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Archive of posts filed under the Drivetrain category.

More Craigslist!

22 October 2009, 8:47 pm

Found a few more items on Craigslist for my truck 1 – Brand new, never installed, purchased 20 years ago Bestop swing arm style rear tire carrier – $35 2 – Used aftermarket fuel tank from a 1990 Blazer with TBI engine complete with sending unit & pump – $35 The tank is a little [...]

Filed under Blazer, Drivetrain, Engine, Tires.
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120 Mile Trip – Rust Free Used Tailgate plus extras!!

3 October 2009, 5:50 pm

So I took the longest trip yet with the K5.  120 miles round trip to Webster and back.  Not a lot, I’ll give you that, but up until this trip, all I have driven it is 15 miles at a shot around town, etc.  The purpose of this trip was to pickup a rust free [...]

Filed under Blazer, Drivetrain, Engine, Exterior, Interior, Metal Working, Transmission.
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Oil Change… Oh boy…

28 September 2009, 10:01 am

Changed the oil yesterday. All went fairly well except for the oil out of the filter that had the consistency of cold maple syrup. NICE! Well… Not so much… I flushed out the crank case with some fresh oil, installed the drain plug, installed a new filter, and filled it up. Started it up and [...]

Filed under Blazer, Drivetrain, Engine.
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Used 4.10 Gears Arrived

31 July 2009, 3:01 pm

I had the chance to purchase a set of used 4.10 gears off of ColoradoK5.com. $100 delivered to my door for a 45:11 Dana 44 gear set and a 41:10 14BFF gearset. Not too shabby and the gears look excellent. The wear is almost undetectable to the naked eye. So the future drivetrain will be [...]

Filed under Blazer, Drivetrain, Offroad, Tires.
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Gauges Fixed – Passenger Window TOO!

26 July 2009, 9:27 pm

Well this weekend I tackled the job of pulling the dash apart to replace the bulbs for the gauges.  While I was at it, I removed the clear bezel, wet sanded it to remove the discoloration, then polished it back up. Surprisingly, now that I have the problem with my hands/forearms, my hands do not [...]

Filed under Blazer, Drivetrain, Exterior, Interior, Metal Working, Welding.
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Donor 74 Jimmy

1 July 2009, 7:03 am

I have located a VERY poor condition Jimmy that I am currently negotiating a price with the current owner.  This truck has not title with it so it would be a parts truck only.  The body is rusted quite badly, but the frame and running gear looks pretty good.  12-bolt rear and Dana-44 front.  I [...]

Filed under Blazer, Drivetrain, Engine, Exterior, Interior, Transmission.
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8-Lug Corp 10-bolt

6 June 2009, 6:54 pm

The luck continues! Today I picked up a GM Corp 10-bolt front axle with 8-lug outers from an NP203 equipped 3/4 ton truck for $50! Everything spins over very well and it looks very good inside. Since this was originally on a full-time 4wd truck, there are no lock out hubs installed, rather a dust [...]

Filed under Blazer, Brakes, Drivetrain, Tires, Wheels.
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14FF Found!

23 May 2009, 3:12 pm

And the 14FF is in the shop! Dad had his new backhoe home today. I shot up to the shale pit with it and snagged the axle out of the weeds. Everything looks good inside. I was able to get one drum freed up with some tender tapping with a 5lb hammer. The one that [...]

Filed under Blazer, Brakes, Drivetrain.
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“New” Complete Rear Quarters

2 May 2009, 8:11 pm

Today I drove over to Honeoye Falls (just south of Rochester) to pick up a set of used, but complete and original rear quarters.  The passenger side quarter has some ripples in it, a tiny bit of surface rust, and is a bit messed up at the front where it attaches to the B-pillar, but [...]

Filed under Blazer, Drivetrain, Exterior, Metal Working, Welding.
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