1986 Turbo K5
I've had a few request to start a build thread on my K5 I recently built. So here it goes. I acquired the K5 from a family member about 2 years ago, so it's been a slow build. It was originally suppose to be a run about ride for the wife to carry our two dogs. Well that quickly snowballed after I decided to add a turbo to the mix. I tried to make a quick rundown of the parts below. Feel free to ask anything. Thanks for looking!
1986 K5
Engine
Stock 5.3 crank and rods. Pistons came from a 4.8, as you can see they are now flattop instead of dished.
Clevite crankshaft and rod bearings.
Durabond cam bearings
ARP rod bolts and Brian Tooley head studs.
Z06 camshaft
LS9 headgaskets
LS7 lifters
TSP hardened pushrods
Brian Tooley dual valvesprings
New TSP oil pump
LS6 timing chain
340 Aeromotive Stealth Fuel pump intank
½ fuel lines
60lb Siemens injectors
Mallory fuel regulator
Mighty Mouse catch can
GT45 Turbo
JGS BOV and wastegate
A/A intercooler
3 s/s intake piping
4 downpipe w/ Dynomax bullet
Speed density tuned
New radiator w/ electric fans
Transmission
4L80E
Rebuilt by Jakes Performance transmission
2800 stall
B&M deep pan
B&M transmission cooler with aux. fan
Fresh rebuild on NP208 transfer case
Axles
14B semi-floating axle in rear
o 3.73 gears
o Gov-lock
o Dutchman custom 6 lug axles
o Lugnut 4x4 custom disc brakes
o Blue Torch Fabrication diff cover
Stock 10 bolt up front for now
Wheels/Tires/Suspension
15 Rally wheels
33x12.50 Firestone destination A/T
2 lift w/ Bilstein shocks
Interior
2012 Mustang GT seats
Helicopter seat belts front and rear
Custom roll cage
Rubber form fitted floors
Dakota digital VHX instrument cluster
Exterior
Softopper soft top money well spent
Truck tailgate
N-Fab steps
Exterior is mostly stock, few rock chips here and there
The first few pics are the day I bought it, and starting of the tear down.
Last edited by 65Okasai; 05-13-2015 at 12:33 PM.
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