Im New here! some info about my k5!

[DaveFlisK5]

hello everyone! new here, want to get the jist of things. im 15 from connecticut, no permit or liscence, but yet im in love with my 1987 Chevy K5 Blazer.

i have cousins and several friends that know the background of these 80's chevy's trucks and i have a excellent jist of the trucks as well. although i do have a few questions, allow me to let u in on what im working with. may 22 2012, i buy a 1987 k5 off craigslist for $550. it cost me 200$ to get it towed from Quinebaug/Thompson CT to Wallingford CT, it did not have a transmission in it. It came with a Turbo 400 in the bed of the truck with a shot reverse gear, and a practically brand new turbo 350, not installed. may i tell you now, im just beginning to became a hardcore gearhead so i dont have fancy jacks and lifts and that crap. LOL. So i am install a tranny by myself, i wont tell you how because someone will give me grief about how unsafe it was lol . so i go out and purchase a rebuilt turbo 400 from a soon to be friend of mine, for 225$. after getting that installed i probally have 100$ in miscellanious items like fluids etc. this i what my truck has in it.

305 tbi - with tbi spacer and headers.
400 trans
208 tcase.
*im unaware of the type of axles, my cousin said they should be stock ones, who knows!*
6 inch rough country lift
35" discoverers in the front and general grabbers in the back.

the reason it was so cheap is because of the floors and rockers and the normal chevy rust spots. i looked on lmc, classic trucks, all the normal websites and it looks like it going to cost about 400$ - 500 in repair panels . i know i can cut some costs and use sheet metal. but i want it done correctly and as proper as possible. i dont have a welder or a grinder or none of that so i will have to find a new friend to help me weld this stuff. problem is i keep wanting to upgrade other things before i do the floors and end up with no money. i alread replaced the fenders and plan on replaceing the doors. i need a new tailgate because the window channel that holds it to the regulator is rusted and it goes up crooked and the channel gets caught. some a$$hole who had it before me messed up the sunroof so it has 3 lbs of caulk on my roof. my cap is somewhat leaky but that is fixable. i will try to post build pics as i go i have taken pics as i went but will have to figure out how to put them on here. or u can see my pics on facebook. add me, Dave Flis. my truck is my profile picture. i have an album of my trucks history since the night i bought it. let me know what u think!

NIGHT I BOUGHT IT




ME! (its a school night and this was taken at midnight!)



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