Thanks I'll get to work on it.
Thanks I'll get to work on it.
You better.
Anyone else have this much crap with a build? I love this old truck despite the looks but it's raises my blood pressure and makes me mad everytime I mess with it. I think it'll be a relief to do some mods instead of fixin broke crap
Hope to have better luck with the 5/7 drop and body work! and a ton of shiner bock
Needs paint 1st so there will be a body later. I like 80's SWB trucks.
hope to get my swb done and my dads thats under that car port. and theres a toy in the shop '66 chevy II. that'll be the best project of em all
Hope to have Jon shave everything on my '85 but door handles and locks this winter....... he says its too hot right now
do the 5/7 drop on it and leave it rusted out, call it a rat rod.
See my truck data in the "My Garage" section here... http://www.ls1truck.com/forums/my-ga...tml#post191709
lol it'll probably stay primered for a very long time. I asked a local body shop for a qoute to spray it black after I primered it and they said $12k. Still looking for a painter that has a brain
$12K.........for one truck or four?Originally Posted by lowchevytrucks8503
My last paint job on my '89 K5 Blazer cost me $3K and I didn't do any of the work. Even got my grille and mirrors painted black to match. The painter hated me for making him do the grille, he said the sanding prep was a huge PITAI had him paint and install a lighted visor too.
That was a 2-stage glossy black base and clear. The paint that was on it before that was 1-stage urethane.
If you do dual exhaust, have it exit the back like everyone else. DON'T do what I did and have it exit the side in front of the rear tires. At highway speeds, the exhaust blows straight into the rear wheel wells. My pretty new paint job didn't even last 2 months before I had bubbles on the fender lipsIt only got worse from there.
'02 Avalanche 1500 Z-71, BFG All-Terrains, K&N FIPK, Superchips tuner (Nelson eventually), 750-watt Alpine stereo W/ JL midgate Stealthbox.
'88 Mustang GT, 400HP on motor, T-56 6-speed, 3.73s, 150HP NOS
'89 K5 Blazer 1500, blown motor and transmission. Another project some year.
'95 Polaris 600XCR snowmobile, pipes, heads, bored carbs.
lol I ran headers with dual flows dumped at the rear axle. I'll probably have headers put on and reconnect to the same setup when I do the 6.0 swap.
Worked on the overheating problem in my truck this evening and I believe its fixed....I changed the clutch fan. I could spin the old one by hand off the truck I put one on that I could barely move while cold......IS this right?
I also took the cap off and noticed the radiator cap was hard to get on and off. The neck of the radiator was oval instead of round. I got a punch and hammer and got it back ALMOST perfectly round again. This time I didn't have any problems with it boiling over, I'll keep trying it this week to make sure the problem is gone
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