K5 freaks have to be detoxed or they see them every where!
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K5 freaks have to be detoxed or they see them every where!
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TerryD
Adventurer
At the Rock View Lodge, Guyana
I was referring to the Chevrolet Blazer you are parked next to here. Their designation is a K5. It seems fairly rare for you to encounter any classic American iron in your travels, so I got a little excited. It appears to be the 73-74 full convertable. They are beginning to get rare here due to rust and people with no clue what they are cutting up/crushing.
OMG.....you are so right! if the folks at the JY would look beyond lbs =$$ they would be on the front lines of saving soon to be very valued rare treasures. Not to mention folks who just call the wrecker guys to make a few bucks! As always greed is the enemy.......across America in all things.......geez! You're right tho....haven't seen many K5's lately. ... Shift+R improves the quality of this image. Shift+A improves the quality of all images on this page.
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landcruising
Adventurer
I believe the Blazer is owned by a friend of Collin and uses it once a year to drive of "into the wild" so to speak on one of the organized expedition trips, I can't remember it's name now. If you really want I could ask Collin. What kind of info did you want on the car?
landcruising
Adventurer
So, where did I leave you guys hanging?
Right we were just about to enter Brazil from Guyana. Marvelous region, to bad it wasn't that dry otherwise we could have tourd more in the savannah where large indian communities still find peace and tranquility in the vastness.
Sunset at Balbina lake.
Stacked bananas on a truck.
When we are in Boa Vista, we are invited by Ricardo an avid 4x4 doctor and his wife. A great couple and we have a fun few days together.
Carol, Ricardo and Renata treating us to the local fish: Tambaqui.
Ricardo's fiber wrangler by Engesa + Toyota 14B. Completely self rebuild and currently finished and being sold in Brazil if you are interested. A unique project I might say.
Then we find out that our pre filter is dead. Completely rusted and gone. Ricardo then decides to take his Donaldson filter of his Big Toyota 4Runner and donates it to us.
Our "new" Donaldson pre filter sits proudly at the top! Thank you Ricardo!
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
Right we were just about to enter Brazil from Guyana. Marvelous region, to bad it wasn't that dry otherwise we could have tourd more in the savannah where large indian communities still find peace and tranquility in the vastness.
Sunset at Balbina lake.
Stacked bananas on a truck.
When we are in Boa Vista, we are invited by Ricardo an avid 4x4 doctor and his wife. A great couple and we have a fun few days together.
Carol, Ricardo and Renata treating us to the local fish: Tambaqui.
Ricardo's fiber wrangler by Engesa + Toyota 14B. Completely self rebuild and currently finished and being sold in Brazil if you are interested. A unique project I might say.
Then we find out that our pre filter is dead. Completely rusted and gone. Ricardo then decides to take his Donaldson filter of his Big Toyota 4Runner and donates it to us.
Our "new" Donaldson pre filter sits proudly at the top! Thank you Ricardo!
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
landcruising
Adventurer
More on Brasil!
I am aloud to change the oils and check the levels of the gearboxes in Elmer Jeep's workshop. I soon find out why he is called Elmer Jeep! - Removing the fender for easy access!
Ones you start investigating you will find all kinds of little things that need improvement. But a crack in the rubber hose on the air intake isn't easy to solve. There are no real alternatives to be found and I improvise with RescueTape!
To our disguste we find a little hole in the air filter's oil bath. Hurray, how did that get there? We have it welded with copper, but after testing it with a liter of water, I find out it is really badly done.
So Elmer Jeep, comes to the rescue with some 2 component metal clue thus fixing the hole in our air filter oil bath.
This is why Elmer got his name, he likes to fabricate Jeeps with enormous tires! Elmer Jeep's latest creation: Crocodillo.
Special shackles of Elmer's Crocodillo.
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
I am aloud to change the oils and check the levels of the gearboxes in Elmer Jeep's workshop. I soon find out why he is called Elmer Jeep! - Removing the fender for easy access!
Ones you start investigating you will find all kinds of little things that need improvement. But a crack in the rubber hose on the air intake isn't easy to solve. There are no real alternatives to be found and I improvise with RescueTape!
To our disguste we find a little hole in the air filter's oil bath. Hurray, how did that get there? We have it welded with copper, but after testing it with a liter of water, I find out it is really badly done.
So Elmer Jeep, comes to the rescue with some 2 component metal clue thus fixing the hole in our air filter oil bath.
This is why Elmer got his name, he likes to fabricate Jeeps with enormous tires! Elmer Jeep's latest creation: Crocodillo.
Special shackles of Elmer's Crocodillo.
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
landcruising
Adventurer
Glad to be of service to you bobDog and dakineJ.
Some more images:
Another detail I shot in the workshop: Keep long fingers out of your engine bay.
After getting the oils taken care of I had to get way out of town to a huge truck suspension workshop: Getting the rear leaf springs back into shape.
The guys favorite tool: grinder.
Demi, getting the re arced leafs back together.
Cleaning the welds with a grinder. "Look ma, no eye protection!"
We were ready to head south into the heart of the Amazone. Onto Manaus: Rolling the Amazon roads.
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
Some more images:
Another detail I shot in the workshop: Keep long fingers out of your engine bay.
After getting the oils taken care of I had to get way out of town to a huge truck suspension workshop: Getting the rear leaf springs back into shape.
The guys favorite tool: grinder.
Demi, getting the re arced leafs back together.
Cleaning the welds with a grinder. "Look ma, no eye protection!"
We were ready to head south into the heart of the Amazone. Onto Manaus: Rolling the Amazon roads.
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
landcruising
Adventurer
More in Brazil:
Reusing wash machine drum as waste bin.
Sloth creeping across the road!
Coen driving steep hills in Manaus.
In Manaus we are welcomed at the 4x4 club and they direct me to a very nice little workshop that proved to work out so good for us. These guy's clearly knew what they were doing and we worked on various things: At last an elbow rubber on the air intake!
Luis of Platinado measures seal to fabricate a new one!
No fitting seal available; aluminum custom made sleeve solution.
That's were the seal goes.
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
Reusing wash machine drum as waste bin.
Sloth creeping across the road!
Coen driving steep hills in Manaus.
In Manaus we are welcomed at the 4x4 club and they direct me to a very nice little workshop that proved to work out so good for us. These guy's clearly knew what they were doing and we worked on various things: At last an elbow rubber on the air intake!
Luis of Platinado measures seal to fabricate a new one!
No fitting seal available; aluminum custom made sleeve solution.
That's were the seal goes.
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
concretejungle
Adventurer
What a welcomed pit stop!
landcruising
Adventurer
In the meantime we have selected some awesome images from our time in Laos and Vietnam and put them together in a oversized wall calendar. It's our second in the Legendary Roads series. This one is called:
Legendary Roads: Ho Chi Minh Trail
Follow us as we get lost trying to find our way from south to north where few have gone before. Humidity, rutted tracks, isolation and a lot of smiles make this one of our most memorable trips.
You can order yours in our CafePress store!
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
Legendary Roads: Ho Chi Minh Trail
Follow us as we get lost trying to find our way from south to north where few have gone before. Humidity, rutted tracks, isolation and a lot of smiles make this one of our most memorable trips.
You can order yours in our CafePress store!
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
landcruising
Adventurer
Deeper into Brazil:
Rear brake pad is loose!
No available pad's so we glue and rivet.
Cleaned and greased the hi-lift jack
Platinado in Manaus did a marvelous job not only building a aluminum handle for us but also a lock! what a service!
Posing with the Platinado crew. We dare to say this is the best 4x4 shop in Amazonas. Luis thank you so much!
We will start the infamous BR319 with a fresh set of tires! How do you like them apples?
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
Rear brake pad is loose!
No available pad's so we glue and rivet.
Cleaned and greased the hi-lift jack
Platinado in Manaus did a marvelous job not only building a aluminum handle for us but also a lock! what a service!
Posing with the Platinado crew. We dare to say this is the best 4x4 shop in Amazonas. Luis thank you so much!
We will start the infamous BR319 with a fresh set of tires! How do you like them apples?
Adventurous greetings,
Coen