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new motor for the m1009

Stomis,

Thanks! i cant wait to get it running! im going to keep the good ol th400 for now, or at least until it blows up... maybe ill get it rebuilt while ive got everything apart.


496truck,

Good eye! you are one of the few to notice :woot: as far as details, this truck has quite the story behind it. I never planned on taking it this far, but as im sure everyone knows, once you pop you cant stop!

Quick run down:
Ford one ton axels, d60 front d70 rear 5.38s (they had been sitting in my garage for almost 12 years, thought what the hell, lets see what we can do)
ford np205 tcase (same age and situation as axels) although decided to go ahead and double it. so its a 203/205 triple stick.
3 link up front with 2.5" coils
took the front leafs and put them on the rear, used the ORD shackle drop kit and flipped the stock shackles. Roughly a 5.5" lift total. (cut the fenders pretty good)
After all that couldn't skimp on the rubber, i had a set of 39.5" boggers. They were going on the axels originally, they were also 10+ years. Sold them and bought 39.5 red label krawlers. These tires are amazing, best addition by far.
Everything ese is missing, stock, or broken... I drove this truck as a daily driver for a long time, then it was a hunting truck, now its what you see. It was stock until we did this.
Oh yes, almost forgot... no more hydro assist, full hydro steering now also:woot:

As far as pictures go, is there an easier way than photobucket? i dont have time to fight with it right now.. Ill have some up tomorrow after work.

ive got to give credit to my buddy Dave, he is quite the amazing fabricator!
 
as promised adding some pictures..

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belly of the beast:
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full flex: pre fender chop
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Thanks guys! its been quite the project do far, and yet so much more to do :eek1:

As i am not new to the k5, but new to this site i find myself wondering why i didnt find this forum sooner :doah: I have just learned of this Blazer Bash. I have been trying to plan a Moab trip for years, problem is i cant find the right group of people. Looks like problem solved :D

Already putting in for the time off, now just need to pull out the big guns :draw: and get the truck Moab ready!

Ive got time, but it will fly, hope to see many of you guys there! :woot:

i'll get a thread going of the rest of the build, im sure i'll have plenty of questions.

Thanks,
Alex
 
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Thats the "custom" dash. I removed it in preparation for the motor swap. Will be replacing it with the diy4x dash, none of my gages work currently, will be replacing those as well. thought "might as well do it all while its apart..."

Ill get pics of the work soon as i start, still collecting parts for now.
 
If you guys have any questions, or want to see pictures of something specific let me know. I may have it or can go take it.

Thanks for the good comments guys!

Alex
 

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