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Pedals part 2. While going through everything on the firewall and deleting what I could to clean up the mess, I came across this bundle of vacuum line and wire that was just shoved into the fender and not connected to anything. It was coming from underneath the fuse panel in the drivers...

Pedals part 1. This is probably going to bore some people but its necessary, for science. I think I finally completed what was possibly the biggest/most daunting/most time consuming part of this entire build, the pedals. The other night my wife asked what the single most difficult part of the...

Up next, fuel tank. Thankfully its easy to LS swap K5s because they came factory with EFI in the later years. So I grabbed a new 31 gallon baffled tank and Holley Sniper EFI in tank pump. I also decided to run a returnless style fuel system using a Hot Rod Fuel Hose swap kit. It uses a factory...

The only part of this truck that had any rust(other than some of the sheetmetal) was the front of the frame and it was only surface rust. Naturally I decided to eliminate it which is a bigger pain in the rear than youd think, even for just surface rust. Frames have all sorts of nooks and...

So in between the times when Im waiting on parts or I get frustrated by something and need to step away Ive been working on the thousand other little projects that Im attempting to do at the same time as the motor swap. One of the biggest projects is replacing the lift panels and canvas on the...

Oh cool, yeah look on car-part.com there were actually a few places in AZ that had NV4500s. As for the interior trim paint, yep just basic Home Depot spray paint. I used Rustoleum primer and then Rustoleum Flat Protective Enamel in a random brown color that was a close match to my interior. Just...

I got it from a slightly sketchy chop-shop type place in AZ that specializes in engine/trans swaps and is good at finding hard to get stuff. I wouldn't necessarily recommend them. Best place to locate a transmission is going to be car-part.com. Then call around to check that the ones that show...

Finally picked up my NV4500 and NP241C. This particular t-case was only made for two years, 88 and 89. It is passenger drop with a mechanical speedo. Rare as hens teeth these days. Unfortunately it was "painted" by whatever shop sent it to the place I bought it from. They painted over a dirty...

Yeah its pretty far out there ha. Thankfully these trucks have about an acre under the hood!

Alright its starting to get exciting!! Finally got to assembling and painting the engine. There are a few things Im slightly concerned about with the engine though. The engine sat on the stand as an assembled long block with no valve covers, oil pan, valley cover etc. for over a year before I...

Ok one more boring update before it starts to get good, promise. I finished deleting the stock fuel delivery parts since Ill be installing a returnless system with a Corvette style fuel filter/regulator with braided PTFE lines from the tank all the way to the rail. If anyone needs a complete...

Got to work this week dropping the stock gas tank(which is getting replaced with a baffled tank and an in-tank combo pump/sender that works with EFI) and trying to chop off some leftover bits of what I think was a hitch that had been welded to the frame and partially removed before I owned the...

Well well well, look what the cat dragged in. We've been home (from six months living in the RV) for barely a week but I cant leave well enough alone so I immediately got to work on the Blazer!! 😂 I listed the Stock 350/TH350/NP203 for sale and had a good amount of interest so it lit a fire...

The benefits of 4 low cannot be overstated. While its possible to get very far in 2wd, the ease with which 4 low tackles obstacles is laughable.

I was told it would start to ease up as it breaks in. It has definitely gotten easier but Im still waiting for it to re-center with a little less effort. I dont mind having to work a little to turn the wheel and Im driving so much on this trip that its breaking in quickly. I would love to have...

Guess I should update this in light of another thread I decided to post in. After Yellowstone we headed towards Denver pretty quickly. Only stopping at a hot spring and my brothers cabin in Grand lake for a couple nights. Had a couple more serious mechanical things done to the rig in the last...

Chance? Yes. Reason? Really only because we wanted to. There have been plenty of opportunities over our current 14,XXX miles to do gnarlier stuff than we have but typically we chose not to. Mostly out of a desire to not break something or get stuck while living out of the vehicle we are...

Update time!! Apologies for being terrible this go-round, posting long form on a forum is difficult when you sleep in a different place every night. Y'all should really follow @darlington.adventures on instagram. We spent a couple nights in Rapid City which turned out to be a super fun little...

38 states and counting! (havent put on the SD sticker yet) Currently in Rapid City. Cant tell you how happy we are to be back out West!!

Ive got 17s, not 16s. Going up to commercial grade 19.5" stuff is annoying and unnecessary. It limits me to only commercial truck tire shops and they ride like absolute dog-dookie.