Project blaz revival update march 21st 2009!!!

[blackk5350]

well im going to start a little build thread and heres a few pics of my truck. so far i have just painted my wheels, painted headlight bezels and replaced the headlights. it has a 6" lift(no name) and 37" tires. its a little dirty right now but who cares its a truck

almost fitting in the garage

chrome peeling front bumper

recently painted wheels

STILL NEED TO DO A FEW MORE COATS ON WHEELS


messy interior

underneath

girlfriends mustang

 

[blackk5350]

UPDATE. after i posted the pics i went to the store and got some camo black super matte paint and painted both bumpers. they were really peeling and bad looking so i painted them black and if it turns out crappy oh well. ill post pics tommorow after i do final coat on wheels and bumper

 

[buefchris]

Don't stop there go for that desert retro look

 

[Matt J.]

I like it... It looks like you could probably fit that thing in the garage if you were to air down the tires? Just my $0.02 Keep the pictures coming.

 

[troutbum_mt]

Keep the pics and updates coming. Inquiring minds want to know. So far you have a damn find start, much better than what I am starting out with.

 

[blackk5350]

thanks. i just painted both front and rear bumpers. ill post pics tommorow. Also im putting about 4 lights under the truck so i can see the ground better when offroad. then i gotta park her for a few months while i drive 20 miles to school eachway. ut i will still work on er when she is out of commission

 

[blackk5350]

im trying to find some ccheap offroad lights i can use as backup/rock lights. walmart has some round ones with a 3 year warrenty for 20 bucks

 

[toomany]

im trying to find some ccheap offroad lights i can use as backup/rock lights. walmart has some round ones with a 3 year warrenty for 20 bucks

Try Tractor Supply, or a store like that. They have lights that are bright and are a decent price.

Got any pics of the bumper yet? I've been thinking about painting mine

 

[blackk5350]

Alrighty its 9-21-08 an d i got off work so i decided to take some pics.
theres pics of the front and rear bump. i painted tehm with camo flat black, and used high heat black for the wheels. im thinking about painting my guage cover black also so if anyone has any pics i would like to see them. i will be putting my tach in next weekend and thats all for a while besides some drivinglights for the front bumper.

what got me through all of the work

new headlights

 

[throttleissues]

The bumpers look a lot better in black, and without the strap wrapped around the front one. Good looking rig! Mine's got a lot less paint on it, with bondo showing in the dents and gouges.

 

[rjpastor]

The bumpers look good.

 

[blackk5350]

thanks. but im sad to say i got a new car 89 bonniville and i m forced to park the k5 for about a year. i will still be working on it from time to time, its just costing me to much in gas. driving 45 miles a day 4 days a week. thanks everybody. im painting my new car black too. im gonna try the roller paint method with rustoleum

NEXT THING TO DO IS CUT THE FENDERS OUT, ADJUST 4X4 LINKAGE AND TRY TO BREAK THE AXLES BEFORE THIS WEEKEND WHEN I PARK IT

 

[Ten_Bucks]

Nice rig. How are you liking those Dick Cepek tires?

Scott

 

[blackk5350]

the tires are really good road tires. off road in mud they are ok. snow they really slide around for some reason, probobly because i just had it in 2wd. and little to no road noise. I want a more aggressive tire next.

 

[Ten_Bucks]

the tires are really good road tires. off road in mud they are ok. snow they really slide around for some reason, probobly because i just had it in 2wd. and little to no road noise. I want a more aggressive tire next.

Thanks for the info.

Scott

 

[BGKYK5]

Did you do anything to prep the chrome for painting?

 

[blackk5350]

All i did was scuff it up a little with sand paper and put on light layers. and it turned out great

 

[eclipse]

mmmm cepeks!

 

[blackk5350]

yep the tires are pretty nice. barely any road noise and they look cool. i like how they have the big DC as knobs on the side of the tire

the size is 37/13.5/15
i want to get a tire thats about a 35-37 and is atleast a 15.0 wide.

 

[tacoma]

CK5 trivia--

I bought that magazine off of Ebay. Can't remember what I was searching for but I saw it and grabbed it.

Neat to see it in this thread.

Don't stop there go for that desert retro look
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