The85k5
1/2 ton status
Well to start off i'm only 19, i started with a stock 1985 k5....bought it from a gypsy lady who screwed me over and found out in a month that it had major blow by, so my dad and our mechanic rebuilt the engine (i didnt know crap about engines at that time so we rebuilt it stock) which i regret now!, but anyway since then almost all my money goes into it...at first all my buddies told me to lift it but i was like "no no that through's off your center of gravity and it 4-wheels fine now" boy was i dumb, a few months later i bought a 4" all leaf lift kit from rough country...i didnt want to be too extreme, put it on the next day and boy did my 32's look stupid! so then i bought some 35 in bfg's...thinking i was done then every thing started going wrong!, my drivline was too short, my rear end posi unit shot through my rear end cover and all my lug nugs on my front tire snapped!, now its 2" body lift edlebrock performer, hedman hedders dual 40 series flow's bigger cam 4 kc lights, brush guard, and a $1500 stereo and i know i wont be done.....one of my buddies is almost done after about 10 grand....he has a 85 k5 (like mine) but with 12 in suspension 3 in body 44's 5:56 (or something like that) gears but is still running that with the stock 10 bolt and the stock driveshaft.....is this ever gonna end!!!
probebly still have 500 into though...hey i'm a teenager i need big speakers! but i was having a bad day yesterday so i was cranky....i think the woman's pms is contagious hehe, but for my friend with the 44's i'm very supprised how his 10 bolt is holding up....he has a rebuilt 350 pushing about 380 horse (at the flywheel) but his 700 r4 and his driveline are still stock! and he tows a trailer with his quads to hollister hills and takes is off road quite often, i guess he's just lucky!
I dont have a 1500 stereo though, just a shaft style cassette and some 6x9 el cheapos in the doors. I have buddies that're into the stereo thing, but I see it as pretty useless in a trail rig. Most of the stuff that goes into my blazer is used equipment bought at good prices. As she sits right now, she's got right at 3K in her and that includes the shocks, brake lines, and cage tubing that isn't even installed yet. Just research, shop, and make it happen by making intelligent decisions as to what is needed, and what's not, and at what price!
