🔧 BUILD Bob’s fuck you 85 k5 blazer CUCV build, it’s got boost, it’s got 1 ton axles and zero creature comforts!

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Lets summarize the shit diesel.

It started with a text from a friend saying come get it for cheap. This is what I ended up with.
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Started painting. The desert sand color was in rough shape. When it would get wet you could see the original OD green bleed through.
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I've got a thing for green and thought it should go back to its original color since the carc tan was in poor shape.
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The suspension rode rough as shit due to it being completely sagged in front. I ordered a set of tuff country HD springs (still softer spring rate than other companies) and a set of 2" blocks for the rear. Turns out the 2" lift, lifted the truck nearly 4".

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I hated how small the stock 31x10.5" tires looked after the lift so I ordered some 33" general grabbers since I didn't want to push my luck with the shit 3.08 gears.

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Interior got bedlined along with some storage added.

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Then I moved to Denver and this went from a DD to something I wanted to hit trails with (there are hundreds of miles of legal trails in the area). The biggest problem was actually getting to trail heads because they all started at at least 8,000ft and got over 12,000ft easily. So a change had to come.

Got an awesome deal on some 6.5 diesel shit. Had to piece together other stuff and mod some things to get it to fit.

Turbo install in my shitty tight 1 car garage:
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My crossover
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Gauges
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All finished:
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Got some other stuff put on like extended brake lines and sway bar disconnects:
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Hidden winch install:
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60" Hi lift just in case:
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Here's a crummy video I have when I was working out a shift issue with my tuner, but I have no wastegate and here is just normal straight through turbo actuation. Boost comes down when shifting, it's fact without a vgt turbo... I don't know if Joel is feeling the turbo needs to waste before it shifts...?

 

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it’s wastegating the excess pressure. I’m driving a ticking time bomb. This is spring #3 if had and I think it’s a good fit.


also it’s ungodly slow because it’s a 150hp engine moving a 6,000lb vehicle at 6,000ft of elevation. I’m trying to make it not a fucking turd (or at least less of one)
 

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Starting working on this shitbox again. Motor mounts swapped, upper intake swapped m, boost gauge hooked up and turbo is clocked. Need to mock up the oil drain line and assemble it then finish hooking up the turbo (and figure out the wastegate actuator)

before:
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Cleaner in here than expected
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Got a bit more done yesterday. Found my downpipe has been cracked for quite a bit. Going to attempt to weld it back up but we’ll see how that goes. my plan is to redo the exhaust at some point anyways, was just going to wait a bit.

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