My Project lots of pics updated 3/14/06 New Pics

[1979jimmy350]

This is what i started with a few months ago a bone stock 1974 K-5 that was a plow truck for most of its life, i am only the second owner of it

it spent years as a plow truck for a used car lot but they burned up the forward clutch on the tranny

 

[BranndonC]

WOW i hope they gave that away! I've never seen so much rust

 

[1979jimmy350]

First thing i found a body that was in a lot better shape and hauled it home about 4 hours the color is horrible but i plan on chaning that soon







it even came with a pretty beefy roll cage

 

[1979jimmy350]

WOW i hope they gave that away! I've never seen so much rust

I paid 300 for it because it only had 60,000 orginal miles and the engine runs like a top plus and the chassie was in good shape

 

[BranndonC]

300's is basicaly free, lol pink, thats great, shoulda kept it pink! till the end anyway and paint it last

 

[1979jimmy350]

I put the new body on using polymounts and a ord one inch body lift


The only thing wrong with the frame was a little rot arounf the rear body mount so i made a plate and welded it in

 

[wetbackZO]

hey, pink is the new black, he he he...

 

[1979jimmy350]

after getting the body on i installed a 4 inch lift and installed a 10 bolt front and 14 bolt ff rear
i put the blocks in the rear only until i can finish making my shakle flip for the rear

 

[1979jimmy350]

I finshed the lift last night and this is how it is sitting now. My plan is over my spring break i am putting in TPI and getting it on the road



My brother and friend


me next to my k-5

 

[steve_kibbe]

Looks good, atleast you don't have to worry about the top rusting

 

[GotBoykins]

Nice job! I like the pink, it would be a real head turner.

 

[muddybuddy]

i vote keep pink for a while/.....its different

 

[dheavychevy38]

I remember that truck it was in that little lot i think it was like coventry motors

 

[1979jimmy350]

yea i got it from coventry motors in crystal lake

 

[76zimmer]

WOW i hope they gave that away! I've never seen so much rust

Your spoiled Brandon....and lucky , any old junk in Michigan is like that too. salt eats your sh!t up.

 

[1979jimmy350]

Heres what i am working on now for it, i should be ready to do the swap over my spring break in a few weeks


Still needs a little polishing though

 

[colbystephens]

man - that is crazy. i've seen few trucks that were worse than mine when purchased! I vote keep the pink for a while too.

 

[79k20350]

wow what a bunch of limp wristed panzys....





















j/k guys! nice start man

 

[Robert79K5]

Holy crap!

With so many of us cutting apart Blazers in much better shape than that, your going the opposite direction.

Makes me happy to see someone resurect a K5 from a pile-o-parts.

Hats off to ya man! I cant wait to se how it turns out.

 

[nstarry]

I understand right were your coming from , I did the same thing ( rust ) FOUR YEARS later and I have drove it three times !?!! It just never ends somthing can always be just a little better or a little bigger ,stonger........ and its still really not that nice of a truck. great start !! more pics , ( bomb can ) any color!! but pink!!