72 Jimmy "Colonel Mustard"

[ochre 72]

This is the day that it was delivered.



Had some fun driving it for a few years while we were building my son's 86 K-5


His is very close to finished, so I figured it was time to start my build.

My plans are:
Frame off resto
Rust repair
Powdercoat frame, axles etc.
Install a 6.0l/4l80E from a 2004 chevy 2500 donor
Rebuild transfer case
Rebuild diffs
Recover and install seats from 2004 truck
Bodywork and repaint with a fresh coat of OCHRE
Vintage or similar A/C system
Dakota Gauges

I've been checking this site out and there is an incredible amount of info and parts resources. My son and I had a lot of fun on his build and I'm really looking forward to getting mine going.
Hopefully I can fund it.
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Here is how it sits now.

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[tjsblazer]

Love the "Colonel Mustard". Funny, that is what my kids called mine !!

[tristan]

Welcome from another member of the Ochre Jimmy Club. Those are some bo-dacious tires that thing is sitting on.

[mcmlxix]

Looks like a good start. I have the same drive train in my K5.

[ochre 72]

Thanks for the welcome. There are some incredible builds on here. I have been trying to read up on as many as I can, picking and choosing things that I would like to add to my build. I'm hoping that mistakes I made and lessons learned from my sons build along with build threads here, I can make mine go a lot smoother.

[ochre 72]

A few parts starting to trickle in.
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[mcmlxix]

What's in the last picture?

[ochre 72]

Originally Posted by mcmlxix

What's in the last picture?

Gas pedal adapter bracket for the LS swap

[tjsblazer]

Which part number of Bilsteins are you using?

[ochre 72]

Originally Posted by tjsblazer

which part number of bilsteins are you using?

33-185606 & 33-185569

[ochre 72]

Here's an update:
* Mounted onto dolly

** Squared up

** Taking to have rust repair started

** Mounted to rotisserie

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** Of course, more rust than I thought

[ochre 72]

I've been working on getting the mechanical stuff taken care of.

Stripped down the NP205 for powdercoating and a rebuild
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[ochre 72]

Stripped down the 14 bolt FF & Dana 44 for rebuild & powder coating
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[ochre 72]

Update:
Pulled the 6.0L4L80E from the donor 04 C2500
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Along with the kit from Advance Adapters to mate the NP205 to the 4L80E
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[ochre 72]

Also ordered from Dirty Dingo: Engine bracket kit, beefed up Sanden A/C compressor, adjustable motor mount kit and crossmember kit.
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[ochre 72]

I ordered my sheet metal from Wes @ Classic Heartbeat. He was extremely knowledgeable on everything K-5 and great to deal with. He got me set up with fenders, doors, rockers, rocker boxes, bedsides, end caps, A & B pillar bottoms, rear wheel wells and a few other things.
Delivered to Vintage Metalworks:

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[ochre 72]

Here is the starting point. Jim @ Vintage Metalworks is going to put it all together.
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[flashed]

Somehow I missed this thread ,do you work for that shop ? I pass through there quite often .

[ochre 72]

Originally Posted by flashed

Somehow I missed this thread ,do you work for that shop ? I pass through there quite often .

Me and another guy own it. Do you have the silver gen 1?

[flashed]

The silver one is owned by a local to you school teacher/tutorer .I have a Medium Red short fleet truck among others but would love to own a Blazer . Ya'll are doing things right there as you always seem to have plenty of work. I need to stop by sometime to meet you guys if thats OK .

[ochre 72]

Originally Posted by flashed

The silver one is owned by a local to you school teacher/tutorer .I have a Medium Red short fleet truck among others but would love to own a Blazer . Ya'll are doing things right there as you always seem to have plenty of work. I need to stop by sometime to meet you guys if thats OK .

I met the guy with the great silver one when we were doing my son's
86 k5. Please stop by anytime. I'm there Monday through Saturday. Bring your tools

[hemi43]

Looks good !! Keep us posted. Nice to have such a large area to work in. What's your time frame for getting it done?

[tjsblazer]

Wow that is some major metal work, starting with a firewall.

[ochre 72]

Originally Posted by hemi43

Looks good !! Keep us posted. Nice to have such a large area to work in. What's your time frame for getting it done?

The guy doing the sheet metal work is in an old Chevy dealership built in the 1940's. It has a lot of room and he has it set up well.
If things went well I would like to have it ready for paint by the end of the summer. But they never go as planned.

[ochre 72]

Originally Posted by tjsblazer

Wow that is some major metal work, starting with a firewall.

I could never tackle something like that, but that's the type of work he specializes in. Retired aerospace engineer and loves old cars.
I let myself get too attached & one thing leads to another & you have a firewall, hood & core support.