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Old 06-13-2005, 01:37 AM   #1
redz 1970 K5
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Hey guys! Long time no talk! I am a Utahn now.

We are officially Utahns now. Packed up, did the whole U-Haul thing, sold a home, bought a home, and are now settling down here... Don't miss SoCal at all (note to self, change profile...)

Even though the weather has been COLD, we couldn't be happier. Between the trips to Lowes, Sears, and furniture stores, I haven't had a minute to spare!

For anyone curious, I had to do some research, and thought this might help someone- you can get your K5 on a UHaul auto transport IF-

1. It is a late model UHaul transport (all galvanized, not orange paint)- the late model transports are about 5" wider then the older ones.

2. You have =<31x10.5 and =<8" wide rims (got some for the trip)

The Blazer fit with about 0.5" clearance total on the transport, and made it up 700 miles without any issues.

You guys would be impressed. I picked up a riding mower at Sears- they put the mower/pallet right in the bed of the K5 with a fork. Not the impressive part- I got the mower out of my K5 (9" lift and 38's) singlehandedly. Some inginuity and understanding of physics can go a long way!

Finally, I picked up a local truck trader, and 69-72 K5s and 4x4s are considerably cheaper then I have seen elsewhere. I am talking $3-5k for a decent original truck. There were about 10 K10s and a few K5s at very reasonable prices.

K5 is having issues... Runs terribly rich when cold, and smells like gas when it's sitting in the garage. Can't find a single leak or anything. Have to localize it.

Just glad to be here! Pics soon!
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