Can I ENGINE SWAP a K5 Blazer in a Weekend for CHEAP? 

Love a nice looking K5. Good son, looking after momma!

"You can't half ass things until you know how to whole ass them" That was a good one right there.

I’m not going to name names, but you quickly have become as entertaining as a few other big names car RU-vidrs. Some started off slow and super budget, but I don’t begrudge their success and with that now they have money, some of their builds are so budget. I hope you can get some of that too. You deserve it because you work your butt off.

I love the fact you can climb up in the engine compartment and have plenty of room to work. It's so stupid how new vehicles have absolutely no room to do anything under the hood.

That's a T-shirt! "You really can't Half-ass something until you know how to Whole-ass it!" :)

JD says "well There's the sun." Yard light Good.

As hard as 400s are getting find I would be pissed,I hope it can be rebuilt with out having to refinance the house.lol

Love the Blazer, that's when they made real autos out of REAL METAL.

Your mom has a beautiful k5 blazer you don't see them that nice anymore and nice job on putting that 350 small block in it sound sweet

By the way, Vice Grip Garage sells some Square Body Hood braces that bolt up and keep the big old square body hoods from bending in the middle.

Me after starting to watch the video 10 min into it: “a new engine and a vehicle not collapsed in on itself??? What did I miss here? Who’s channel in this…? “. I went back to the beginning and it all makes sense now. Great project! Love them Blazers! Nicely done sir!!

That’s a damn nice K5!! 😮😁👍🏻👍🏻

Hopefully that 400 stays with the truck. Getting hard to find 400s especially in a square body.

Great work man! What a beautiful K5!

Can't half ass things until you learn to whole ass things, wisdom for the day young guys

“… Well, there’s the Sun …” - says the Son 😂 Momma has a good Son! Nice job Sir! God Bless 😎

Reminded me of 76 ford f250 dad had we hauled wood with. It ran perfectly most of the time but every so often it would quit running and want a BJ before it would run again. He tried several things trying to fix it. All new fuel lines. Moved another tank behind the seat, electric fuel pump. Nothing worked but a BJ.

Count everyday you get to work with your dad as a blessing. It doesn’t last forever. Turning wrenches on my trucks without him reminds me of all the fights and laughs we had. Good times

Nice work brother.. you make swapping engines look like it ain't no thang!

Oh yeah, it's nice to see the Torino, remember that video....can't wait to see more on it 👍

I have to say thank you for a very accurate representation of a solo engine swap! kicking of the hoist legs made me laugh as we all do it. most don't show it. great content.

I had a 76 k10 and lost the trans and overheated the motor in the same day and developed a rod knock on a Friday. I had to be to work Monday or else so I pulled a motor from one truck with a cherry picker with busted wheels in the dirt. A trans from a different truck in my backyard, yanked the motor and transmission from my k10 and drove to work Monday. I had a buddy helping but it was till 2 am every night and I had the keys to the local Napa cause I worked there. 1 am Napa trip is definitely a privilege.

I was resently diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia 😔 I don't want you to feel sorry for me . I would like to see the Rolled Runner finished before I die ‼️ Love ya bro .

I think most of us older guys have done a few engines in them square bodies.They are nice to work on, plenty of room.

So how the hell did I stumble into the Pole Barn Garage? I am a big fan of Junkyard Digs and I saw the episode where they stopped by your place. So, I decided to check you guys out and there I went down that rabbit hole! I really like what you do with your boy making memories for life with him plus teaching him valuable skills. You livin in a double wide??

Not many people that will take care of their folks like that these days. Very nice truck.

Mom's got a sweet blazer. Digging the colour combo. 👌🏻

If memory serves me right a 400 had a weighted flywheel and harmonic balancer as they were externally balancd. A 350 of that Era didn't as they were internally balanced. Later one piece main blocks take a different flex plate as well

I’m glad you were able to help your dad and that it wasn’t too much of a problem for you. He sure has a nice rig.👍😃

Nice of you to help mom out. Your dad has a nice garage now I know where you got your skills from. Wish I had a dad and that experience growing up on working on cars.

Bro, I admire you you do hard work compared to gears. Gears is fake. You’re the real deal and you know what I commend you brother

You are a good kid. Good looking out for your parents.

Another project completed. I'm sure mom is pleased and that does look like a nice ol Blazer. They're a hot commodity these days.

Weekends- sometimes I wonder what we’d do with them if we didn’t have vehicles . Mine was called Subaru this week

Wow you actually put a bit of love and care into something - great job

Huge shout out to "No Nonsense Know How " for you wearing the Fury shirt!

in 99, in wales uk, I owner a 76 Blazer with balloon tyres 3 inch body lift. 7.5 ft wide 8.5 ft high to roof bar lights. 350ci great times. nice job buddy

That blazer is so nice their ain't many left that cool left.

Beautiful truck! Gotta love the plaid headliner! Had a buddy who had the exact same truck, a 78 back in 85, but his was brown. Sitting on the hood at the lakes, eating spiked water mellons.....all while listening to Iron Maiden. Those were the days!

20:32 the bolt you put the Teflon tape on, when doing a fuel pump, you remove that bolt and thread in a longer thread bolt, that holds the pushrod up out of the way so you can put the pump in easily, no fighting the pushrod.

I had a 78 blazer ! I hated that the rear window was always foggy in the winter. Other then that what a beast !

I had a 86 K Blazer . It came with a 350 . The guy who ordered it loaded it with A.C. , power windows, crusie, tilt , carpet & a few other options . But opted for a 5 speed manual , 4x4. Which was to my liking. He bought it & then rarely drove . His wife said he would've never sold it while he was alive , but it sat for 5 yrs without even being started... She would call me when she needed help with things around the house . I would'nt take money , ever . One day when I was replacing a heating element in her water heater (in the garage) I asked her about the Blazer... I told her if she ever sold it , pls give me 1st chance. In 1997 , I had just taken delivery on a new Tahoe 4x4 I ordered , & it was loaded up nicely. A wk later she called me & said she wanted to sell it. I went over & she said , "just give me what you think its worth". I wrote her a cheque on the spot .. It had 42000 mi on it & not a spec of rust. Pumped up the tires , jumped it & it started immediately.. I kept my new Tahoe in the garage right beside my 86 . I sold it in 2006 for a hefty profit . If I had it today , I think I could've sold it for double . One of my all time fav Chevy's.

i always wanted to see it done by a regular guy..........thanks

Man, you got a lot of great comments for this upload which I agree with so I'm just going to say, "great effort and good entertainment".. Thanks. '

man thats a beautiful K5! Love it, perfect color :)

Love that yellow!

Your comment you made at the end is so true but this new generation cant find there butt with both hands. I am 61 and did and still do the same repairs you do. I raised 2 kids that have our same mentality. Fix it when broke. Keep up the good work!!!!

Dang, looks to be a super clean rig. I suppose by now they know how crazy the values on these have gone. As you know too, the classic market has gone insane. Also, crazy as it sounds, keep that numbers matching 400, people care about that stuff even on old trucks now.

Man that's a nice K5 ! Finding one that nice in Missouri isn't easy.

Are people who do not know how to do what you do when you sure do appreciate your talking mess through it thank you and thank you for your show

That color combination is epic on that era Blazer. Chevy rally rims are the chef's kiss

You did fantastic. Helping the family is super cool. Keep up the great work and I will keep on watching

Nice work. Also anyone would be hard pressed to find a Blazer in that good of condition, very nice.

I always have a special place in my heart for Chevrolet. First vehicle I helped engine swap was a 99 suburban and that thing still lives. Well as soon as I replace the broken starter bolts. Apparently one snapped off. Because if bottomed out

Damn man I’m 63 and the guy that was watching you looked more like your brother than dad. I’m guessing you lead a rugged life like me.😅😅😅 I used to keep mom and dad’s vehicles in top shape for them also, your showing an excellent example.

JD is always right on time............😉 😎 😉 Great job Dalton! 🤘🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 🤘🏾

Nice ! Wish my winter beater looked like this K5 !!!! Nice rig!!!

Damn, I guess I owe you some money, I was making fittings like that in the seventies. I didn’t know about your patent. 😅

That's one hell of a winter beater. I would get her something that's more disposable. That truck has earned a life of not salt and snow use.

hell yeah go to the junkyard in the morning get a motor have it running by evening ..like the blazer very cool sounds great

Nice looking Blazer

smoker here too. we got to stand together brother. love the line "im out of smokes."

Dalton you did a damn good job man, that's a very sharp K5 and it should be good to go, great show as always dude 👍👍👍👍👍✅✅✅✅✅

You and JD working on projects always makes me smile. I think it's amazing you have a kid his age interested in working on old outdated vehicles. It reminds me of being a kid working on stuff with me dad. 5 out of 5 stars

Godamn , that blazzer looks great!

Highly recommend you use PTFE paste instead of tape for any fuel and oil fittings. Any strings of tape that get worked loose can find their way through the system and possibly somewhere you don’t want it. Paste will just dissolve.

Pretty nice Blazer! Color not withstanding. LOL

Those 400's are crazy hard to find you should see if you can save that

Ya tip for next time you need to remove the handle from a snap on screwdriver, the shank can pull out just put it in a vise and stick a prybar between the shank and the handle and the handle pops right off, that's how they replace them if they break off ❤

Love the videos, love the relationship with your son... great job, dad :)

The rebuilt pile and paint been me for the last several weeks lol

Coolant will always drain every place except the buckets. That's a nice Blazer!

Nice blazer

We use to change 350 Chevys at night with nothing but a cigarette lighter for light. We had plenty of them and was drinking heavily and blowing them up frequently.

This is the FIRST recognizable engine manipulation I've seen in a long while. THANKS ! ! ! And, humor with intelligence, a good combo.

Awesome i have a 79 k5 same color combo 56000 thousand miles nice to see a good one

Great vid! Can't wait for Part 2!

You are a very good son!!!!! you did a good job for your Mum !!!

Man your churching it up big time bud! Hats off to ya!

Had a 79 Blazer years ago and I did just as you suggested... Sold it to the next sucker lol.

Fantastic video! Pole Barn to the rescue!

I watch all of those you tubers you mentioned. That's great company and you deserve to be in that group.

Comment 2 Power Braking to set timing seems to work as well. Just watch for the max engine rock and that's max torque.

Love My '79 K5. Runs great but body needs help like the rest of them.

I appreciate videos like this I learned alot from your channel thank you 👍

Great video. Very nicely done.

Another great video. Love that blazer. I had a 87 Silverado flavor Blazer back in the day. Looking forward to the next video.

Very impressive work/video. I’ve always loved that model of Blazer.

My dad had a white on black 79 with a 400 growing up I loved that truck!

Great video, thanks for explaining as much as you do in the process!

Great stuff man. Great sense of humor!

Great video as always. What a nice truck.

Yes, "Big Water" is trying to get us all!

Outstanding work!! Dude. the truck sounds good!!

Watched both you, and Puddin back to back today, and was amused that you both had lash issues, and both primed oil by destroying a screwdriver and using a drill. Country fold sure do think alike

I expect the reason they say to reset the valve lash is that they know it was initially done by the same ham fisted muppet that fitted the valve covers.

Here is a trick I learned when I was working at a Restoration Shop. Before you loosen the Bolts off of the Hood Hinge Take a Paint stick and Draw a line around the Hood, and the Hinge. That way the Hood goes Back in the same Place with no Ajustment. Hope it Helps. Phillip the Blind Cajun.

Comment 1 I recommend Milk of Magnesia on exhaust and header bolts. It's a trick from the Air Force jet engine mechanics. Better than any anti-seize I've ever tried. I used on big block Olds. And I hate giving the Chair Force credit for anything.

Came across this it said fans if Mortske & Half-ass customs have watched. Really enjoyed this and subbed you

Awesome job. Nice truck.