Story of two '72 K5's build

[fishinnutt]

Your Blazer is turning out really nice, you have put a bunch of work into the project. Love the frame color also, my only gripe about that color of paint so far is that it seems to go on kind of translucent at first requiring a little more paint than normal to achieve a solid coat. On the other hand, even when you get a smallish run in that cast iron color it seems to level itself out a little more than most other colors in that line of paints. Great job, it is looking tough!

 

[scottishdave]

Thanks man...

Yeah i know what you mean about the paint...it takes alot of paint to get the color to stand out. It took an especialy large amount to get it to stand out over the RustBullet Blackshell. It all looks runny on mine regardless as the RustBullet was brushed on which led to runs and bumps.

 

[y5mgisi]

Lookin real good! Bum deal on your tranny guy not bein there.

 

[scottishdave]

Got the fuel and brake lines wrestled in, the th350 and 205 bolted up. Was hott as hell out today so it was no fun at all. Also picked up my 56's yesterday and recieved my ORD 6" shackles and DIY4x's u-bolt reversal stuff. Just waiting on my Disk brackets and i can get the axles swapped out.

 

[RudyO]

Dave, you plan on actually wheelin? This thing is starting to look too pretty lol!! Lookin good! I especially like the contrasting colors!

 

[scottishdave]

Yeah i think that everyday...It does seem a little too pretty but i figured if i was going to take this thing completely apart i may as well get everything done as good as possible. I like it though...looks alittle to show car, but oh well.

 

[scottishdave]

A pic of the body work....Its going really slow, but its getting done. I know things look alittle crooked, but the floor and quarter panel are not welded in.

Disk conversion pretty much done with the DIY brackets, cleaned up the axle, and bolted on the DIY diff. cover.

 

[RudyO]

Axle looks pretty good. Have you decided on an e-brake set up?

 

[scottishdave]

t-case brake

 

[Greg72]

Lookin' good SuperDave!

How confident are you in the condition of those original fuel lines? If they are rusted from the inside or corroded at all you're going to have a bear of a time later on diagnosing issues, or swapping the lines out. I keep thinking back to my own fuel delivery issues with my 396 and can't help but wonder if it wasn't just the 35-year old lines plugging things up and restricting flow??

It would be SO much easier to swap them in now with such easy access to the inner framerail.... give it some thought.

Great progress!

 

[scottishdave]

damnit...i was really trying to ignore those fuel lines, ha ha, yeah i have been thinking ALOT about putting in new ones while i still can.

 

[ChefBear]

I wished 1000x that I pulled the tub. It would have made everything so much easier. If you can do it now do it! Nice progress.

Driveline Brake from H.A.D. works awesome!

 

[Yukon Jack]

I don't know how much of a concern the fuel lines should be, but I do know that now is the time to do them if you are considering it - such easy access and at least when I've screwed around with my fuel lines in the past, I found they were stubborn and difficult to get at to say the least with the body in place.

You "might as well" replace them now

 

[scottishdave]

Got distracted and had to owe up on a promise to my buddy. Especialy since he is 1. a Marine and therefore broke and 2. I had to show him how to change his oil last year and didnt really think he should do this himself.
Oh and i had to take the poser shot.

 

[scottishdave]

Dodge ram that is.....

Father In-laws sons truck that stoped running and as they are not mechanicaly inclined people they were about to give it to a junk yard, until i stepped in. And what shows up in my driveway for free...this 1988 Ram 150 2wd with a 318, Auto tranny, AC, power windows/locks. Chrysler 8.25 rear end with 2.9? gears(No idea if this axle is good or not) Dont know what tranny it has yet either. Interior is really nice, virtualy NO RUST that i found right of the bat, will look more later but the body is in realy nice shape.

Hope to get her running, sort out the mess of wire hanging out of the dash, all new tune up parts, brakes, new-er tires and sell it. Although i have found a few cheap 360's around, but i dont think i want to take on anouther truck right now.

I swear i will get back to the K5 soon, these distractions are getting me really motivated about working on the k5 though.

 

[RudyO]

Thinking about a $600-$800 truck. Looks like the rims are Hurricanes. The rear is nothing worthy of noting, and with those gears, a dogleg. A running 318 will only net you about $100. The M/C looks like the straight (compared to angled) one that Mopar guys like. If the tranny is O/D and has a giant looking upside down V (think on drivers side) it could be a 518. Might be a good parts chaser if you can get it running for cheap. Go to moparts.com and throw a pic or two in the WiW forum. Those guys can sometimes be brutally honest though, if you think about the over- inflated prices Mopars were bringing just a few years ago...

Hmmm, get truck running, sell, buy welder, learn...... Hint?

 

[scottishdave]

tranny does not have an overdrive, the tag under the hood lists this...DGG A998/A999 AUTO TRANS. No idea...researched and found that a998 and a999 refer to two differant trannies.

I could always keep it, find a 360 to hop up, get a Ford 9" and do sweet burnouts all day long.

 

[Greg72]

Spend no more than 1 week on this new distraction.....

Give it a good steam cleaning, engine compartment detailing....fix the rat's nest wiring and clean those carpets.

THEN SELL IT!!!


It's nothing more than a diversion from your true mission, which is getting that K5 moving along. Capice?

 

[scottishdave]

Yeah i know, but i am sure everyone here can understand how the wheels get a turning.

Like i said, get it running, fix the wiring, tune-up parts and sell her.

 

[onetonbb74]

the a999 is the a904 w/ a lockup convertor for the 80's version of overdrive.