hi all
ive owned my 76 k5 blaze since i got my farmers permit in 1995. Now its time to ask myself what I want to do with it.

I have had 3 engines, one origonal, the second a salvage yard special, and im currently running a remanufactured engine from Sequel Engine (Remanufactured). I bought it back in 1999. It is a great engine and I dont have more than 20k miles on it.

Only mod I have is a bolt on aluminum cooling fan witha 3" machined spacer , got sick of replacing fan clutches.

It has been sitting with periodic (monthly) Run-ups since 2002. I keep it at my in-laws farm.

as far as condition goes the engine, drivetrain, steering, and heater is great!

The body SUCKS! CANCER all over the place. rockers gone, quarterpanels have holes in them, fenders and hood dont line up well at all, and the doors dont seal with the cab. The tailgate is FUBAR and Ihad to take out the glass to salvage it. I sealed the cab off by taking the top off and using plywood with a lexan window to see out the back. also gutted the box.

I noticed that the suspension will soon need attention: bushings, shackles, etc.

I replaced wheel bearings tie rod ends and ball joints back in 2000.

WTF should i do with this thing?

Are there replacement bodies available?

Any other suggestions? Are there any car bodies that can be fitted to the frame? (yes i am a redneck, my golf car is worth more than this POS and so are my model airplanes!)

Thanks for the support in advance!

robbinsp

 

Welcome from NY

 

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Welcome from VA!

 

hi from Ontario, good luck with whatever you decide, think i remember seeing an El Camino on a truck frame (dunno about a short w/b), a good welder can make anything happen!!
cheers, Jim