Hacked up my 1st gen K5... (lots o pics) - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Ryan72 · 07-03-2006, 10:44 PM

Greetings.
Here's some pictures of my dual purpose '72 K5.
I bought it back in January 1999, and it was a very clean K5, maybe one small dent and a few little bubbles of rust.
Since then I replaced all the running gear, started wheeling it harder and harder, flopped it on its passanger side, ran numerous trails and had the dents to prove it, Even tank trap and Rubicon.
Sure it was sad to see my cherry first gen getting smashed up but i was slowly collecting the replacement body panels, and when it came time to put them on i wanted to make them removeable so i can still drive it as a real nice K5 around town, or run the hardest of trails without the body.

What you see here is the transformation my k5 has undergone at Pacific Fabrication in Morgan Hill, CA. "If you can dream it, we can build it."

Not only do the bedsides come off, the front clip is now one piece, retains a few of the factory bolts on the cowl and has custom supports up front (in place of the core support) that makes for quick removal before the extreme trails.

Ryan72 · 07-03-2006, 10:46 PM

Its not 100% finished, but good enough to drive for now.

Play Time!

krue · 07-03-2006, 11:16 PM

Welcome to the board from South Mississippi! That is a killer truck!

*72CSTC5* · 07-03-2006, 11:41 PM

Wow, that was alot of hard work.

bouncytruck · 07-03-2006, 11:44 PM

Welcome! Are the body panels steel or glass?

masterbeavis · 07-03-2006, 11:48 PM

Heh, can you show us pics of what a non trussed and a trussed dana 60 front look like?? :P

:bouncy: that is all steel. The sand at pismo did an excellent job at sandblasting the paint off of it

Rokcrln · 07-04-2006, 12:25 AM

Oh my God I can not belive that you first took a nice K5 and beat teh cr@p out of it and then even worse you cut it all apart!! What were you thinking!!

Now that that is out of my system J/K I did even worse I took a sweet EB that was in great shape and cut it apart for the Con and Pismo! Nice job on the K5, That was my second choise for a wheeler. Here are a few pic's of my toy. Once it is done we can go the the Con and piss off alot of Chevy and Ford guys with these!

Kevin
LFD Inc.

jays68yak · 07-04-2006, 03:43 AM

vvvvrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrroooooooooooooooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmm

vtblazer · 07-04-2006, 07:55 AM

Hey Ryan,

over.

Playing in the sand at Pismo looks like a total blast!

Great K5.

**special-K** · 07-04-2006, 08:16 AM

Hey Ryan,welcome over here.I`m a yacker here and a lurker on CK5(Super-K,never seen me?See?).I`d call that "Multi-Purpose",for sure.It`s a great off-road machine,but it`s damn sexy for cruising town.How are you gonna keep the girls out with no doors?

And congrats on Truck of the Month on CK5.I`m sure you can snag it here,too.

LUV2XCLR8 · 07-04-2006, 08:27 AM

1st ->

From West TN

2nd ->

At first I was

when I saw the beat up pic's,

But ....... finished product looks pretty freaking killer man

makovai · 07-04-2006, 09:55 AM

lots of hard work....neat rides.

**Ron 586** · 07-04-2006, 10:28 AM

Welcome to the board from West Tennessee. Congrats on proving you can have the best of both worlds in one vehicle. I have never tried rock crawling. Did a little sand running when I lived in Michigan. Mud bog and muddy trails here in Tennessee but always with something beat up and butt ugly. Good job.

bagged74 · 07-04-2006, 10:30 AM

Im generally not a big fan of that type of thing, but that looks pretty kick a$$

BobbyK · 07-04-2006, 11:40 AM

You sure took your time getting over here man.
No need to fix those door hinges anymore eh!

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 07-04-2006, 11:54 AM

Looks pretty good I dont know long those traction bars are gonna last in the rocks..

Ryan72 · 07-04-2006, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FRENCHBLUE72

Looks pretty good I dont know long those traction bars are gonna last in the rocks..

The traction bars are mostly for hooking up the massive paddle tires in the sand and putting all of the '04 6.0L power to the ground.

I'll pull them off before i play in the rocks.

jaros44sr · 07-04-2006, 03:37 PM

Nice ride, followed your progess on the other site, could not believe you would bash up the K5.

The outcome of all that hard work is one of the best if not the best K5's I've ever seen!!

Nice pic's and nice truck, that is killer Jim

onetonk5 · 07-04-2006, 04:08 PM

Man.........thats a sweet looking ride......but you need to go ahead and link it front and rear (at least) and go coilovers....you would like!!

masterbeavis · 07-04-2006, 06:12 PM

RB, where is the pro's and cons of the trussed D60 pics thread at??

**Yukon Jack** · 07-05-2006, 03:45 PM

Good to see you over here newbie

You know I love your K5 - so very sweet

IGOR · 07-05-2006, 05:31 PM

Welcome to the dark side!

Burt4x4 · 07-06-2006, 12:42 PM

SO are we gonna drag race in the dirt or what?

ComON don't be skeert of my RAT, I promise to make it 'close'

hahahah
See the inside story is we were suppose to race at Pismo but then we/he/RB decided to test fly his K5 off the top of CompHill wile I was riding shotgun....

He got the whole truck off the ground and we flew and flew and flew and flew..Hey Ryan when does this flight land?

07-03-2006, 10:44 PM	#1
Ryan72 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Bay area, California Posts: 3	Hacked up my 1st gen K5... (lots o pics) Greetings. Here's some pictures of my dual purpose '72 K5. I bought it back in January 1999, and it was a very clean K5, maybe one small dent and a few little bubbles of rust. Since then I replaced all the running gear, started wheeling it harder and harder, flopped it on its passanger side, ran numerous trails and had the dents to prove it, Even tank trap and Rubicon. Sure it was sad to see my cherry first gen getting smashed up but i was slowly collecting the replacement body panels, and when it came time to put them on i wanted to make them removeable so i can still drive it as a real nice K5 around town, or run the hardest of trails without the body. What you see here is the transformation my k5 has undergone at Pacific Fabrication in Morgan Hill, CA. "If you can dream it, we can build it." Not only do the bedsides come off, the front clip is now one piece, retains a few of the factory bolts on the cowl and has custom supports up front (in place of the core support) that makes for quick removal before the extreme trails.

07-03-2006, 10:46 PM	#2
Ryan72 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Bay area, California Posts: 3	Re: Hacked up my 1st gen K5... (lots o pics) Its not 100% finished, but good enough to drive for now. Play Time!

07-03-2006, 11:16 PM	#3
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,450	Re: Hacked up my 1st gen K5... (lots o pics) Welcome to the board from South Mississippi! That is a killer truck! __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

07-03-2006, 11:41 PM	#4
72CSTC5 Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Deer Park, Tx. Posts: 2,524	Re: Hacked up my 1st gen K5... (lots o pics) Wow, that was alot of hard work.

07-03-2006, 11:44 PM	#5
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,049	Re: Hacked up my 1st gen K5... (lots o pics) Welcome! Are the body panels steel or glass? __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

07-03-2006, 11:48 PM	#6
masterbeavis Having issues Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Eldorado Ca, an hour east of sacramento Posts: 696	Re: Hacked up my 1st gen K5... (lots o pics) Heh, can you show us pics of what a non trussed and a trussed dana 60 front look like?? :P :bouncy: that is all steel. The sand at pismo did an excellent job at sandblasting the paint off of it __________________ Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati. The Man's Prayer: "I'm a man, but I can change, if I have to, I guess." Last edited by masterbeavis; 07-03-2006 at 11:49 PM.

07-04-2006, 12:25 AM	#7
Rokcrln Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Winters Ca. 95694 Posts: 4,843	Re: Hacked up my 1st gen K5... (lots o pics) Oh my God I can not belive that you first took a nice K5 and beat teh cr@p out of it and then even worse you cut it all apart!! What were you thinking!! Now that that is out of my system J/K I did even worse I took a sweet EB that was in great shape and cut it apart for the Con and Pismo! Nice job on the K5, That was my second choise for a wheeler. Here are a few pic's of my toy. Once it is done we can go the the Con and piss off alot of Chevy and Ford guys with these! Kevin LFD Inc. Attached Images

07-04-2006, 03:43 AM	#8
jays68yak Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Gilroy, CA Posts: 1,454	Re: Hacked up my 1st gen K5... (lots o pics) vvvvrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrroooooooooooooooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmm __________________ 1969 Chevy Project SWB Fleet, 20s, 5.3, t56, in the weeds. 1970 Chevy Truck cab on a 1979 Jimmy frame-8.1 liter 496 bbc/sm465/np203-jeds doubler-np205/d60/14bff Welded/42 tsls on recentered H1s 1998 Chevy Crew Cab K3500 SAS'd with hpd60, links and swayaway coilovers. 8.1l vortec DD/towrig "I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. "

07-04-2006, 07:55 AM	#9
vtblazer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Central Vermont Posts: 8,538	Re: Hacked up my 1st gen K5... (lots o pics) Hey Ryan, over. Playing in the sand at Pismo looks like a total blast! Great K5. Last edited by vtblazer; 07-04-2006 at 08:00 AM.

07-04-2006, 08:16 AM	#10
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,862	Re: Hacked up my 1st gen K5... (lots o pics) Hey Ryan,welcome over here.I`m a yacker here and a lurker on CK5(Super-K,never seen me?See?).I`d call that "Multi-Purpose",for sure.It`s a great off-road machine,but it`s damn sexy for cruising town.How are you gonna keep the girls out with no doors? And congrats on Truck of the Month on CK5.I`m sure you can snag it here,too. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ Last edited by special-K; 07-05-2006 at 05:59 AM.

07-04-2006, 08:27 AM	#11
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,475	Re: Hacked up my 1st gen K5... (lots o pics) 1st -> From West TN 2nd -> At first I was when I saw the beat up pic's, But ....... finished product looks pretty freaking killer man __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Big Piggy: "Goliath" 07 Kodiak C4500 Lil Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T

07-04-2006, 09:55 AM	#12
makovai Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: oregon city Posts: 335	Re: Hacked up my 1st gen K5... (lots o pics) lots of hard work....neat rides. __________________ If it aint broke..............fix it till it is. www.fast77.com 1972 - 330 hp crate, 11" lift with 39x18 mickeys. 3/4 ton, cross steer, 4 wheel disc brakes 1996 Z71 w/ 35's

07-04-2006, 10:28 AM	#13
Ron 586 RIP Mr Ron Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Big Sandy, Tn. 38221 Posts: 8,166	Re: Hacked up my 1st gen K5... (lots o pics) Welcome to the board from West Tennessee. Congrats on proving you can have the best of both worlds in one vehicle. I have never tried rock crawling. Did a little sand running when I lived in Michigan. Mud bog and muddy trails here in Tennessee but always with something beat up and butt ugly. Good job. __________________ Ron (Mr Round Tuit) Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle TN Message Forum TN Facebook Group SETN Truck Show My Photobucket

07-04-2006, 10:30 AM	#14
bagged74 its just $$$$$ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: OK Posts: 2,078	Re: Hacked up my 1st gen K5... (lots o pics) Im generally not a big fan of that type of thing, but that looks pretty kick a$$

07-04-2006, 11:40 AM	#15
BobbyK Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Petrolia,Ontario,Canada but working in Port Huron,Mi. Posts: 1,771	Re: Hacked up my 1st gen K5... (lots o pics) You sure took your time getting over here man. No need to fix those door hinges anymore eh! __________________ 71 blazer,350SBC,approx.375HP,700R4,factory GM TPI.Dual electric fans,33x12.5x15 ATR on stock suspension. Petrolia,Ontario,Canada but working in Port Huron,MI. See ALL my Blazer pic's HERE



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07-04-2006, 11:54 AM	#16
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,591	Re: Hacked up my 1st gen K5... (lots o pics) Looks pretty good I dont know long those traction bars are gonna last in the rocks.. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

07-04-2006, 03:37 PM	#18
jaros44sr Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Philadelphia, Pa. 19454 Posts: 9,449	Re: Hacked up my 1st gen K5... (lots o pics) Nice ride, followed your progess on the other site, could not believe you would bash up the K5. The outcome of all that hard work is one of the best if not the best K5's I've ever seen!! Nice pic's and nice truck, that is killer Jim

07-04-2006, 04:08 PM	#19
onetonk5 Cereal Killer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montgomery, Alabama Posts: 639	Re: Hacked up my 1st gen K5... (lots o pics) Man.........thats a sweet looking ride......but you need to go ahead and link it front and rear (at least) and go coilovers....you would like!!

07-04-2006, 06:12 PM	#20
masterbeavis Having issues Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Eldorado Ca, an hour east of sacramento Posts: 696	Re: Hacked up my 1st gen K5... (lots o pics) RB, where is the pro's and cons of the trussed D60 pics thread at?? __________________ Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati. The Man's Prayer: "I'm a man, but I can change, if I have to, I guess."

07-05-2006, 03:45 PM	#21
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,683	Re: Hacked up my 1st gen K5... (lots o pics) Good to see you over here newbie You know I love your K5 - so very sweet __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

07-05-2006, 05:31 PM	#22
IGOR Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Damascus, OR Posts: 260	Re: Hacked up my 1st gen K5... (lots o pics) Welcome to the dark side! __________________ -Ben 1972 CST K5 - Undergoing frame off, 8.1/4L80E/NP205, 3/4 ton, 8" lift, currently a pile of parts that when assembled resemble a Blazer 1972 K10 - Rust Bucket, TBD 1976 C10 SWB, 350 / T350 My blazer build thread: https://ck5.com/forums/builds/72-k5-...17-update.410/

07-06-2006, 12:42 PM	#23
Burt4x4 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 1,842	Re: Hacked up my 1st gen K5... (lots o pics) SO are we gonna drag race in the dirt or what? ComON don't be skeert of my RAT, I promise to make it 'close' hahahah See the inside story is we were suppose to race at Pismo but then we/he/RB decided to test fly his K5 off the top of CompHill wile I was riding shotgun.... He got the whole truck off the ground and we flew and flew and flew and flew..Hey Ryan when does this flight land? __________________ 1972 K5 MPFI454/Sm465/Np205/D60/14FFd/Re-Centerd H1s w/Swamper Iroks

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