New to 73's

[SEVEND2]

Ok, In a month or so i will be picking up a 73 K5 lifted like 37's or 40 size tires. Truck is Named Mothers Worry. Its a monster
anyhow. Just curious on what years and parts are interchangable. etc fenders/grill, lights, seats tops, etc a good place cheap for parts for these things.
also hows the 4x4 work, is it all 4 wheel 4x4 or 1 front 1 back or???

at this point any info would be helpfull

also what size trailer will i need side to side and fron to back to haul this monster

thanks in advance

Sevend2

[Zoomad75]

Congrats. You'll like it. The parts interchange on these blazers all the way up to 91. most stuff swaps over, although there are naturally some minor differences from early to late. Boneyards are the best place to find cheap parts as they are still somewhat plentiful in the yards. I just scored a perfect tailgate with trim for under $50. The trim alone from LMC would have cost over $250.

Your going to have to break out the tape measure to gauge exact trailer size. With 37 to 40 inch tires it might be a little wide for a standard trailer. If you don't want to have to swap some smaller roller's on it to fit the trailer, you might at least need to find one with fenders strong enough to drive over. In other words, it's not going to fit on your standard Uhaul rent-a-trailer.

The shifter should give you the transfer case shift pattern. If it's stock it could have a full time 203 case or a part time 205. Or it could have a some other t/case swapped in over the years. Could be a 208 or 241. Once you know what type of t/case you have the shift pattern is easy to look up.

[SEVEND2]

From what i under stand, its pretty much been built to be a monster, rear end, tranny, front. If i understand correctly most parts on it are from fly- n -high in AZ and Dick Cepek, the tires maybe bigger than 44's I was told they cost about $560 each (ouch)
but sitting for a few years might have flat spots now (a waste) but i hope not

only concern is i might be too high for Calif rules for the road
I know it has a bad engine that needs rebuilt

I am trying to get Pics before i pick it up

as soon as i can I will post more maybe some pictures