Ahh, I want one. I want to build a 73-75 for my wife instead of buying a heap.
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WL: 1975 K5 (previously "Another new (to me) K5.")
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Neither of them have much for floors if that makes you feel much better.
Martin
Martin
Gave it a tune up.
Martin
Martin
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chulisohombre
1/2 ton status
That cleaned up real nice.
y5mgisi
1 ton status
You are still putting that in the blazer tho right?
That's the plan. If I can get it to run worth a ****.
Martin
Martin
y5mgisi
1 ton status
Oh boy...
Never did get it to run great. Rebuilt the quadrajet, and that helped, but there is a long story involving timing lights, and I never actually got around to adjusting the timing.
Anyway, last night (technically not seeing as it is tomorrow already....) John (80'427) came up and drug a 1985? Suburban up to me. Then today (yesterday....) he hauled the 1975 K5 over to my buddy's shop, and I drove that 1979 K20 there.
Well here is what that 1979 K20 looks like now.
Here is the 396 hanging on the chain.
Then we pushed it outside, and pushed the K5 back in. Got it up on the hoist, and I yanked out the TH350/NP203 while John played around with the big block (few things in life make John as happy as Big Block Chevrolets). I also pulled the diff covers to see what gears were in it, and in what condition. Sadly they were 3.08:1. The Dana 44 looked fine, and the gear lube wasn't horrible considering it had been sitting for twenty-ish years. Then I pulled the rear cover on the 12 bolt. That was a different story. A LOT of water ran out before the gear lube came out. Then when I got the cover off, there was a bunch of ice chunks in it.
Chunks of ice in the drain pan.
Here it is up on the hoist with the 396 just sitting on the motor mounts.
Here is a picture where I accidentally lifted the Blazer on the front right by that silly camper step that was on it.
Martin
Anyway, last night (technically not seeing as it is tomorrow already....) John (80'427) came up and drug a 1985? Suburban up to me. Then today (yesterday....) he hauled the 1975 K5 over to my buddy's shop, and I drove that 1979 K20 there.
Well here is what that 1979 K20 looks like now.
Here is the 396 hanging on the chain.
Then we pushed it outside, and pushed the K5 back in. Got it up on the hoist, and I yanked out the TH350/NP203 while John played around with the big block (few things in life make John as happy as Big Block Chevrolets). I also pulled the diff covers to see what gears were in it, and in what condition. Sadly they were 3.08:1. The Dana 44 looked fine, and the gear lube wasn't horrible considering it had been sitting for twenty-ish years. Then I pulled the rear cover on the 12 bolt. That was a different story. A LOT of water ran out before the gear lube came out. Then when I got the cover off, there was a bunch of ice chunks in it.
Chunks of ice in the drain pan.
Here it is up on the hoist with the 396 just sitting on the motor mounts.
Here is a picture where I accidentally lifted the Blazer on the front right by that silly camper step that was on it.
Martin
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The next step is a transmission. I am not sure which way I want to go with that. I don't want to use the TH400/NP203 from the 1979 K20, because I hate both of them. The easiest way would be to use an TH350C/NP205 I have from a 1980 K5 I cut up. I also have a TH700R4/NP208 from a 1988 K5, but it is still in the vehicle.
Martin
Martin
y5mgisi
1 ton status
Use the th350/205 for now.
chulisohombre
1/2 ton status
I vote 350 205 as well. Unless you got a 465 sittin around. Lol
465
I don't have any SM465/NP208 combos.
Martin
Martin
I have a mech 465 setup with the 465 if you're interested. Im sure you have one as well, but just throwing it out there. I don't remember which adapter is on there.
COCHEV
1/2 ton status
What's wrong with the 400/203?
TH400's are great if you like poor gearing, poor fuel economy, and a loss of horsepower.
I'm not really into those things.
An NP205 is a ****ty transfer case, but it is better than an NP203. I hate full time four wheel drive, the shifters are JUNK. It's a chain case, but weighs 3.75 metric tons.
I don't really like those things either.
Martin
I'm not really into those things.
An NP205 is a ****ty transfer case, but it is better than an NP203. I hate full time four wheel drive, the shifters are JUNK. It's a chain case, but weighs 3.75 metric tons.
I don't really like those things either.
Martin
