the circle of leaf

[mrk5]

I have parts from my original K5 project along with parts from several CK5ers.

The crew cab has the axles from my first K5 project and those axles came from a 79 K30 that @B_to_C calls the sledgehammer. He already had 1ton axles from his original K5 project that the K30 replaced.

I had also pulled the 700r4 from K5 and ran that in the crew cab 5 years. That trans came from @INTERCEPTOR who bought a K5 parts donor.

I also ran the NP241 from the K5 that originally came from @firefighter184's K5.

The NP205 coupled with the Magnum I'm running now has the fixed yoke output from the original NP205 in B_to_C's K30. The main part of the NP205 was a junkyard tcase from an '80.

The rear springs I'm running came from a member here but I can't remember his screenname.

The PRP seats in the front came from the K5. The middle rear seat was in the K5. I also have the DIY4x aluminum dash that I originally bought for the K5. I also have the DIY4x front tube doors that were originally used on the K5.

The hood I'm putting louvers in that will go on the crew cab was on the K5 project. Before that it was on an 87 parts Blazer I had purchased 10 or 11 years ago.

The dual battery setup and winch were originally on the K5. As was the Art Carr shifter.

I think the 454 is about the only swapped in component that wasn't in the K5 or from another CK5er. It was from a K30 parts truck.

Oh yeah, all my Autometer gauges started out in the K5.

That's all the stuff I can think of right now.

 

[Bent77]

Ran it as far as I could, drove put and fixed what was broke. Still the same truck.

Let's you and I run against each other at Ram Off Road Park at the Dirt Riot tace.

Only after carnage

 

[Kay86K5]

My front 52's and rear 56's are out of @mrk5's old K5. The TBI350/700r4 are out of a wrecked 89 K5 I bought for $900, robbed the motor/tranny and swapped into my K5 (tcase went to my dad's 84 Suburban), sold my original 700r4 that was in my K5 for $400, sold the 10 bolt axles for $200 along with misc. parts for another $200, then scrapped the rest of the truck for another $200 (I made money on my TBI swap, haha). My NP205 came out of a 72 suburban, but then I completely rebuilt it with the Titan box in front of it.

I've actually been thinking a lot about my "next build", and I think my plan is to pick up a pickup truck version of a square body, tube out the rear, narrow the front, exo-cage it, and literally swap all the parts from my current K5 into it (axles, springs, a-bomb bumper, tube doors, titan/205 case, etc.). But that will be after I beat my K5 up for a few more years probably.

 

[1-ton]

This truck donated a lot of parts to other builds (1985 K30 Dually). I got the power steering pump and remote reservoir unit from it, and the left side battery tray. I might have gotten a couple of other small pieces from it that I cannot remember.

 

[diesel4me]

Shoulda titled this post "One Piece At A Time" --like the old Johnny Cash song..

 

[AgDieseler]

Shoulda titled this post "One Piece At A Time"...

It’s taken.

David

 

[campfire]

Shoulda titled this post "One Piece At A Time" --like the old Johnny Cash song..

It’s taken.

David

At least twice over...

 

[campfire]

It's always fun recounting where these parts came from, and my dad, brother, and I have a good time reminiscing about their acquisition, assembly, and installation - the grief and the triumph.

David

Yeah, I've grabbed pieces from all over. For each of the rigs.

1984 K1500 Suburban:
Engine from 1982 1/2-ton C-code 6.2 diesel (Milwaukee)
Intake from 1982 3/4-ton non-emissions engine (Montana)
Clutch M/C & pedal assembly swiped from an 1986+ squarebody pickup. (CK5er in Colorado)
Flywheel grabbed from a 6.5 diesel pickup. (CK5er in Oregon)
Clutch slave from 2005 GTO (Rockauto)
NV3500 5-speed from 1999 1/2-ton Silverado with a 4.8LS engine. (Illinois)
NP208 transfer case & tranny cross member from the pedal donor truck (Keshena)
Stock driveshafts
Rear axle from G3500 cargo van. (Iowa)
Front axle rebuilt with 8-lug hubs. (Iowa)
T-case skid plate from CK5er in N. Carolina
Front shocks from CK5er in Dallas
ORD Sway bar correction kit from CK5er all the way in Hawaii
Rear springs from the company in @GWeakland620's backyard.


1986 M1009:
NV4500 from 1993 K3500 (Michigan)
SM465 bell housing from CK5er in Colorado
Clutch M/C & Pedals (Iowa)
6.5 Flywheel from CK5er in Missouri
Rear axle from 1979 C30 (Iowa)
Rear gears from 1978 K20 (Iowa, but a different end of the state)
Front axle from 1985 K20 (CK5er in Arkansas)
Detroit Locker and tachometer have now been moved over to the 'Burb build.
New shocks grabbed from the K10 and Suburban builds.


One piece at a time...

 

[nvrenuf]

What parts have you carried over to your current ride from a deceased one?

I guess I interpreted this different from a lot of folks, I took it to mean what parts on my current project are from MY previous project. Lots of parts on my Blazer are from CK5ers, Pirate, Ebay, etc but the parts listed in my first post were from my old K10 wheeler that I tore apart because my family outgrew it.

 

[Bent77]

I guess I interpreted this different from a lot of folks, I took it to mean what parts on my current project are from MY previous project. Lots of parts on my Blazer are from CK5ers, Pirate, Ebay, etc but the parts listed in my first post were from my old K10 wheeler that I tore apart because my family outgrew it.

That was the idea

 

[Greg72]

I’ve got a VIN, windshield frame and part of a firewall.....


It was never supposed to be like this.


-G

 

[frankin5]

I’ve got a VIN, windshield frame and part of a firewall.....


It was never supposed to be like this.

That's what happen in a MAW build by the professor of precision.

 

[GWeakland620]

I used to joke around that the name of my K5 was "Borrowed Parts".

 

[frankin5]

The only thing 85 about mine is the tub. Hence the frankin5

 

[mrk5]

Well, the original comment @AgDieseler made was in reference to my old K5 leaves being on @Kay86K5 rig now. So I figured we were following that same vein.

 

[Bowtie85]

Diffs, front drive shaft and some other odds and ends from the k20 found there way under the 97.
I got enough money from selling the rest off to pay for the sas, also the k20 got put back on the road. So not such a terrible story.

 

[red EOD]

Bed winch/mount came from my old m35a2 deuce and a half
Current bed storage box and air tanks came from a m51a2 dump truck I parted out
Receiver hitch from my old 87 crew cab

 

[78SWB]

Hubcaps

 

[skunked]

my "K10" is a bastard for sure.

1984 C20 Diesel Cab, Fenders and hood, factory green
Short bed from who knows what, it was maroon
1979 K10 Frame
1973 C20 14 bolt FF axle
1979 C30? 454
1988 V30 Dana 60
1976 K30 32 Spline NP205
198X Th400

and plenty of other stuff that I'm probably forgetting.

 

[Blue85]

The circle of leaf?