Guess who's back!?! Atl-atl's K5 Blazer + Four Wheel Camper "The Crawlin Cabin" documentation thread!

[1leglance]

Nice, ill check them out. Oreillys definitely seems to be the best of the "fast" auto parts stores.

Not sure what part of town you are in but Tom K is the go to guy for 67-72 and I think most square body parts.
He has tons of used and new for way less than LMC or anyone else
480-241-1318
Tell him 1 Leg Lance sent ya
Keep that thing going, great stocker.

Oh and after all the work I did on my 70 Burb I can say that an EFI setup will make a huge difference quickly....and a motor swap is always way way more work than you think.

 

[1leglance]

@Atl-atl well if you need a place to work on your rig after the house sells (depending on the new digs) let me know..
I don't have a garage but I do have a concrete slab and plenty of tools

 

[Deleted member 374434BT]

A quadrajet. Great carb for anyone who can do 15 minutes worth of reading about its function. Looks like you have vacuum issues to deal with first by that picture.

 

[nitro_rat]

I dont even know where Im going to put the LS and trans when I get it back to AZ. My storage unit is completely full.

In the Blazer; put them in the Blazer!!!

 

[zoomad75]

In the Blazer; put them in the Blazer!!!

That's the end game for sure. It's gonna be cool to see it pushing another K5 Camper down the road.

 

[frink84]

That's a crazy cool gift! Wow! Looking forward to the swap.

 

[1leglance]

I love it when a plan comes together!!

 

[nitro_rat]

So are you going OD automatic or SM465?

 

[zoomad75]

Who's garage did you take over? LOL. Keep at it dude! Parts inbound to my place too.

 

[nitro_rat]

Is your pedal set for a hydraulic clutch or mechanical? The juice stuff is more rare and more expensive. I'd just go mechanical. You should be able to sell a hydraulic pedal set and have enough $$$ to get the mechanical set and linkage sorted out.

 

[Hillbilly Heaven]

Go ahead and replace the knock sensors. They are very prone to failure.

 

[vargsmetal]

Some random thoughts.

When I'm freshening up a used gen3 for a swap I replace the oil pressure, cam position and crank position sensors since they're harder to get to in the truck. New water pump and thermostat. Also the intake and valve cover gaskets. I send the fuel injectors out to be cleaned and flow tested and install them with new orings. Fuel pressure regulator is a good idea if it's been sitting for awhile.

The oil buildup in the intake ports is normal. The PCV system kind of sucks, and would benefit from a catch can.

I prefer electric cooling fans, especially when running a factory pcm or aftermarket setup that has high/low fan controls. I know on the 88-98 Chevys with the 34in radiator the 2011ish Ford F150 dual fan assembly fits perfect. Worth a try if it'll fit on the squarebody radiator, or whatever radiator you're using. Use a three relay setup so both fans are in series for low speed. More efficient cooling and quieter.

Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

 

[vargsmetal]

Also, looks like that engine has the exhaust manifold broken bolt bracket on it. I'd pull the manifolds, extract any broken bolts (welder makes quick work of this) and reinstall with new bolts and oem gaskets.

Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

 

[nitro_rat]

There's an updated valve cover for the left side that helps with the PCV issue. You can check to see if you have it already when it's off.

 

[nitro_rat]

I think that pedal assembly is hydraulic. I think 84 and up are hydraulic. There are a couple of full sets of pedals/linkage/brackets/everything and at least one that includes the bellhousing on ebay for around $500.