So I now have the opportunity to pick up a 2wd 1990 Suburban. It is currently drivable, however, the body is rotted quite bad in the back. So much so that in order for the previous owners to utilize the back door, they had cut the top of the bumper off to provide clearance. Clearance [...]
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Headers Installed – Exhaust…
So after determining that the old Hooker headers from my Chevelle would not fit the K5 properly, I ordered a set of Hooker Competition headers. These are made to work with the Hooker Competition dual exhaust system which I also ordered. The headers fit very well, however, the mandrel bent exhaust system did not fit [...]
Carb Rebuild
Today I removed the carb and treated it to a complete rebuild. After cleaning everything as best I could on my bench, I pinged down the original well plugs on the bottom of the main body, then cleaned these areas again, finishing with some brake cleaner for a residue free surface. I then applied some [...]
Some Progress
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I was able to get some work done to the Blazer. I received a new manual rear window crank handle to replace the broken piece that was on the tailgate when I purchased the truck. In the process, I had some fun with some of the bolts in the tailgate. If [...]
Engine & Exhaust Work
After doing some reading on ColoradoK5.com, I have come to the conclusion that the headers from my Chevelle would fit the Blazer just fine! I almost took them to the scrap yard with a load of other scrap metal a few weeks ago and was glad that I had not. They have light surface rust [...]
First Real Drive
So I took the Blazer for the first real drive ever. This afternoon I drove it down to a friends house about a mile down the road. Drove quite nice on the road, but the tires sing! Not just a hum!! I maybe got it up to around 50MPH and it was loud! They sing [...]
Used Parts!
Earlier last week I had found an eBay auction with original 1976 K5 Blazer front seats, complete. The seats looked decent and had the complete bases which is more than I can say for the seats that came with my Blazer. More on that on the ‘Interior’ page. I purchased the seats for $10 and [...]