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wwhijr · 01-26-2011, 06:31 PM

Since I was a kid I wanted a Diesel Blazer. I had kind of given up on finding on then I a 95 S10 Z71 that I had picked up for scrap that had no motor or grill and bumper for sale. A guy called and told me he would give me an 82 K5 with a 6.2l and $100 for the S10. I nearly jerked his arm off getting the keys.
It is rough and has a lot of rust but is sitting on a (I think)4 inch lift and has a bad injector pump. It has changed hands so many times in the past few years without being titled I had a friend of mine who is a cop run the VIN and it all came back clean.

My neighbor is a diesel mechanic who owes me money so I am going to get him to fix the motor for what he owes me.

Here is the Blazer when I brought it home. I also found out it is a K10 not a K5.

Lots of rust. Nearly no floor on drivers side. And at some point some genuis painted the whole truck lights, glass, and all.

wwhijr · 01-26-2011, 06:31 PM

No door panels

wwhijr · 01-26-2011, 06:41 PM

Today I talked to a guy in SC who has this truck I am going to go pick up Friday. He is keeping the axles but I am bringing the rest home. I am going to pull the body off this and put it on my Diesel frame. No motor trans or transfer case

If the tan truck is in good shape I will bring it home and probably will put the 79 front end on it. I like that sheet metal better.

ironroad9c1 · 01-27-2011, 10:59 AM

K5 is a badge on the side of the truck, nothing more.

K (or V) 10 (or 1500) means a 4WD, 1/2 ton truck, including Blazer/Jimmy, Suburban, and pickup. The letter and numbers change by year.

69-87 are C (2WD) and K (4WD). Possibly 67 and 68 as well, donno.

88-91 are R (2WD) and V (4WD) for Burbs, Blazer/Jimmy, and sixpack pickups (old body style), and C/K for single cab pickups (new body style.)

GMC changed to 1500/2500/3500 earlier than Chevy, forget when. This is all on my History Of The Blazer page and is largely listed as "GM is silly."

http://www.slosh.com/cars/blazer.html

Blazers and Jimmies only ever came as 10/1500 (1/2 ton); Suburbans up to 20/2500 (3/4) and pickups through 30/3500 (1 ton).

In short, K5 == K10 == V10 == K1500 == V1500.
and they Never made a Z71 s10, Just a ZR2 . Good luck with your body swap I just did a 1977 Impala Coupe to a 94 Caprice police car frame. It sucks without a lift..lol My brother lives in Shelby too.

wwhijr · 01-27-2011, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by ironroad9c1

In short, K5 == K10 == V10 == K1500 == V1500.
and they Never made a Z71 s10, Just a ZR2 . Good luck with your body swap I just did a 1977 Impala Coupe to a 94 Caprice police car frame. It sucks without a lift..lol My brother lives in Shelby too.

Well that answers my head scratching question as to the difference.

I am not in Shelby any me I am in the big metropolis of Crouse. (Maybe *I should change that) I was in Shelby for about 22 years so there is an off chance that I know him.

GmtGmt · 01-27-2011, 03:08 PM

man that thing looks like its been though hell and back

wwhijr · 01-28-2011, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by GmtGmt

man that thing looks like its been though hell and back

It has been

wwhijr · 01-28-2011, 04:14 PM

At midnight last night I came dragging in with my latest prize. I figured the truck would have rust somewhere but this one is surprisingly rust free. Has one small spot of surface rust on the tailgate and the drives side rain gutter has some. Other than that the body is great.

Back glass is good it is just rolled down.

wwhijr · 01-28-2011, 04:15 PM

Good old red clay not rust.

Had to redneck the tail lights since the scrap yard loader killed mine on the trailer.

**Dieselwrencher** · 01-28-2011, 05:34 PM

Cool project and nice score on the tan blazer! That should make a great truck when done!

01-26-2011, 06:31 PM	#1
wwhijr SUPERscrapMAN Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Crouse, NC Posts: 326	Diesel K10 build Since I was a kid I wanted a Diesel Blazer. I had kind of given up on finding on then I a 95 S10 Z71 that I had picked up for scrap that had no motor or grill and bumper for sale. A guy called and told me he would give me an 82 K5 with a 6.2l and $100 for the S10. I nearly jerked his arm off getting the keys. It is rough and has a lot of rust but is sitting on a (I think)4 inch lift and has a bad injector pump. It has changed hands so many times in the past few years without being titled I had a friend of mine who is a cop run the VIN and it all came back clean. My neighbor is a diesel mechanic who owes me money so I am going to get him to fix the motor for what he owes me. Here is the Blazer when I brought it home. I also found out it is a K10 not a K5. Lots of rust. Nearly no floor on drivers side. And at some point some genuis painted the whole truck lights, glass, and all. __________________ Christine 1987 Chevy S10 2.8l 5 speed 600k miles! still chugging along - wifes ride Old Smokey 1990 Chevy K1500 Suburban 6.2L Diesel - Banks sidewinder The WarBeast 1994 Chevy Suburban K1500 - Semi retired at 400K miles The BLueOx 1994 Chevy Suburban. K2500 454 Used on a daily basis.

01-26-2011, 06:31 PM	#2
wwhijr SUPERscrapMAN Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Crouse, NC Posts: 326	Re: Diesel K10 build No door panels __________________ Christine 1987 Chevy S10 2.8l 5 speed 600k miles! still chugging along - wifes ride Old Smokey 1990 Chevy K1500 Suburban 6.2L Diesel - Banks sidewinder The WarBeast 1994 Chevy Suburban K1500 - Semi retired at 400K miles The BLueOx 1994 Chevy Suburban. K2500 454 Used on a daily basis.

01-26-2011, 06:41 PM	#3
wwhijr SUPERscrapMAN Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Crouse, NC Posts: 326	Re: Diesel K10 build Today I talked to a guy in SC who has this truck I am going to go pick up Friday. He is keeping the axles but I am bringing the rest home. I am going to pull the body off this and put it on my Diesel frame. No motor trans or transfer case If the tan truck is in good shape I will bring it home and probably will put the 79 front end on it. I like that sheet metal better. __________________ Christine 1987 Chevy S10 2.8l 5 speed 600k miles! still chugging along - wifes ride Old Smokey 1990 Chevy K1500 Suburban 6.2L Diesel - Banks sidewinder The WarBeast 1994 Chevy Suburban K1500 - Semi retired at 400K miles The BLueOx 1994 Chevy Suburban. K2500 454 Used on a daily basis.

01-27-2011, 10:59 AM	#4
ironroad9c1 Master Hater Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Temple,Tx. Posts: 402	Re: Diesel K10 build K5 is a badge on the side of the truck, nothing more. K (or V) 10 (or 1500) means a 4WD, 1/2 ton truck, including Blazer/Jimmy, Suburban, and pickup. The letter and numbers change by year. 69-87 are C (2WD) and K (4WD). Possibly 67 and 68 as well, donno. 88-91 are R (2WD) and V (4WD) for Burbs, Blazer/Jimmy, and sixpack pickups (old body style), and C/K for single cab pickups (new body style.) GMC changed to 1500/2500/3500 earlier than Chevy, forget when. This is all on my History Of The Blazer page and is largely listed as "GM is silly." http://www.slosh.com/cars/blazer.html Blazers and Jimmies only ever came as 10/1500 (1/2 ton); Suburbans up to 20/2500 (3/4) and pickups through 30/3500 (1 ton). In short, K5 == K10 == V10 == K1500 == V1500. and they Never made a Z71 s10, Just a ZR2 . Good luck with your body swap I just did a 1977 Impala Coupe to a 94 Caprice police car frame. It sucks without a lift..lol My brother lives in Shelby too. __________________ 1997 C1500 ECSB 4.3/NV3500 8.5 3.42 "This evening, all of you bleeding hearts... why don't just go ahead and hug yourself for the next 20 minutes or so, because there's a really good chance you're gonna be offended".- Captain Owen Honors Last edited by ironroad9c1; 01-27-2011 at 11:04 AM.

01-28-2011, 04:14 PM	#8
wwhijr SUPERscrapMAN Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Crouse, NC Posts: 326	Re: Diesel K10 build At midnight last night I came dragging in with my latest prize. I figured the truck would have rust somewhere but this one is surprisingly rust free. Has one small spot of surface rust on the tailgate and the drives side rain gutter has some. Other than that the body is great. Back glass is good it is just rolled down. __________________ Christine 1987 Chevy S10 2.8l 5 speed 600k miles! still chugging along - wifes ride Old Smokey 1990 Chevy K1500 Suburban 6.2L Diesel - Banks sidewinder The WarBeast 1994 Chevy Suburban K1500 - Semi retired at 400K miles The BLueOx 1994 Chevy Suburban. K2500 454 Used on a daily basis.

01-28-2011, 04:15 PM	#9
wwhijr SUPERscrapMAN Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Crouse, NC Posts: 326	Re: Diesel K10 build Good old red clay not rust. Had to redneck the tail lights since the scrap yard loader killed mine on the trailer. __________________ Christine 1987 Chevy S10 2.8l 5 speed 600k miles! still chugging along - wifes ride Old Smokey 1990 Chevy K1500 Suburban 6.2L Diesel - Banks sidewinder The WarBeast 1994 Chevy Suburban K1500 - Semi retired at 400K miles The BLueOx 1994 Chevy Suburban. K2500 454 Used on a daily basis.

01-28-2011, 05:34 PM	#10
Dieselwrencher 6>8 Plugless........ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prairie City, Ia Posts: 17,139	Re: Diesel K10 build Cool project and nice score on the tan blazer! That should make a great truck when done! __________________ Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project *Tired of spark plugs? Check this out.*



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