Project Frostbite 1 ton K5 build

[GWeakland620]

OK, so it just finally clicked in my head. I have been seeing a video of this truck mobbing hard in the snow, and I just now realized it's YOU!!! Lol

Looking good man!

 

[chevys4life]

OK, so it just finally clicked in my head. I have been seeing a video of this truck mobbing hard in the snow, and I just now realized it's YOU!!! Lol

Looking good man!

Haha that would be me! Thank you!

 

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Got a few goodies in the mail today for the interior! Never had a stereo when I got it so it will be nice to finally have one with some new speakers! The mirror is from a newer chevy that has auto dim, compass and temperature. Also got my other fan in. Its a 16 inch fan I'm going to use as a pusher fan. Hoping it will be enough to keep it cool now! I may end up switching them around and use it as a puller and the other 2 smaller ones as pushers.

 

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So since I’ve got a little time I figured I’d do an update on how everything went on our trip we just went on. The place we went to is about 3 hours away with most of it highway driving to get there so it was a good test how the k5 was going to do on the highway for handling/road manners at 65-70 mph. It ended up doing a lot better than I anticipated and I was able to cruise down there at 70 mph the whole way! There was virtually no wondering/swaying on the highway so far where as there is a little bit in town with the divots worn into the road. I am very happy with the gearing I chose as it does well for cruising on the highway and still has a good low speed in 4lo. It was right around 2100 rpms at 65-70. This is a trip we do every year and was a good one to test it all out on since it’s a mild trail that doesn’t have a lot of hard areas. Drove it around for a few days on the 2 different trails and it did really well. The only 2 problems I had were the 40s rubbing A LOT lol, and I had a hydro assist fitting come loose. So I ended up beating the crap out of the front fenders to get it to not rub for the rest of the trip and just tightened the fitting back up on the hydro assists. I have new fenders for it so these are mainly just test fenders to see how much I’ll need to trim. All in all I think it did very well and I’m impressed with how well it even handles off road with the 52s up front. They are very flexy and ride a lot smoother than the other springs I had in there. Would definitely like to get some longer adjustable shocks on there soon because it’s lacking in that department! Also on a side note having the stock power steering pump on this trip sucked since it’s not enough for the whole system but my new one should be in this week. I’ll have to get some pics of the awesome custom fender work I did but here is some others I took. We also brought our fleet of dogs with us lol

 

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There is also a neat little cabin down in the canyon we always stop at.

 

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Been a couple weeks since my last update but I haven't got much done. Been working on house projects while its still somewhat cool outside! A while back I picked up a newer steering column that I tossed in. They look so much better than the older ones! Got my air compressor all ran and switches mounted up. Didn't really know where I wanted them so I settled on right by the headlight switch. I was able to find these neat switch holders on amazon that you can make to fit how ever many switches you want. So far I like them there and don't ever bump them with my knees. Mounted the compressor on top of the inner fender. This compressor is only going to be for running the air lockers. I have a few RV2 compressors so I'm going to use one of them for my OBA since they put out tons of air!

 

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My PSC high output pump and resivor finally came in!! Hopefully I can get some time this weekend to get it all put in and test her out. Anyone else running this pump?

 

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Finally got a little time to start working on the new PSC pump and resivor. Got the pump in and started mock up on where I wanted to mount my resivor. Not really to many good spots to put it to where the feed line and both return lines meet in a good spot so I settled on right above the valve cover. My air compressor is also going to be placed somewhere in that general area so not a lot of room to work with since its so big. I'm using a RV2 compressor for my OBA since they flow a little more than a york. I had a york on my old jeep and loved it so I'm excited to see how this one will do!

 

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Slowly but surely making some progress!

Bracket for the reservoir and pump is basically done just need to add a belt tensioner for the belt to the compressor. Pictures make the reservoir look crooked but its not.

 

[Truckman4life]

That's a big ole compressor! What did those come on?

 

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That's a big ole compressor! What did those come on?

They came on a lot of older mopars and trucks.

 

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Got my bracket all finished up and painted. Took out my HEI distributor so I can put in my new one that's locked out so I can have the timing controlled by the computer. Also putting on a multispark box. Figured I should try and get all the things that are left done to it now since I have the core support out and it makes it wayyyyyy easier to work on with that out. Still have a bunch of wiring to clean up and put in looms.

 

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Got the distributor put in. Definitely a lot nicer than the bulky HEI. There is so much room there now! When I put the Sniper EFI on the only spot I had available for the temp sensor was on the side of the block and it put the sensor wayyy close to the header so I picked up a thermostat housing spacer with 4 ports so I could move it up top away from the header so it didn't melt it and it also gives me a few extra ports for when I add a different temp gauge. Since I still have a bunch of wiring to get cleaned up I started making my relay panel so I can get the rest of the wires ran. I've used these relays before and I must say they work awesome for keeping the dirt and water out! Hopefully 10 will be enough for everything I want to do. There is a couple extras for if I add anything down the road.

 

[JoshHefnerX]

Am I seeing those switches right - the housings are 'stackable' ?

 

[85k5witha6.2]

You could just weld the distributor to lock it out. That’s what I did in my race car.

Edit: didn’t see the second post that you went with a smaller distributor too.

 

[chevys4life]

Am I seeing those switches right - the housings are 'stackable' ?

Yes they are stack able.

 

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You could just weld the distributor to lock it out. That’s what I did in my race car.

Edit: didn’t see the second post that you went with a smaller distributor too.

I'll let it slide this time dan...

 

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Relay panel is done! annnnnnd a whole mess of wiring left......

 

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Been a little while since I've updated this but still making some progress. Damn houses and work always take up to much time! Been spending a bunch of time getting the whole harness put in braided loom and getting my dual battery setup done. Never really had good luck with cheap battery terminals holding up so I picked up a set of military style terminals and so far I dig them! Picked up a solenoid off Amazon for the dual battery's along with a couple terminal blocks for distribution of everything. And 2 new battery's to top it off. One starting battery and the other is a deep cycle. I'm wiring it up so the starting battery will be the one that can be disconnected that way I can turn it off and always have a good battery to start it back up with if I'm ever sitting with the k5 off and using a lot of battery. Now that I got everything done with the reservoir and pump I was able to bleed the system and oh boy was it a lot easier to bleed having the reservoir being the highest point of the system now.

 

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More pics.