ProjectJunky
Junior Member
- Joined
- Apr 18, 2015
- Posts
- 11
- Reaction score
- 0
- Location
- Yuma, AZ
- First Name
- Pat
- Truck Year
- 1989
- Truck Model
- burb 1500
- Engine Size
- 350
What's up fellas been lurking for the past couple weeks seems like a great community looking forward to learning and sharing.
Back story so way back when I had a 76 k5 never had to work on it while I had it just drove the **** out of it awesome fkn rig. When it was time to get another vehicle the wife's only stipulation was it had to fit the whole family. Bawhahahah "YES DEAR NOOO PROBLEM!!!"
So I wanted another k5 but with the stipulation I search instead for a burb. Couldn't find anything local that wasn't either already done and out of my price range or was bet to all hell.
So i looked in my old mans area. Finally found and talked to a guy that seemed was on the up n up after many jerkoffs. 89 burb 4×4 350 auto for 1200 paint was trashed couple doors but overall was a healthy runner. I couldn't go myself but out of the pics i got didnt seem to need much more then cosmetics. So had the old man pick it up for me and drive it around for a few months till I could get it.
So when I get there I check it out go drive it seems great few gauges don't work headliner sags nothing major besides darched leafs. So load it up with all my **** and another project (vdub Baja) that I had been storing at his place. And hit the road.
Smashes 5 hrs down the interstate no problems. That's all until I'm halfway over the grapevine. All of a sudden it starts running like **** heat starts to go up by time I get to the next offramp 1\4 mile im overheating and the tranny is gone. "Fk Me!!"
Any way this has gotten long quick so I'll cut to the chase. Burb wasn't supposed to be a project but here we go. Picking up parts and trannys in the shop.
ON TO THE PICS!!
Back story so way back when I had a 76 k5 never had to work on it while I had it just drove the **** out of it awesome fkn rig. When it was time to get another vehicle the wife's only stipulation was it had to fit the whole family. Bawhahahah "YES DEAR NOOO PROBLEM!!!"
So I wanted another k5 but with the stipulation I search instead for a burb. Couldn't find anything local that wasn't either already done and out of my price range or was bet to all hell.
So i looked in my old mans area. Finally found and talked to a guy that seemed was on the up n up after many jerkoffs. 89 burb 4×4 350 auto for 1200 paint was trashed couple doors but overall was a healthy runner. I couldn't go myself but out of the pics i got didnt seem to need much more then cosmetics. So had the old man pick it up for me and drive it around for a few months till I could get it.
So when I get there I check it out go drive it seems great few gauges don't work headliner sags nothing major besides darched leafs. So load it up with all my **** and another project (vdub Baja) that I had been storing at his place. And hit the road.
Smashes 5 hrs down the interstate no problems. That's all until I'm halfway over the grapevine. All of a sudden it starts running like **** heat starts to go up by time I get to the next offramp 1\4 mile im overheating and the tranny is gone. "Fk Me!!"
Any way this has gotten long quick so I'll cut to the chase. Burb wasn't supposed to be a project but here we go. Picking up parts and trannys in the shop.
ON TO THE PICS!!
from N.E.
