72 Jimmy "Colonel Mustard"
This is the day that it was delivered.
http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...psliy5cxri.jpg Had some fun driving it for a few years while we were building my son's 86 K-5 http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...psvo0qotk5.jpg His is very close to finished, so I figured it was time to start my build. My plans are: Frame off resto Rust repair Powdercoat frame, axles etc. Install a 6.0l/4l80E from a 2004 chevy 2500 donor Rebuild transfer case Rebuild diffs Recover and install seats from 2004 truck Bodywork and repaint with a fresh coat of OCHRE Vintage or similar A/C system Dakota Gauges I've been checking this site out and there is an incredible amount of info and parts resources. My son and I had a lot of fun on his build and I'm really looking forward to getting mine going. Hopefully I can fund it. ** Here is how it sits now. http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...psdy5zd9vr.jpg ** http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...psiutadsvm.jpg |
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Love the "Colonel Mustard". Funny, that is what my kids called mine !!
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Welcome from another member of the Ochre Jimmy Club. Those are some bo-dacious tires that thing is sitting on.
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Looks like a good start. I have the same drive train in my K5.
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Thanks for the welcome. There are some incredible builds on here. I have been trying to read up on as many as I can, picking and choosing things that I would like to add to my build. I'm hoping that mistakes I made and lessons learned from my sons build along with build threads here, I can make mine go a lot smoother.
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A few parts starting to trickle in.
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What's in the last picture?
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Which part number of Bilsteins are you using?
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Here's an update:
* Mounted onto dolly http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2vyaqvvh.jpg ** Squared up http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...psmjoerbmc.jpg ** Taking to have rust repair started http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5efqvblb.jpg ** Mounted to rotisserie http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...pslya9i64r.jpg ** http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...psm6ogxsru.jpg ** Of course, more rust than I thought http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...psqaxorbwb.jpg |
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I've been working on getting the mechanical stuff taken care of.
Stripped down the NP205 for powdercoating and a rebuild ** http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...psp03zpeeb.jpg ** http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...psmxbqdspl.jpg ** http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...psneigjr6u.jpg |
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Stripped down the 14 bolt FF & Dana 44 for rebuild & powder coating
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Update:
Pulled the 6.0L4L80E from the donor 04 C2500 ** http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...psgqaq14fg.jpg ** http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3ik0rmmq.jpg ** http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...psqgixtahx.jpg ** http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5nv7nmbn.jpg ** Along with the kit from Advance Adapters to mate the NP205 to the 4L80E ** http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...psjqkakhay.jpg |
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Also ordered from Dirty Dingo: Engine bracket kit, beefed up Sanden A/C compressor, adjustable motor mount kit and crossmember kit.
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I ordered my sheet metal from Wes @ Classic Heartbeat. He was extremely knowledgeable on everything K-5 and great to deal with. He got me set up with fenders, doors, rockers, rocker boxes, bedsides, end caps, A & B pillar bottoms, rear wheel wells and a few other things.
Delivered to Vintage Metalworks: http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...psomhfa6vl.jpg ** http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...psu24rdowp.jpg |
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Here is the starting point. Jim @ Vintage Metalworks is going to put it all together.
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Somehow I missed this thread ,do you work for that shop ? I pass through there quite often .
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The silver one is owned by a local to you school teacher/tutorer .I have a Medium Red short fleet truck among others but would love to own a Blazer . Ya'll are doing things right there as you always seem to have plenty of work. I need to stop by sometime to meet you guys if thats OK .
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86 k5. Please stop by anytime. I'm there Monday through Saturday. Bring your tools:) |
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Looks good !! Keep us posted. Nice to have such a large area to work in. What's your time frame for getting it done?
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Wow that is some major metal work, starting with a firewall.
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If things went well I would like to have it ready for paint by the end of the summer. But they never go as planned. |
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I let myself get too attached & one thing leads to another & you have a firewall, hood & core support. |
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Got the harness out today. Going to send to Speartech. http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...psuhoqc0ho.jpg
** Redhead steering gear came in the mail today ** http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...psjdun2boc.jpg ** Replacing the flywheel and some seals. (torque converter was loose on the donor and damaged the old flywheel. ** http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...pswl1dar9l.jpg |
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Great build - I'm on board!
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Dang ,he works fast ,is he in the old Day's building ?
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They finished blasting the firewall. While they were welding up the holes in the firewall, I had Jim incorporate the brake pedal assembly from the donor into the firewall and prep the firewall to accept the hydro boost assembly as a direct bolt on.
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Had a chance to install the accessory bracket kit that I got from Dirty Dingo. Really nice kit by the way, would highly recommend it. Very well thought out.
** http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9bwtnkt0.jpg ** Picked up a load from the powder coater ** http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4imi15t0.jpg ** http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...psw4hsjbk8.jpg ** http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...pscvqc5hbw.jpg ** http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...pss53ub7th.jpg ** |
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** 2012-up Camaro ZL1 manifolds from Ebay. They look new. Dropped them off to have ceramic coated. ** http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...pss1z7sshp.jpg ** |
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Finished up the front & rear differentials. I replaced all of the bearings, seals, brake parts, u-joints, studs and a lot of the hardware. I coated everything I could with Por 15.
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To mate the NP205 to the 4L80E, I bought a kit from advance adapters.
** http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...psjqkakhay.jpg ** One of the steps is to cut down the tailshaft *** http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...ps90vzgruy.jpg ** http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4cumu9up.jpg ** Then I prepped the trans for paint. I used an aerosol from POR. It really laid down well. ** http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3ij1alvq.jpg ** http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...pslaugsurv.jpg ** http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...psclfpamd1.jpg ** http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...pscwz7zzic.jpg ** http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...pslpmrgper.jpg |
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Great progress, everything is looking very sharp. You are doing almost the exact same build as me just 100x faster! Curious, was it just easier to find a 2wd donor than a 4x and thats why you went with the c2500? Is all thats involved with converting it cutting the tail shaft just like the older transmissions? Also where did you order the gas pedal adapter plate?
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** http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...psaww1dzh9.jpg ** I will also be enlarging a hole in the transfer case to accept the adapter. I'm taking it to my brother's machine shop today to have that done. The gas pedal adapter came from a member on this forum (Hart rod). He sells them in the vendor section or the LSx parts forum. |
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Awesome thank you, i guess it is a little more in-depth process than i thought. Well right on, excited to see the rest of this build!
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