K5 Trail Truck

[Blazerbogger]

This is an old Blazer I used to run 2.2's on. I just finished converting it to 1.9 using Integy wheels and SDI Trail Doctor XL's. I finished painting a new body for it yesterday. I got the body mounted today using body posts in the rear and a hinge in the front. I have yet to trim the fenders. It was built using an original Tamiya Hilux chassis, stampede transmission, narrowed TLT axles, and Highlift shocks. I still need to make a battery mount.








I'll get some more pics tomorrow.

[king_crawl22]

looks awsome! do you have any pics of it with 2.2's?

[ColquittCustom405]

Forget the 2.2s it looks dead on with those 1.9s.

[Blazerbogger]

I was astounded with the performance of the 2.2's, the truck went anywhere, but it was long overdue for an overhaul, and I always wanted a 1.9 crawler.

[sweli]

New color and the 1.9's rock!

[SMFtwstdHICK]

Much better then a 2.2. Looks great and real scale now. My rig started out as a 2.2, but, I saw the light. lol

[Blazerbogger]

Just finished making and installing the battery tray. Perfect for stick packs and flat packs.

[SACCO]

Love the new paint and the 1.9's

[Blazerbogger]

Here's some outdoor shots. I still haven't trimmed the fenders though. The navy blue didn't come out as dark as I had hoped it to.

[TLTkrawl]

gotta love the blazer, looks good.

[j0e]

looks great!
i agree that the 1.9s made it.

[BOWTIE]

very nice!!

the mirrors add a nice touch

[jon8christine]

Nice paint. I like the rear body mounts. Much less noticeable than on top.

[Blackvelvet]

I'd want to build an old Blazer at some stage.
Hunting for a tidy fullsize one at the moment, bit thin on the ground down these parts though.

[clay7160]

Originally Posted by Blazerbogger

Here's some outdoor shots. I still haven't trimmed the fenders though. The navy blue didn't come out as dark as I had hoped it to.

just an idea to be even more scale, you could make some shackes to use as body clips for the rear.....your blazer looks trick...i love how those integy wheels look just like the factory wheels from the last blazers to roll off the assembly line...

[Blazerbogger]

Originally Posted by clay7160

just an idea to be even more scale, you could make some shackes to use as body clips for the rear.....your blazer looks trick...i love how those integy wheels look just like the factory wheels from the last blazers to roll off the assembly line...

Thanks for the great compliments everyone! Great idea about the shackles, but it would be too difficult to do that because the body pin holes are vertical. The body posts are almost permanently bolted down so I can't rotate them. I chose the wheels exactly because they were an option in the K5's.

[TheHeadHunter]

simple but very nice

[Blazerbogger]

I've been working on an interior for the past few days. All I need to do now is make the front seats and electronics tray. Everything is bolted down with mounts just like the 1:1's. The battery is a tight fit, but at least it's hidden.

Added windshield wipers


Interior with 6 inch drop from the bed


Electronics tray will go between the fender wells


Dash will rotate in order to remove the battery

[luis]

loving the simple but effective look
i would personaly drop in an r2 instead of that pede to have more room for the interior.

[greedyg76]

Hey Blazer - did you make those mirrors yourself? if so how bout a quick "how to" review. amazing how such small features like mirrors and wipers make such a big difference in appearance.