The Buzzard: 84 K5 *SOLD*

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The Buzzard: 84 K5 *SOLD*

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1984 K5.

Bought it broke, bad motor, with a 2" Rancho lift (AAL front/blocks rear):

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It came with turkey!

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Scored Boggers for an unbelievable deal:

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Put Boggers on stock wheels and sold the Yota wheels they came on cause they wouldn't clear the front brakes:

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Put a motor in it: (bad cam choice and intake is for the Camaro), swapped in 3.42 geared 10b/12b from 79GMC. Added a lock right in the front:

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Stripped and lined what's left of the interior and trimmed it in black:

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Don't laugh at the red loom. My brother picked it up while he was in town for me and let's face it, tact is not what this thing is about:

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Flexed it:

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Wheeled it at Grubb's place where I mashed in both doors and one mirror and overheated my power steering system to the point of non-operative:

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Put a mini-spool in the 12b and dug up our yard playing:

video: http://s140.photobucket.com/albums/r37/ ... CN6131.mp4

Added Transmission and Power Steering coolers:

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One cooler tube:

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The return:

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Grubb helped me build a rear bumper:

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Sat on my lazy butt for a few months till I needed to haul it to our new house and then wheeled it at Pott's with you guys!
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one of my favorite rigs. affordable but very capable. glad i got to go wheelin with you
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Glad to finally see a build thread. :flipoff2:

Also good to see it out on the trail. I guess it's time to start on those sliders...
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VerticalTRX wrote:
I guess it's time to start on those sliders...

or boatside it..
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Its definitely a cool rig. I appreciate the ride last weekend at potts...it gave me more confidence in being able to get the bronco through. I would have been really worried about that last really narrow section if I hadn't seen your rig go through it already.


now...just to be able to get to that part of the trail...hmmmmm....
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jstables wrote:
VerticalTRX wrote:
I guess it's time to start on those sliders...

or boatside it..
Ok, its not THAT rusty..... :cool:
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Have i ever mentioned how cool K5's are? :flipoff2:
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BadAssEddie wrote:Have i ever mentioned how cool K5's are? :flipoff2:
Nope I don't think so. But they are pretty awesome.
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KOTABAD wrote:...they are pretty awesome.
I'll give you one...

Looking great Terry, I was impressed with how well it performed at Potts, now don't let that be the last time you wheel for a few more years!
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So... no comments on the video? :brow:
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TerryD wrote:So... no comments on the video? :brow:
What were you trying to do there? lol @ "look at my yard!"
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All I got to say is TEAR IT UP!!!!
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KOTABAD wrote:All I got to say is TEAR IT UP!!!!
Spellcheck your signature.
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Big Rick wrote:
TerryD wrote:So... no comments on the video? :brow:
What were you trying to do there? lol @ "look at my yard!"
I was trying to twist out the stump but my lever was not long enough. After digging it out with a tractor (70hp Kubota) I realized I probably didn't have enough truck either.

If you listen close you can hear my oldest shout "Daddy!" In a concerned manner just before Julie.
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BadAssEddie wrote:
KOTABAD wrote:All I got to say is TEAR IT UP!!!!
grammar check your signature.
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