tallhoedude

well i just wanted to show off a few pics of how it all turned out.thanks to everyone on here who helped me with advise and questions along the way.this was its first time running away from the driveway at home.

its a 1970 chevy k5 blazer,full frame off resto,2004 5.3,stock harness reworked by speartech ,manual toploader transmission,military 2.5 ton transfer case,5 ton rockwell military axles w 6:44 gears,and 63" tall rice and cane tires with 4" deep lugs.it has a 4link with coil spring front suspension and leaf spring and traction bar rear suspension,90% of all truck was done by me,body work to chassis building.truck pulled and spun the tires really well in low and first,could do ok in 2nd but bogged a little in the deep and thick mud.think im gonna swap to a 9:34 or 10:26 gear set,maybe a few engine mods.
thanks to all who kept this great site runnin.

Pseudo M

That is freakin' sweet. Where were the pics taken?

danbap

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that truck is awesome!!!

kirtondog23

Very Nice!, when doe sthe 6.0 go in?

Black FormulaLs1

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thats freakin awesome..why the hell you took a fully restored tuck like that and put it up so high and in the mud anyways but to each their own it looks like a kick *** job, very nice truck..and you're having a blast so rock on man good deal!!

tallhoedude

lol,thanks all.
you wanna see how crazy i really am???heres the link to my build thread of all the metal and body work i did.i admit i got a little overboard.but once i got into it,i knew id end up with a 100% all steel and rust free very solid truck:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=221935

the 6.0 will probably not go in for a while,unless there would be an unfortunate engine failure of the 5.3.ive got to get my wifes truck built first.its gonna be a crew cab s-10,5.3 turbo400 trans,double transfer cases,5 ton axles and 49" tires.once thats done the 6.0 will go in mine.

tallhoedude

the pics were taken at truck night at yankee lake,which is in brookfield ohio.it was their final event of the season,halloween weekend.

the_merv

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****..

Post some pics up of that thing crushing a Honda..lol

jfg455

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WTF! LOL!

I thought the 5.3 in my K3500 plow truck was going to have a hard time....

Tudds

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That thing is great!!! Anymore pics of it in action?

gofastwclass

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Wow, just looked at your build thread... insane! Nice work.

Maybe this sounds a little nuts but how do you change engines? Swap to the "short" tires and take off the front clip? I'm not even sure you would be able to clear the bumper and crossmember at that point.

tallhoedude

im on here about 10 seconds at the 2:58 mark or so.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imVjGE4IZ4M

tallhoedude

first time i installed engine frt clip was off and truck was in garage.
second time i swapped engines front clip was on,hood was off i used a forklift,wasnt that bad,had big tires on it so the trans and underside bolts were easy,maybe took couple hours.
the front clip will come off no problems,except just being up in the air a little.
if i drop it down and set the front axles on the ground my engine hoist would work if i took off the clip or at least one fender and inner fender.most likely ill just use my buddys forklift or front end loader if i ever have to swap out again.

tallhoedude

i can swap all 4 tires bymyself in my gravel driveway in less than an hour.its not so bad once you get the hang of it.

tallhoedude

hey im back and looking for some help.

i need some hp,not a lot,just a little bump.

i can get any gm part cheap,maybe even free,so id rather go that route if possible.

any advice???

thanks

the_merv

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Put a Cam in it..

jfg455

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Slide in an 04 Z06 cam and springs. Then swap to an 02 F body fuel and timing map. Will wake it right up without being overly nasty

tallhoedude

ok thanks.
do i have to pull heads to do cam swap??
i think so cause of lifters right??

tallhoedude

also,if ive gotta pull heads.
would it be worth installing the stock 6.0(317 casting)
heads on instead of the 5.3's???

the_merv

iTrader: (88)

No..here's what you do...

Pull the Valve Covers and take off the Rockers(going to have to do this anyways for the Spring Swap). Remove the Pushrods. Tear it down to the point to where you are about to remove the Cam. Instead of pulling it out, spin it around a few times. What that will do is push the Lifters up into the plastic Retainers and it will hold them there. Then carefully remove and install the Cam.

As far as the Heads go..the 317's are better, up to you if you want to upgrade.