Project K-1 build, 75 jimmy gets the H-1 transplant

[85-m1028]

well I was gonna wait until it was all finished to start this thread, but due to current circumstances this last leg may be a while...

I was needing some inspiration..

here she is the way I got her

ran out of gas on the way home!

That was the last straw!!

much better!!

 

[85-m1028]

apparently my neighbor really liked this old engine!!

more teardown

everything on this was very straight and remarkably rust free! until I found this!
WTF!

someone was covering something up!

stupid carrige bolt!

and it's free!! look I have a body hanging from the rafters!!
pretend you didn't see that, I don't want to hassled by the saftey gurus!

 

[uao85]

awesome build, love the full convertible top blazers. Do I understand that you are swapping in a 6.5 turbodiesel or a 6.2 diesel?

 

[85-m1028]

the frame got cleaned up and three coats of Zero Rust applied. I can just do a rattle can touch up if the paint get chipped off. It's a wheeling rig right??

moved the the rear shackle back 4" for the 56" tuff country springs

out comes the flintstone floopan

I can't remember his name but there was this porn star who used to make the same O face

POS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here's is where my hatred for all things JC Whitney starts!! the paperwork even said blazer floor pan! does that look like a blazer floor pan!!!!!???

rather than dick with trying to get what I ordered, **** it I'll make it work. cuz this things gonna be done by the end of the month right?? Sure!!

all buttoned up "Thanks Brian!!"

 

[85-m1028]

Now the fun starts! Hmm do I go the easy route and use the 6.2 with the ats turbo and turbo 400??

Hell Thats way too simple, one wire to make it go!! No No No, I'm a master at electronics right? do it the hard way! I got this bastard ripped down to the frame and I'm feeling like king kong the master fabricator no pussing out now!!!

What we have here is a 6.5 centermount turbo diesel, 4l80e transmission and 242 t-case out of a yup H-1

comes with a full stainless 3" insulated exhaust

Here's the tricky part, the fire wall will need to be "adjusted" to fit the exhaust manifold

 

[79rustyk10]

Looks good, should be pretty cool, but whats the T-case plan?

 

[85-m1028]

cutting a hole

I got the a/c unit from a suburban and needed to move the hole for the pass through

overhead shot of the engine

less than 5000 miles on this drivetrain she runs like a champ

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[85-m1028]

new painless wiring harness

custom crossmember again thanks Brian!!

new 31 gallon polly tank

 

[blueblazes44]

You are a brave man! Nice build

 

[85-m1028]

I had to make a spacer plate for the heater to clear the manifold. Some 1"x1" square tube and a sheet of 14 guage

heater mocked up

pretty tight!

exhaust installed "needs one more little section to get it in the right place

 

[85-m1028]

on a foot note the 242 has been swaped for a part time 241, the 242 needs the transmission cooler routed through the front output "I didn't want to hassle with that" and being a fulltime case extended periods of highway speeds can cause premature wear..

 

[Madspeed]

Nice

I like it thell he 6.5 can make 350+ hp and 700 ish Ft lbs tq when tuned right and thats enough to spank most trucks on the road that generation.
BTW I have a comp pullout 99 H1 6.5 4L80e setup laying around myself.
We replaced it with a 05 6.6 Duramax ally combo so LMK if ya need stuff

 

[85-m1028]

using some 1/8" plate to make the cover

some goodies for the front, Ord cross over set up and HD engine crossmember. oh and a PSC hydro assist, steering box, pump

 

[85-m1028]

 

[85-m1028]

I like it thell he 6.5 can make 350+ hp and 700 ish Ft lbs tq when tuned right and thats enough to spank most trucks on the road that generation.
BTW I have a comp pullout 99 H1 6.5 4L80e setup laying around myself.
We replaced it with a 05 6.6 Duramax ally combo so LMK if ya need stuff

ya I wont be going all that crazy "want to keep the bottom end together" but once I get a pyometer and boost guage I'll crank it up a little!!

 

[AJMBLAZER]

Small little build eh?

 

[85-m1028]

stack plate coolers mounted "well on the bottom at least"

fill pipe for the fuel tank "not done"

mocking up skid plate for the t-case, will also be doing a crossmember to support the skid plate and tie in a anti wrap bar

custom shifter for the t-case

 

[85-m1028]

Small little build eh?

just call me the jackstand wheeler!!

 

[AJMBLAZER]

Nah, my builds exist half way across the state from each other, in boxes and storage sheds, and basically will never get done.

I'm okay with it though.


Good job!

 

[kgblazerfive]

Nice front axle, welcome to the club