72 Jimmy "Colonel Mustard"
 

This is the day that it was delivered.

http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...psliy5cxri.jpg

Had some fun driving it for a few years while we were building my son's 86 K-5
http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...psvo0qotk5.jpg

His is very close to finished, so I figured it was time to start my build.

My plans are:
Frame off resto
Rust repair
Powdercoat frame, axles etc.
Install a 6.0l/4l80E from a 2004 chevy 2500 donor
Rebuild transfer case
Rebuild diffs
Recover and install seats from 2004 truck
Bodywork and repaint with a fresh coat of OCHRE
Vintage or similar A/C system
Dakota Gauges

I've been checking this site out and there is an incredible amount of info and parts resources. My son and I had a lot of fun on his build and I'm really looking forward to getting mine going.
Hopefully I can fund it.
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Here is how it sits now.
http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...psdy5zd9vr.jpg
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http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...psiutadsvm.jpg

Re: 72 Jimmy "Colonel Mustard"
 

Love the "Colonel Mustard". Funny, that is what my kids called mine !!

Re: 72 Jimmy "Colonel Mustard"
 

Welcome from another member of the Ochre Jimmy Club. Those are some bo-dacious tires that thing is sitting on.

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Looks like a good start. I have the same drive train in my K5.

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Thanks for the welcome. There are some incredible builds on here. I have been trying to read up on as many as I can, picking and choosing things that I would like to add to my build. I'm hoping that mistakes I made and lessons learned from my sons build along with build threads here, I can make mine go a lot smoother.

Re: 72 Jimmy "Colonel Mustard"
 

A few parts starting to trickle in.
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Re: 72 Jimmy "Colonel Mustard"
 

What's in the last picture?

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Gas pedal adapter bracket for the LS swap

Re: 72 Jimmy "Colonel Mustard"
 

Which part number of Bilsteins are you using?

Re: 72 Jimmy "Colonel Mustard"
 

33-185606 & 33-185569

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Here's an update:
* Mounted onto dolly
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** Squared up
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** Taking to have rust repair started
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** Mounted to rotisserie
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** Of course, more rust than I thought
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I've been working on getting the mechanical stuff taken care of.

Stripped down the NP205 for powdercoating and a rebuild
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Stripped down the 14 bolt FF & Dana 44 for rebuild & powder coating
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** Ready to go
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Re: 72 Jimmy "Colonel Mustard"
 

Update:
Pulled the 6.0L4L80E from the donor 04 C2500
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Along with the kit from Advance Adapters to mate the NP205 to the 4L80E
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Re: 72 Jimmy "Colonel Mustard"
 

Also ordered from Dirty Dingo: Engine bracket kit, beefed up Sanden A/C compressor, adjustable motor mount kit and crossmember kit.
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Re: 72 Jimmy "Colonel Mustard"
 

I ordered my sheet metal from Wes @ Classic Heartbeat. He was extremely knowledgeable on everything K-5 and great to deal with. He got me set up with fenders, doors, rockers, rocker boxes, bedsides, end caps, A & B pillar bottoms, rear wheel wells and a few other things.
Delivered to Vintage Metalworks:
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Re: 72 Jimmy "Colonel Mustard"
 

Here is the starting point. Jim @ Vintage Metalworks is going to put it all together.
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Re: 72 Jimmy "Colonel Mustard"
 

Somehow I missed this thread ,do you work for that shop ? I pass through there quite often .

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Me and another guy own it. Do you have the silver gen 1?

Re: 72 Jimmy "Colonel Mustard"
 

The silver one is owned by a local to you school teacher/tutorer .I have a Medium Red short fleet truck among others but would love to own a Blazer . Ya'll are doing things right there as you always seem to have plenty of work. I need to stop by sometime to meet you guys if thats OK .

Re: 72 Jimmy "Colonel Mustard"
 

I met the guy with the great silver one when we were doing my son's
86 k5. Please stop by anytime. I'm there Monday through Saturday. Bring your tools:)

Re: 72 Jimmy "Colonel Mustard"
 

Looks good !! Keep us posted. Nice to have such a large area to work in. What's your time frame for getting it done?

Re: 72 Jimmy "Colonel Mustard"
 

Wow that is some major metal work, starting with a firewall.

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The guy doing the sheet metal work is in an old Chevy dealership built in the 1940's. It has a lot of room and he has it set up well.
If things went well I would like to have it ready for paint by the end of the summer. But they never go as planned.

Re: 72 Jimmy "Colonel Mustard"
 

I could never tackle something like that, but that's the type of work he specializes in. Retired aerospace engineer and loves old cars.
I let myself get too attached & one thing leads to another & you have a firewall, hood & core support.