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NCTyphoonKid 04-03-2011 11:45 AM

Re: My 87 K5 Blazer project
 
I think this is my favorite picture from yesterday
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...azer/008-2.jpg

NCTyphoonKid 04-03-2011 08:08 PM

Re: My 87 K5 Blazer project
 
The K5 and the Typhoon together
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...azer/006-4.jpg
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...azer/007-4.jpg
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...azer/003-3.jpg

Shaun1162 04-03-2011 08:48 PM

Re: My 87 K5 Blazer project
 
Wow, sweet score for $1500! After all the cleaning and buffing you did that thing looks mint!

tvblazer78 04-04-2011 09:50 AM

Re: My 87 K5 Blazer project
 
Stop with the pics of the phoon!! Your killing me! I kick myself every time I see one for selling mine! Looks like you have painted the lower trim on it? Thats what we did painted it all the same and it looked sweet!

Nice rides man..;)

NCTyphoonKid 04-07-2011 08:41 PM

Re: My 87 K5 Blazer project
 
Got my K5 emblems put on and got my tailgate straps so now I can sit on my tailgate. I still need a exhaust,the grille trim and a few other things. I'm very happy with it and I've been driving it alot lately and I enjoy it. :chevy:

NCTyphoonKid 04-07-2011 08:44 PM

Re: My 87 K5 Blazer project
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by tvblazer78 (Post 4599233)
Stop with the pics of the phoon!! Your killing me! I kick myself every time I see one for selling mine! Looks like you have painted the lower trim on it? Thats what we did painted it all the same and it looked sweet!

Nice rides man..;)

Haha nah it has never been painted everything on it is factory except for the grille letters I painted them black and gold to match better. It came from the factory with painted cladding.

tvblazer78 04-08-2011 10:52 AM

Re: My 87 K5 Blazer project
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by NCTyphoonKid (Post 4607103)
Haha nah it has never been painted everything on it is factory except for the grille letters I painted them black and gold to match better. It came from the factory with painted cladding.

Very cool...;)

NCTyphoonKid 04-09-2011 02:39 AM

Re: My 87 K5 Blazer project
 
Got to really test out the 4x4 tonight my buddy got his Silverado stuck and I was a last resort so I had to go pull him out and I must say the K5 did a really good job and I'm VERY proud of it.

NCTyphoonKid 04-09-2011 04:46 PM

Re: My 87 K5 Blazer project
 
Got some stuff at Autofair for the K5. I got some new 4x4 center cap decals and two Chevy truck license plates.

68Timber 04-09-2011 08:14 PM

Re: My 87 K5 Blazer project
 
Just a heads up, that body-color stripe in the grill is factory. So when you painted it black, it looks like you scored a grill out of the junk yard off a black truck. At least to those of us old enough to remember them new.;)

If you don't like the body-color stripe, I'd try a silver just because it'd match the headlight bezels. And if it doesn't match good, you can paint the headlight bezels at the same time.

You've brought the truck around well - nice work!:metal:

NCTyphoonKid 04-09-2011 08:53 PM

Re: My 87 K5 Blazer project
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by BRUISER (Post 4610689)
Just a heads up, that body-color stripe in the grill is factory. So when you painted it black, it looks like you scored a grill out of the junk yard off a black truck. At least to those of us old enough to remember them new.;)

If you don't like the body-color stripe, I'd try a silver just because it'd match the headlight bezels. And if it doesn't match good, you can paint the headlight bezels at the same time.

You've brought the truck around well - nice work!:metal:

Thanks I know it was suppost to be red but it looked bad with how it was before. Now that I've brought the paint back out I'm debating repainting it red or should I paint it silver?

tobiahr 04-10-2011 02:29 AM

Re: My 87 K5 Blazer project
 
I vote for silver and match the bezels.

NCTyphoonKid 04-10-2011 04:15 PM

Re: My 87 K5 Blazer project
 
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...azer/010-1.jpg
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...Blazer/011.jpg
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...Blazer/016.jpg
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...Blazer/020.jpg
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...Blazer/012.jpg
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...Blazer/019.jpg

NCTyphoonKid 04-12-2011 11:14 PM

Re: My 87 K5 Blazer project
 
This week hopefully tomorrow ill be repainting the grill and bezels. If i go to the junkyard this weekend im gonna try and find some factory tow hooks. Im also thinking about putting the factory bumperettes on the bumper
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blakeduren 04-13-2011 07:20 PM

Re: My 87 K5 Blazer project
 
I think there are some tow hooks in the FOR SALE section.

Also...I think the bumperettes get in the way of the tow hooks by a little bit.

J Lee 04-14-2011 09:12 PM

Re: My 87 K5 Blazer project
 
Looks good man! Much better with out the steps.

Jeff

motornut 04-14-2011 10:15 PM

Re: My 87 K5 Blazer project
 
I think it looks higher up now

NCTyphoonKid 04-16-2011 12:10 AM

Re: My 87 K5 Blazer project
 
Thanks guys I agree it does look better without the steps and it does look higher too. Hard to believe a few weeks ago ol' red looked like this and was just another truck http://greensboro.craigslist.org/cto/2270897781.html

d-666 04-16-2011 09:08 AM

Re: My 87 K5 Blazer project
 
you've done a real good job! looks fantastic!

68Timber 04-17-2011 10:15 PM

Re: My 87 K5 Blazer project
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by NCTyphoonKid (Post 4612167)

Those dual front receiver hitches and your location makes me think this could have been a surf casters truck and might have spent a lot of time parked on the beach.

The body looks good, how does the undercarriage look?

68Timber 04-17-2011 10:36 PM

Re: My 87 K5 Blazer project
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by NCTyphoonKid (Post 4610757)
Thanks I know it was suppost to be red but it looked bad with how it was before. Now that I've brought the paint back out I'm debating repainting it red or should I paint it silver?

Nice work polishing the truck out. If the previous owner could see it I think he might want it back.;)

I'd vote red, just to keep it stock looking. But if you want to use silver, try this: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/VHT-SP186/

A little pricey, but I keep a few cans around for anything I need to paint silver. It works well.

NCTyphoonKid 04-18-2011 07:38 AM

Re: My 87 K5 Blazer project
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by BRUISER (Post 4630905)
Those dual front receiver hitches and your location makes me think this could have been a surf casters truck and might have spent a lot of time parked on the beach.

The body looks good, how does the undercarriage look?

The undercarriage is in great shape theres hardly any rust on it.

NCTyphoonKid 04-18-2011 05:24 PM

Re: My 87 K5 Blazer project
 
I think I'm going to paint the trim on the grille back to the original red for originality. I'm also wanting to put a dual exhaust on it I haven't decided where I want it to come out yet probably on both sides of the hitch with chrome tips.

NCTyphoonKid 04-18-2011 08:18 PM

Re: My 87 K5 Blazer project
 
I hate aftermarket cd players someone has butchered all of my radio wiring in my truck. So I guess I'll have to go to the junkyard to find the factory connectors for it or see about this cd player I have I haven't decided yet. Does anybody have any wiring diagrams for the radio?

NCTyphoonKid 04-18-2011 10:14 PM

Re: My 87 K5 Blazer project
 
Well tried my hardest with this aftermarket radio but I give up lol so this weekend probably Friday I'm going to go to the junkyard and get the factory wiring and put a factory radio I have out of a Suburban in it and be done with it.


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