New Guy Here!
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Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 6
New Guy Here!
Hey all!
I'm new to the blazer world somewhat... been about 12 years or so since I last owned a blazer and i finally bought another one about 6months ago identical to the 1991 K5 I owned back then. I love working on all things mechanical and have few projects I'm looking forward to getting advice on how to move forward with.
I bought it as a fun truck to have fun with and slowly build up into a truly sick ride but all depends on the wife :-)
It's a 1991 K5 model with the 5.7L (obviously - K code) and it is currently fuel injected... one of the first projects will be changing it to a carb motor... it is also automatic which will be another project if possible to convert to a manual tranny. I'll post these questions in the right area...
Anyhow... looking forward to chatting with some of you and getting some experienced sound advice.
Thanks again guys!
-Andy
I'm new to the blazer world somewhat... been about 12 years or so since I last owned a blazer and i finally bought another one about 6months ago identical to the 1991 K5 I owned back then. I love working on all things mechanical and have few projects I'm looking forward to getting advice on how to move forward with.
I bought it as a fun truck to have fun with and slowly build up into a truly sick ride but all depends on the wife :-)
It's a 1991 K5 model with the 5.7L (obviously - K code) and it is currently fuel injected... one of the first projects will be changing it to a carb motor... it is also automatic which will be another project if possible to convert to a manual tranny. I'll post these questions in the right area...
Anyhow... looking forward to chatting with some of you and getting some experienced sound advice.
Thanks again guys!
-Andy
keep us posted!
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Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 5,143
From: GTA, Ontario, CANADA
welcome to the show brother.
X4 on the pic's.
question for ya, why would you want to swap out the EFI for a carb? and swapping over to stick is easy on the 3rd gen K's, just find yourself a donor truck (usually a pick-up), and take everything you need.
if you're really lucky (this would involve giving up the winning #'s for the lottery), you might even come across a late model Blazer/Jimmy (talking about the K's, not the S's) that was stick, 'cause they came with hydraulic clutches.
X4 on the pic's.
question for ya, why would you want to swap out the EFI for a carb? and swapping over to stick is easy on the 3rd gen K's, just find yourself a donor truck (usually a pick-up), and take everything you need.
if you're really lucky (this would involve giving up the winning #'s for the lottery), you might even come across a late model Blazer/Jimmy (talking about the K's, not the S's) that was stick, 'cause they came with hydraulic clutches.