'71 K5 Build
 

I'll be picking up my 'new' K5 on Tuesday ",

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Congrats, what are the details on its current condition? Welcome to the board also!

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Picked it up from a guy up north for 800 bucks... it's got the usual rust in the rockers and I don't even know where else yet because one of the previous owners decided putting bondo over the rust was the best way to fix it :P I really don't think it's too bad though... I think the bondo might have actually slowed down some of the decay over the years.

The good news is that it has a newer 350 swapped into it, it's mechanically sound, and runs like a champ.

I will post pictures on Tuesday ",

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I think you got a hell of a deal for 800 bucks. What all do you plan on doing to it?

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Past Blazer owners love Bondo. You will be amazed what some bondo will cover up. You will also be amazed to remove as much as a 1/4'' of bondo and find nothing wrong underneath.

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Yeah, The truck was a steal the way I see it. I'm thinkin' a simple 'rat-rod' build is all that's in the buget. Fix the rust, flat black the whole thing, 3 inch body lift and some 33 12.50's all around. Headers and maybe a cam under the hood.

Maybe do a crate motor, house of colors silver, bigger tires, and some suspension lift if I'm ever rich... lol ",

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Got her cleaned up a little and assesed the damage
http://i310.photobucket.com/albums/k...ley/rocker.jpg
http://i310.photobucket.com/albums/k...dley/floor.jpg
http://i310.photobucket.com/albums/k...adley/bump.jpg
http://i310.photobucket.com/albums/k...ey/quarter.jpg

my favorite part is the gun rack :)
http://i310.photobucket.com/albums/k...ey/GUNRACK.jpg

took the top off yesterday...
http://i310.photobucket.com/albums/k...y/topless2.jpg
http://i310.photobucket.com/albums/k...ey/topless.jpg

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Judging from the pics I'd say you stole it. I'd have to see the windshield frame, firewall, and the rocker boxes to be sure. Even if those are bad, it is still a good deal. Congrats.

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window frame looks solid
http://i310.photobucket.com/albums/k...windshield.jpg

rocker boxes look good
http://i310.photobucket.com/albums/k...ockerbox-1.jpg

firewall has a little rust on the seam down by the floor
http://i310.photobucket.com/albums/k...y/firewall.jpg
other than that it's solid

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Bought my baby some new shoes :)

http://i310.photobucket.com/albums/k...chmentaspx.jpg

My buddy Doug had an almost new set of 32 11.50 15's he sold to me for a hundred bucks. He even mounted and balanced them for me.

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looks good!

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I have been having some issues with the Rochester carb that came on the truck and the problems seem to progressively worsen no matter how many adjustments I make to the Quadrajet... Sputtering, bogging, backfiring, and I noticed that someone (PO) removed some of the choke parts. The Quadrasuck is probably not really worth rebuilding, so I bought a Holley 1850 - 600 cfm carb for 50 bucks I found on craigslist... only to realize that I'm gonna need a new intake too (I thought I was gonna need one, but someone else assured me that I didn't???) Anyway... 500 bucks at Jegs and I should have her running again (and much better) by next week.

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Yep, quadrajets use the small primaries and big secondaries, where a Holly uses the same size. New intake is the way to go, but I do believe they make an adapter plate to make it work.

I need to start adjusting the Holley on my truck sometime now that I got my cooling system working.

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A new intake isn't necessary. Any auto parts store should carry the adapters for square/spread bore carburetors, and they should be less than $20. I just used one to put an old Carter AFB on the 72 K20 I drive every weekend.

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Got my s*** hooked up ;)

http://i310.photobucket.com/albums/k...otorhooked.jpg

It turns and burns now.

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I have always like those black & red valve covers.
Great deal you got on the Blazer!!!!

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so, i've been thinking about putting the top back on and ordered some Drip Rail Deflectors from Manes cause the original ones were shot an leaked something fierce... they don't fit... in all honesty they look like the ones everyone else sells, but they must be for a blazer made in some parallel dimension, cause they wouldn't work on ANY 67-72 blazer or jimmy i've ever seen... i tried putting them on any w3ay i could imagine and the holes are too small, don't line up, and the rubber piece hangs down and keeps the door from shutting?? WTF?

just ordered some from GMC Paul's, they claim they are the same as the factory ones, hope they fit.

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any pictures? I got some from Classic Parts I am going to attempt to put on tomorrow...

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http://www.manestruckparts.com/store...Category_ID=22

looks just like the picture of the ones from classic industries :/

if you get yours to work clue me in.

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yep..those are it...couldn't figure them out with the top off either...now with it on and unbolted I was going to try...do you have a picture of the factory one?

Keep us up to date on the new ones you get also...thanks

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sorry, i destroyed the originals in order to remove them.

you can see the center metal piece of the old ones above, in the picture of my windshield frame

they were covered with a foamy rubber.

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I actually found the originals (unbroken) in the box with my hatch parts tonight :metal: These things are so much smaller than the repops....not sure what the repops were actually for???

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Pics!!!

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I bought an Accel HEI distributor with super coil from some guy on cl for 50 bucks, ordered new wires and attempted to hook it up. I'm pretty sure everything is hooked up right, but it still won't fire?

About to put the points dizzy back in :/