Okie doke. After I get the crossover steering put onto my dana 60, I will officially be starting the build of my 1974 K5 Blazer. But first, a little history. I bought this truck on ebay back in 2005, while I was deployed in Iraq. There was one minute left in the bidding process and I had been going back and forth with this other guy trying to get the final winning bid in. Then, boom, rockets hit our generator, and with less than a minute on the clock our power goes down, along with our internet. Crap. So About three days later I was finally able to check, and see that the other person had won the truck. Hoping for any chance to get it, I sent an email to the seller letting him know the situation and that if the other guy backed out, to let me know. Two weeks later, I get an email saying "he backed out, $1600 and its yours". Wow was I happy:-) Needless to say I paypal'd him the money and had my best friend back home go and pick it up. Running 350, working th 350 trans and semi functional np203. 4" pro comp lift, rattle can paint job, and torn to shreds interior. But thankfully beeing an Oregon truck its whole life, there was hardly any rust! Anywho, I got home, rebuilt the engine, put vortec heads on, slapped some 35" procomp xterrains on it, and line-x'd the interior, had a best top soft top installed. Then I went back to Iraq. Now it is 2009 and I am home for good I do believe, and ready to really start building it. I have just finished rebuilding my dana 60, I have a 14ff sitting in my garage, both 4:56 geared and a detroit in the 14ff. My 396 big block is almost done, and I have an SM465 / 205 combo sitting in my garage as well. My goal is to have the front and rear axle swapped in this weekend, and have the engine and trans in by the end of August, 09. Wish me luck, I will post pics!
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***My 74 k5 Build Thread***Took her out wheelin today.
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So that yellow paint is rattle can?
VegasBruce
1/2 ton status
nice fulltop, good luck and keep us posted
Dana 60 in
Dana 60 is in, truck fell on me so it took a little longer than I thought it would..... FYI do not use concrete blocks from lowes to put your jack stands on. I will post some pics here in a few minutes.
Dana 60 is in, truck fell on me so it took a little longer than I thought it would..... FYI do not use concrete blocks from lowes to put your jack stands on. I will post some pics here in a few minutes.
StevoandaRedK5
1/2 ton status
Eh
? I see you're in good enough shape to type (or tell someone else what to type
) Guess you were somewhere under there and didn't take the full weight of the truck, cause that would have been really depressing (heh pun intended)
Stomis
Professional Amateur
Yeah I used cinderblocks all the time, hell they hold houses up. Just remember to use them how they are designed to carry weight... 
Yeah I was in the wheel well, just bonked my head a little bit. And I agree with the cinder blocks working well most of the time. What had happened was, while my wife was jacking up the axle, so that I could put the last ubolt on, it moved the truck, and when she let it back down it was off center on the jack stands, caused them to fall over, and crush the cinder blocks. I used a new pair of cinder blocks, took over the jacking and just let the wife stand there with a phone ready to call 911. :-) It is all together now and looking good, cant wait to toss my 14ff in this weekend.
Ranger Overdrive
Just ordered my http://www.high-impact.net/transmission_and_gear/rangeroverdrive.htm today... .Cant wait for it to show up:-)
Just ordered my http://www.high-impact.net/transmission_and_gear/rangeroverdrive.htm today... .Cant wait for it to show up:-)
Axles in, tires on.
Okie dokie, after getting the rear spring perches moved I was able to get the rear axle back under the truck and have it supporting its own weight again. Feels good to get it off of those blocks. Now I just need to hook up the drivelines, brakes, and the rest of the crossover steering in the front. Hopefully I can drive it again tomorrow, I am waiting to pull the drivetrain until my ranger O/D unit shows up.
Okie dokie, after getting the rear spring perches moved I was able to get the rear axle back under the truck and have it supporting its own weight again. Feels good to get it off of those blocks. Now I just need to hook up the drivelines, brakes, and the rest of the crossover steering in the front. Hopefully I can drive it again tomorrow, I am waiting to pull the drivetrain until my ranger O/D unit shows up.
Here is a little motivation, this is my frist time doing anything along these lines... I have done engines swaps and builds before, but never axles and lifts. It has all been relatively easy, and there is so much info here! Don't be afraid!
Awesome, looks like ur doin a great job
my truck just needs so much work and i dont really have the money to do every thing i want to do.Browse junkyards and craigslist. And find things to trade. I traded a lot of my stuff for other stuff that I needed, has saved me tons! And Just remember you do not have to do it all @ once. Wheel what you have, and upgrade as needed, imo.
