ONE BECOMES TWO: a fresh start on our 2wd K5 Blazer 

What?!?! No kidding. That's awesome. Shoot me some of your progress at unitedbytrucks@gmail.com

bahahaha he's hilarious

Sweet! Thanks so much for the kind words. We simply use whatever it takes to make it happen.

No it isn't! Be sure to watch the playlist from the beginning. There are a few spoiler episodes where we roadtrip the blazer to texas when we get it functional, but we get back on the build series videos after that

I’m so tempted to look ahead. But i havent caved yet.

Thanks, man! Appreciate you tuning in.

No doubt about it.

@Russdogg Williams - Yo, it's "Nightmare", not nitemare. Just saying...from a guy that didn't speak English as a first language...3rd grade much?

Thanks!

Yes sir!

Thanks, man! We're just out here making it happen.

Yes mam! Thanks for tuning in.

Yes sir!

Oh yeah

Thanks, man!

I just get the job done.

haha no, we don't. We're just having a good time.

Thanks much!

Thanks, brother!

So true!

Thanks for tuning in!

Oh boy!

Yes, quite a few good parts in this one, including new rotors, calipers, etc.

Thanks, Nick! It's amazing that chassis wasn't destroyed.

@@UNITEDBYTRUCKS no torches???????

Come and get it! haha

@@UNITEDBYTRUCKS haha the drive from Missouri might be a little rough. Lol

Top is all good. That's why we went ahead and put the stress points down low. The donor body will be completely stripped so there's no risk of hurting anything.

Thanks for tuning in!

It's crazy how awesome they are! Gotta thank John for coming up with it.

It's coming along!

Yup, that's exactly what we were thinking, except pressure treated 4x4s.

No doubt! That man will tackle anything with me.

Completely agree. Once I saw the tub I super concerned about chassis but felt good about chassis after looking at it.

Thanks, brother!

haha he's a mess

Yes sir! Thanks for the advice. I've come to figure that out as we've gotten going on this thing. Good thing is I have a template to cut off of with the '86 4wd frame here

Interesting perspective. I really like the color combo on the '86 we have and i like that frontend a lot too.

Awesome! Thanks much.

No such thing as a CK-20!!! You have a C-20!!! It's 2 wheel drive!!! A K-20 is 4 Wheel Drive!!!

haha thanks for tuning in, brother. Can always count on you.

You need _:some exp.

hahahahaha

@@UNITEDBYTRUCKS lol fun for the whole family!

Can't beat that at all!

haha Major is a good one. And we like Fords too, but got our start with GM trucks. We are UNITED BY TRUCKS after all.

@@UNITEDBYTRUCKS how about MAJOR HACK???????????????????

Anything can be fixed but at what cost? :)

Nah, I'm not interested in painting anything

Jus nisiinnight hi ll.

You don’t have to replace the core support brackets but in your case if I had better ones I would but you will have to cut the rounded frame horn off that frame to fit the 81-91 bumpers the frame ends on them was cut on an angle top longer than the bottom if your going back with the newer dog house if not doesn’t matter

heck yeah!

and thanks so much for this info! I really appreciate it.

Whoa! I bet that was cool.

@@UNITEDBYTRUCKS i wish i had saved the pics of it. Over the years they stuck together and ruined

olered _z71 uw

We have some cool plans for the wheels on this one.

Calm down. We know what to save. haha

Thanks, man!

Thanks, man! Appreciate you tuning in. Some good eaten' down in Montgomery.

@@UNITEDBYTRUCKS what you know about eating in Montgomery?

@@baynmods good bbq and soul food. Can't remember the names of the places but one place was in an old cattle barn.

@@UNITEDBYTRUCKS hell Yeah Brother your probably thinking of the Stock yard . that place is Awesome . thanks for the response check out my channel if you a chance. And keep up the great videos!!!!

Looking into it as we speak. Thanks for the recommendation.

Now that's something I haven't thought of.

@@UNITEDBYTRUCKS wouldn't hurt since the body is already in pretty bad shape be a good body for a mud truck.

Coming up soon!

Great advice

Thanks, Rocky. I tried to tell TTR to stop complaining. haha

where do you live in cen cal?! i love bear fresno and it’s $4.39 for 87

@@hookinbass2121 I live near there right off of the 99, your right it is over $4.00 a gallon. I usually fill up at the Arco station because it is a little cheaper.

haha a bunch of crazy folks

hmmm not bad!

Yikes!

haha yup

Welcome to come get it and fix it. I don't have time for all of that. haha

Awesome!

@@UNITEDBYTRUCKS there hard to find these days

haha no kidding. I didn't realize how many times I said "toast" either until I watched it back. smh

@@UNITEDBYTRUCKS, a highlight/blooper reel at the end would've been too funny. Have a counter tally the number. Either way, keep up the videos!

The k5?

Fred the K5

Everything haha

Thanks for commenting every time we wrench on something. This channel has a diverse amount of content. Not just wrenching all the time. :)

@@UNITEDBYTRUCKS I know at this point i'm just giving you a hard time buddy keep up the great content

@@simoncdn7483 haha cool

All K5s are 4 Wheel drive!!! C5s are 2 wheel drive!!!

For the win

UNITED BY TRUCKS Love it

Hard to make the kinda quality content I’m after and wrench, too. I wrench plenty.

Yup! Got a whole new plan for it.

Yikes! I told TTR to stop complaining.

Oh, man!

haha he can do it!

hahahaha I love that guy's channel.

Right. Completely agree.

I need the bumper and radiator support

I'm holding on to the bumper for now and the radiator support is super rusty.

It's currently spoken for. :(

Not bad, not bad.

We could've and considered it, but knew we wouldn't hurt it. Plus we had a 6k lb hoist. On the donor body though, we will to take every precaution to protect it.

You don’t have to worry about big bird it will lift 4 of those blazers loaded with 4 families

Bought it in TN, but honestly unsure. Man, what a mess.

Sure is 👍 Good luck. Looking forward to the finished Project 🚙💨

Sweet! Thanks for the insight. We knew it would handle anything we threw at it, but 12 tons is insane. We're going to work to refine it and continue to make it better.

Yeah man there’s actually a company that comes to our work and they put the ratings on the beams that are in the building that we use to lift with and they put tons on a beam and then subtract a couple tons and rate it lower so you won’t get close to max cause it will be ugly if anyone finds out what the real max lift capacity is

haha big bird is changing our lives. We've got some cool plans for it next.

You won't find ANY 2 wheel drive K5s anywhere!!! K5s are 4 Wheel Drive!!! C5s are 2 wheel drive!!!

But you get where I’m coming from!

haha it's already spoken for

No, but Im not sure if all of that stuff was still in there.

@@UNITEDBYTRUCKS oh well i saw the wires going to the doors and the window regulators

That's a great idea!

Hey, Joel. This build ended up being UBTK5. I think you've seen it. :)

I have once I started from the beginning video I realized I had just missed that part of the series and one other but I knocked em out cause I’m trying to hold the record for most views, likes and comments for your channel. Boom bam biscuits

Not necessary for what we're up to.

Thank you! Likely will but currently holding on to it all.

I'm traditionally a round eye guy, but I really love the 84-87 grille and frontend.

@@UNITEDBYTRUCKS I do to but the round eyes are my favorite i call the round eye square body's gen 1 square body's instead of round eyes

Not this year, but definitely next

Feel free. We simply wanted to use Big Bird for the first time but are certainly open to ideas.

@@UNITEDBYTRUCKS you can still use the big bird or a cherry picker but no need for all the straps. You take a 2x4 and put a eyelid bolt on but ends 4 inch standing up obviously, take the doors off, run the board through the cab, on top you will have a steel bar or whatever you would like to use with a hook on each end to hook to the eyelids. Hood to the center of the pipe and use the the big bird to hoist it up. Hard to explain but we have been pulling cabs since I was 13 like that and I'm 35 now so I know it works. Wish I could explain it better. Also use a a vice grip on each side to make sure the board doesn't slide while lifting it up. Maybe I can draw it out one day for you

Just all depends on options and how it was order by dealer or buyer. I've had 73-80 vehicles, like my burb, that has a sway bar, but a fully loaded mid 80s truck that doesn't.

Klassen Kustoms harbor freight sells one similar.

I will check the Canadian version of harbour freight! Thank you

John bought it off Facebook marketplace used. Not real sure who manufactures it, but it's legit.

Ain’t that the truth

Not yet.

Sure. It's an OBS so I consider it classic.