H20 Toie
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and so it starts
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Where's the parts porn? We need pics of all this stuff laid out before install. Everyone loves seeing coilovers even if we have seen them a hundred times.
Or is this just the paint part?
Or is this just the paint part?
H20 Toie
1/2 ton status
Just paint so far
Waiting on the coilovers and rest of the kit
since i changed my mind on going leaf springs i returned the parts i had already received for the front
so far i have the rear springs, hangers rear shocks and misc hardware.
My buddy is putting front and rear springs with biltstein shocks on his so will be interesting to compare the two when they are done.
Both are 91 k5s and will have 4" lift. he is going to have 33" tires with the stock axles and 410 gears, ill have dana 60/14 with 35" and 456 gears
after its painted its going to the fab shop without the fenders and hood, then after the coilovers are on they get reinstalled
Waiting on the coilovers and rest of the kit
since i changed my mind on going leaf springs i returned the parts i had already received for the front
so far i have the rear springs, hangers rear shocks and misc hardware.
My buddy is putting front and rear springs with biltstein shocks on his so will be interesting to compare the two when they are done.
Both are 91 k5s and will have 4" lift. he is going to have 33" tires with the stock axles and 410 gears, ill have dana 60/14 with 35" and 456 gears
after its painted its going to the fab shop without the fenders and hood, then after the coilovers are on they get reinstalled
Nice. What springs is your buddy going with? I did the Skyjacker 2-1/2" springs on mine and the ride isn't horrible, but could be better. Made it a ton better when I ditched the secondary shock up front. It just barely fits in my garage, so until I get done with my wife's dually I'm not going to go higher, but if the dually fits in the garage then I'll move the K5 outside and go higher. If there is a night and day difference between yours and your buddy's it will certainly make me lean towards coils.
What color are you painting it? Did they take the front fenders off just to get that much more of a complete paint job?
What color are you painting it? Did they take the front fenders off just to get that much more of a complete paint job?
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H20 Toie
1/2 ton status
Custom Springs from ORD, also only going with one shock.
going to paint it white again.
Fenders off will help with paint but they would have left them on except fab shop asked to have them removed so just made sense.
windows are all coming out to.
going to paint it white again.
Fenders off will help with paint but they would have left them on except fab shop asked to have them removed so just made sense.
windows are all coming out to.
H20 Toie
1/2 ton status
How come no matter how well things are planned some projects just snowball , just doing a simple paint job since its going to get scratched anyway, turned into well since the hood and fenders are off. then its not the much more work to take off the top ( plus better to paint ) well then may as well take the doors apart also, ok so now the whole blazer is in pieces, what the hell just do it right the first time i guess
You'll be glad you did it that way. When we did mine it was going to be a simple mask and shoot job. Then we got into it and decided to at least take off the bumpers. I didn't take the top off because it was going to be more effort, but in hind site I wish we had. Especially since now a top seal that never leaked now leaks. I think it's possible the fresh paint on the top seam made the seal crack/shrink a little bit once it dried. We are going to have to take the top off anyway now that it's leaking, so we should have just done it to begin with. "Might as well" is pretty much "good you did it" when it comes to a paint job.
H20 Toie
1/2 ton status
its getting closer
Dang I need to get someone to do the fiberglass on my top....and get it painted
Yeah, I already had this thought in my head, and a spare top, and now someone posts up some pictures making me want to spend more money sooner!!!
Oh yeah, isn't that what this thread started out about!!??
superbuickguy
1/2 ton status
You know, that's a cute, starter list.... fortunately, I'm nothing like Greg and have no idea about what project creep is.
H20 Toie
1/2 ton status
Paint is done, at the fab shop now for the coilovers
just picked up the axles
just picked up the axles
superbuickguy
1/2 ton status
a touch.... start here... read first 5 or so pages - pay great attention to the words "cheap" "quick" and "use what I already own".... then go to page 104 and see how far off that I ended up.Why do I suspect a bunch of BS , I mean sarcasm there???
