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Phil's '88 Big Blue Build Thread
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That looks very nice.
I agree. Much better.
Fudge man
You are going to ruin my pants
You are going to ruin my pants
I do believe that's the factory color mine was supposed to be...
That would have looked good.
That would have looked good.
You're nearly the twin of what my truck was supposed to stay as
Wow, that's pretty dang close!
My next tub will get the same paint job, but just proper prep unlike what I have now.
Wow, thats what mine should be.
Mine was an 86 Custom Deluxe, only two options it had were A/C and the heavy duty suspension, it didn't even have a radio.
But yours was still blue! If I had yours I wouldn't even have repainted it.
Mine was a slightly darker blue, but while it was an "Undisclosed Location" somewhere in Nevada between 89-95, it was painted desert tan all over, top, mirrors, everything. Then it went to a National park in Louisiana where it was painted white.
I phucking hate this damn crappy white paint job on it.
Overall yours is pretty much how I want mine to be all said and done, proper blue with white top and cab , 4 inch lift with 33's or 35's. And possibly with an SM465, if I ever manage to kill the TH400.
Mine was an 86 Custom Deluxe, only two options it had were A/C and the heavy duty suspension, it didn't even have a radio.
But yours was still blue! If I had yours I wouldn't even have repainted it.
Mine was a slightly darker blue, but while it was an "Undisclosed Location" somewhere in Nevada between 89-95, it was painted desert tan all over, top, mirrors, everything. Then it went to a National park in Louisiana where it was painted white.
I phucking hate this damn crappy white paint job on it.
Overall yours is pretty much how I want mine to be all said and done, proper blue with white top and cab , 4 inch lift with 33's or 35's. And possibly with an SM465, if I ever manage to kill the TH400.
Wow, thats what mine should be.
Mine was an 86 Custom Deluxe, only two options it had were A/C and the heavy duty suspension, it didn't even have a radio.
But yours was still blue! If I had yours I wouldn't even have repainted it.
Mine was a slightly darker blue, but while it was an "Undisclosed Location" somewhere in Nevada between 89-95, it was painted desert tan all over, top, mirrors, everything. Then it went to a National park in Louisiana where it was painted white.
I phucking hate this damn crappy white paint job on it.
Overall yours is pretty much how I want mine to be all said and done, proper blue with white top and cab , 4 inch lift with 33's or 35's. And possibly with an SM465, if I ever manage to kill the TH400.
I really had to repaint it, the blue was competely shot. It had been baked in the sun so long you could just rub it off with your finger.
Yeah, it's a custom deluxe, with AC and the heavy duty suspension like yours. Mine has the SM465 too, its a retired USGS truck.
I'm not sure what mine was in a past life, i have paperwork on it saying it was ordered new by the Gov't, and was in Nevada until the late 90's.
It honest to God says that it was at an "Undisclosed location", I can only imagine where that would be. I suppose any where from Area 51 to a guard shack at a boat launch.
I guess with the paint, I'd rather have a ****ty faded factory paint job, than someone else's ****ty DYI paintjob, thats the wrong color.
And as far as dash pads go, I say the best ones are factory ones. The one in this truck was way, waay worse that your is, then a friend of mine bought an 83 K10 parts truck, and I nabbed it's dash pad.
Just keep looking, you'll find a decent one.
It honest to God says that it was at an "Undisclosed location", I can only imagine where that would be. I suppose any where from Area 51 to a guard shack at a boat launch.
I guess with the paint, I'd rather have a ****ty faded factory paint job, than someone else's ****ty DYI paintjob, thats the wrong color.
And as far as dash pads go, I say the best ones are factory ones. The one in this truck was way, waay worse that your is, then a friend of mine bought an 83 K10 parts truck, and I nabbed it's dash pad.
Just keep looking, you'll find a decent one.
Aren't unfaded, unbroken plastic parts much harder to find out in the desert?
Hi and belated welcome.
Nice truck, sorry I missed this for so long.
As far as the gear swap, it's no where as near as scary as it sounds.
I did my first about ten years back. More time consuming than anything else.
Mr. Wade (ktmoutfront) failed to mention his K5 has a home brewed 3 link suspension and that lil' old 10 bolt catches a lot of air time...
Love your rig. My favorite K5 would look like yours, only with round headlights. Like in Jaws 2
Nice truck, sorry I missed this for so long.
As far as the gear swap, it's no where as near as scary as it sounds.
I did my first about ten years back. More time consuming than anything else.
Mr. Wade (ktmoutfront) failed to mention his K5 has a home brewed 3 link suspension and that lil' old 10 bolt catches a lot of air time...
Love your rig. My favorite K5 would look like yours, only with round headlights. Like in Jaws 2
Thank you sir! I'm debating maybe finding a set of 10 bolts, and then doing a gear swap just to learn how. Then if I feel good about it, Just swap the axles out with no down time to the truck. We'll see.
My first paint job ever, I'm pretty pleased so far.
My first paint job ever, I'm pretty pleased so far.
It is so much cheaper and easier to do a 3/4 ton axle swap. Unless you are intent on keeping 6 lug wheels.
Martin
Martin
