be in The Lounge if anyone needs me...
 
My name is Johnathan, I just bought my first K5, it is a 1982 sitting on a 6" with 35. Just bought a Dana 44 front and rear, with a 400 transmission & np208. Need help with going higher & driveshaft angles.
 
Hey, I'm Phil. I've been in the Army, then the MN National Guard for 15 years now (wow, I'm old) so I found an '86 M1009 to play with. After I bought it last summer, I realized why I got a good deal on it...both axle tubes were slightly bent. It still drove, but I didn't trust it. Might as well go bigger. I found a D44 and 14b FF for $300 and 4" springs for the front. I'm just finishing with the homemade shackle flip for the rear, and it should be on the road shortly....should.;)
This site made it 100 times easier to do. Thank you guys!!!!!:bow: :bow: :ears:
I'm sure they're here somewhere, but I have all the manuals for M1008/m1009 military trucks on CD if needed. Let me know.
 
Skull Leader here. You may not remember me from camaroz28.com. Here is MAC II Monster, a 305ci 1987 Blazer, full size of course. Bought the 17th of this month for $1300, I have already replaced the turn signal switch, outer tie rod, rear window regulator, changed door locks, took off some unnecessary stuff, etc etc. Drove home 250 miles with no problems, no rust (except for the paint) and the 4x4 works awsome.

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Next up is finish the dash (gas & oil pressure gauges don't work), get a decent radiator, pound out the dents, fix the interior up a little (front seats are from a Chevy van), and eventually, get a 4" suspension lift.

Here's he is today, with Skull-1 in the background, who is costing me too much to fix every year.

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I've already learned alot from this forum, and am banking on getting more out of it.
 
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