Ive been a member for a couple years and finally decided to pay up my 25 bucks since i'll be posting a build soon and figured i'll support the site while i'm at it.
I've got a 1971 K5 that i've had since around 2003. I've decided to tear it down (never a good idea!) and rebuild it with all the nicities. It was originally a basic low optioned truck with a 350/SM465/NP205. When i'm done it will still appear low optioned on the outside with the stock color and bumpers but will have a LQ4 (already acquired), AIR CONDITIONING!!!! and the same old SM465/NP205 combo. It's got a 4 inch lift now (not pictured) but I will either add some zero rates or go 6 inch with 35's. This won't be a rock crawler or any kind of trail rig but more of a DD/weekend camper with occassional trips to the beach and such. My overall goal is a nice looking 1st gen that's reliable enough to take on long trips. Like I said, the only offroading i'll end up doing is when I take it on trails to some camping spots.
As progress is made i'll post pics and try to make it as informative as possible especially concerning the Gen 3 swap.
I've got a 1971 K5 that i've had since around 2003. I've decided to tear it down (never a good idea!) and rebuild it with all the nicities. It was originally a basic low optioned truck with a 350/SM465/NP205. When i'm done it will still appear low optioned on the outside with the stock color and bumpers but will have a LQ4 (already acquired), AIR CONDITIONING!!!! and the same old SM465/NP205 combo. It's got a 4 inch lift now (not pictured) but I will either add some zero rates or go 6 inch with 35's. This won't be a rock crawler or any kind of trail rig but more of a DD/weekend camper with occassional trips to the beach and such. My overall goal is a nice looking 1st gen that's reliable enough to take on long trips. Like I said, the only offroading i'll end up doing is when I take it on trails to some camping spots.
As progress is made i'll post pics and try to make it as informative as possible especially concerning the Gen 3 swap.
