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Welcome to all you recent attendees. Hope you enjoy the site, it is full of knowledge, and some bs too. Come with a sense of humor, and a learning attitude. You can post pics with a 20$ yearly membership, and 15 posts. That is set up to help eliminate the spammers.
 
Howdy K5 gang!

My name is Ben and I live in Carbondale, Colorado - where the men are men and the sheep run scared! I am new to this forum, but not new to forums. I have an 04 2500 Duramax as my daily driver, 3 mountain bikes, 2 snowmobiles, a snowhawk, 3 townie cruiser bikes, a jetta TDI for the wife and only a 1 car garage! I am a 33 year old wrench head, have always owned Chevy trucks, and have always wanted a K5. 5 years ago, I was given one that only needed a starter and off we went. It is an 83' with a reassigned VIN # from Texas and as far as I can tell it is built from 3 different trucks with a mess of mods :doah:

I haven't driven it in 16 months now since I pulled the transmission and I am here seeking info and advice on NP203's.
 
Howdy all!

Hey Everyone, My name is Mick and I live in CA and i drive an 85 blazer. Im 16 and just getting started in my new found love of trucks Lookin foward to learning everything i can. Happy to be here. I wish ya'll the best -Mick C.
 
hey powderstash,
i live down in Grand Junction. send me a mail some time so we can go wheeling. and if you want i have a 208 that might work if you don't want to mess with your 203.
 
newbie from canada

hey everybody ,my name is randy and i live in ontario canada....picked up a 89 jimmy for 500 bucks...thought it was a pretty good deal till i started looking closer...oh well,ive comitted myself now so it is what it is:D been lurking for a while and decided to post up...site has a load of info so i think im gonna start a biuld thread.. peace everybody.
 
Navy75 said:
hey powderstash,
i live down in Grand Junction. send me a mail some time so we can go wheeling. and if you want i have a 208 that might work if you don't want to mess with your 203.
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Thanks Navy. I'm in a bad mood about a broken down k5 in my garage for 2 years
 
Hey just got told about this site my name is kenny and im in the process of building a 79 suburban everything is stock so far right now just trying to get her up and running right had a great engine but a shot body so i bought a good body with no engine and im just waiting for the new th400 and 205 t case to make the swap kind of hoping to hear alot from you guys i have alot of questions that i hope you guys can help me find the answer to
 
well here goes the first couple of questions the new body i got for my burb is an 89 is there anyway i can keep my 79 vin so i can keep my collector tags if so somebody please let me know the second is ive heard alot about dually suburbans and thought it may be a good idea to try one out i found a one ton dually axle that will fit but would it be worth replacing the 3/4 ton 14 bolt i have under it now and the last is somebody told me that you might know where to find pitman arms and other lift parts for a lift over six inches if you guys could help me out please let me know thanks for reading
 
Howdy from West Virginia

The names Nathan ,but everyone calls me pooch (FD nickname) Im from Jane Lew West Virginia. Im a Senior Operator at Weatherford Wireline, been there goin on 4 years now. Im the proud owner of a 73-87 Truck/Suburban (literally) which is still a work in progress. Ive found alot of good info ,and alot of nice rigs on here. Hope to see more Ill be keeping up on them.
 
I am in the middle of a 73 Rebuild. It's at the shop now having most of the panels replaced, and getting ready for paint. I will be doing the interior after that. Still crossing my fingers and hoping that it all gets done. I am trying to find some brackets for the original bucket seats and rear bench seats. If anybody knows were to find them, I would appreciate it. Thanks.
 
Howdy names Travis and I'm 30, I joined here looking for info and just like pirate theirs tons of it so I'm glad to be here out of the three rigs I own only one isn't a GM product from the 80's its a CJ-5 from the 60's, but it does have a buick 225 in it. A little about my babys the first one is an 89 K1500 short wide with a 300,xxx mile V-6/5-speed/3.42/ 285/75/16 I'm the second owner, my other one is a 80 K10 long bed with 350/th350/205 44fr/12rr/3.08:mad:and it was an old mans farm truck. This is my DD with the old 245 swampers
 
New owner of a 65 Suburban

Hi all, I just bought a 65 suburban. I joined the forum looking for advice on the best way to convert it to 4 wheel drive. I hope to meet lots of knowledgable people!

Thanks!
Julie
 
picking up '86 K5 on Christmas day

wow, 200+ pages of member introductions, that's impressive.

well, I'm another NOOB. never owned a K5 but I've always liked them. I've owned 5 or 6 Chevrolet trucks in the past, various years from '85 to 2000. some were 4WD, some not. Been playing with turbo Buicks (Grand Nationals and T-types) for the last 14 years or so, but I'm about over that. picked up an '86 K5 pretty cheap off Craigslist a few weeks ago. it wasn't local so I had my brother-in-law go check it out for me. He's an ASE Certified mechanic and very knowledgeable about GM trucks. the Blazer checked out good (for the price) so I bought it. haven't seen it in person yet, planning to pick it up from my brother-in-law Christmas day.

this Blazer is basically stock except for the trans., springs, and tires. I was told the origina 700r4 lost reverse so the previous owner replaced it with a TH350. I plan to go back to a 700 asap. I'm assuming it has lift springs since it's sitting on 33x12.50 TSL's.

initial plans:
- replace the existing TH350 with 700R4
- replace worn-out 305 with 350, possibly 383 although I want to look at cost and complexity of converting to LS-based truck engine.
- fuel injection of some kind.
- replace OEM steel wheels with OEM aluminum wheels (already have a line on a set)
- fabricated bumpers, including tire carrier and wench provisions.
- swap-out bias-ply TSL's with more street friendly radial mudders
- make the AC *COLD*
- drive the wee out of it, mostly on the street but with trips to the trails as often as possible (nothing too serious, just rookie stuff for fun with the family)

will post pics asap.
 
rpinkstn said:
wow, 200+ pages of member introductions, that's impressive.

well, I'm another NOOB. never owned a K5 but I've always liked them. I've owned 5 or 6 Chevrolet trucks in the past, various years from '85 to 2000. some were 4WD, some not. Been playing with turbo Buicks (Grand Nationals and T-types) for the last 14 years or so, but I'm about over that. picked up an '86 K5 pretty cheap off Craigslist a few weeks ago. it wasn't local so I had my brother-in-law go check it out for me. He's an ASE Certified mechanic and very knowledgeable about GM trucks. the Blazer checked out good (for the price) so I bought it. haven't seen it in person yet, planning to pick it up from my brother-in-law Christmas day.

this Blazer is basically stock except for the trans., springs, and tires. I was told the origina 700r4 lost reverse so the previous owner replaced it with a TH350. I plan to go back to a 700 asap. I'm assuming it has lift springs since it's sitting on 33x12.50 TSL's.

initial plans:
- replace the existing TH350 with 700R4
- replace worn-out 305 with 350, possibly 383 although I want to look at cost and complexity of converting to LS-based truck engine.
- fuel injection of some kind.
- replace OEM steel wheels with OEM aluminum wheels (already have a line on a set)
- fabricated bumpers, including tire carrier and wench provisions.
- swap-out bias-ply TSL's with more street friendly radial mudders
- make the AC *COLD*
- drive the wee out of it, mostly on the street but with trips to the trails as often as possible (nothing too serious, just rookie stuff for fun with the family)

will post pics asap.
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Nice plans! got pics? :D
 
New

Hello everyone i have a 91 GMC Suburban 4X4. My boss gave it to for bein a hard worker. well its bone stock. 265,000 miles. runs real strong but burns oiil like crazy. buildin a new engine right now for it. it had bald 33's on it. now it has bfgoodrich mk2 mt on it. cold a/c. ive put new warn locker in it to. would like to put a locker in the rear a 4inch lift an not to sure what else yet. not sure how to put up a pic of it yet though.
 
Welcome from another noob! Joker do you have the square style burb or the IFS burb? Either way I read somewhere you have to have 5 posts to add a pic, found out after trying to add my pics and couldn't.
 
hi everyone i am a newby anyhow i own a 1976 jimmy it has been in the family since my dad bought it in 1978 i live in melbourne australia i am about to pull it apart and start a full resto on it i have loved this truck ever since dad bought it i was 12 years old when he came home with it he then spent about a month converting it from left hand drive to right hand drive i have alot of memories of it going up hills and sand dunes other vehicles could not make recently i had the pleasure of pulling a couple of nissans out of mud holes that the jimmy went through with ease the truck is a 1976 jimmy high sierra with a 400 engine only a slight lift in the suspension and 32x11.5 tyres coz in australia any tyre sticking out of the gaurds brings unwanted attention from the cops anyway it is nice to find a forum to chat to other people with similar trucks
 
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