Klassy K5

[ engines revving ]

(ALLI)>> WELCOME TO POWERNATION BUILDS. I'M ALLI WALKER. TODAY WE'RE KEEPING IT CLASSY WITH A CLASSIC K-5 BLAZER.

(JEREMY)>> IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER EPISODE OF TRUCK TECH. OUR 1989 K-5 BLAZER IS ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH A FRAME OFF CUSTOMIZATION AT THIS POINT. NOW IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE YOU'VE SEEN IT AND IT'S COME A LONG WAY FROM WHERE WE STARTED EARLIER LAST SEASON. [ engine rumbling ]

(JEREMY)>> WE PICKED UP A PRETTY CLEAN BLAZER, AND BEFORE WE DID ANY WORK WE GOT HER OUT ON THE TRAIL. OUR GOAL WAS TO TEST THE LIMITS OF WHAT A BONE STOCK 28 YEAR OLD TRUCK COULD HANDLE, AND WE PUSHED THAT OLD TBI 350 AS HARD AS WE COULD. NOW TO MAKE IT UP MOST ANY OBSTACLE WE HAD TO HAVE OUR FOOT BURIED ON THE GAS PEDAL. WE KNEW THAT ONCE WE ADDED LARGER TIRES THE STOCK ENGINE JUST WASN'T GONNA CUT IT. SO WE REPLACED IT WITH THIS BIG BLOCK CHEVY, AND IT MAKES ABOUT 430 HORSEPOWER RIGHT NOW. AND HEY, THAT'S PRETTY GOOD, BUT WE'VE GOT SOMETHING IN MIND A LITTLE LATER ON THAT'S GONNA PUMP UP THE POWER JUST A BIT. LAY IN IT, GO! ONCE WE GOT ONTO THE TRAILS IT QUICKLY BECAME EVIDENT THAT THE STOCK AXLES HAD A FEW SHORT COMINGS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO ADDRESS TO IMPROVE OUR BLAZER'S OFF ROAD CAPABILITIES.

(LT)>> YOU KNOW THAT LITTLE 10 BOLT? THAT MAY NOT LIKE THE TIRES THAT WE HAVE IN MIND FOR THIS THING.

(JEREMY)>> WE TOOK CARE OF THE REAR AXLE WITH A 14 BOLT FULL FLOATER WE SOURCED FROM A JUNKYARD AND FITTED IT WITH 4.10 GEARS AND A GRIZZLY LOCKER. UP FRONT WE KEPT THE ORIGINAL 10 BOLT BUT REGEARED IT, AND WE ALSO CONVERTED IT TO AN EIGHT LUG BOLT PATTERN USING DANA 44 PARTS. AND WHILE WE WERE AT IT WE SWAPPED OVER TO THIS REED RACING HIGH STEERING KNUCKLE SO WE COULD CONVERT TO CROSSOVER STEERING. THE BODY WAS IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE TO START WITH, AND ONCE WE GOT IT BACK FROM THE BLASTER THERE WERE ONLY A FEW PLACES THAT NEEDED ATTENTION. USING A COUPLE OF METAL TOOLS WE HAD AROUND THE SHOP WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE BODY PATCHED UP AND FREE OF RUST. NOW WE ALSO TOOK SOME TIME AND COATED THE BOTTOM SIDE OF OUR K-5 WITH LIZARD SKIN. NOT ONLY WILL THIS HELP PROTECT OUR METAL, IT'S ALSO GOING TO GIVE US A NICER, QUIETER RIDE WHEN WE'RE HEADING DOWN THE ROAD. NOW THE CAB IS PRETTY MUCH READY TO GO BACK ON THE CHASSIS FOR GOOD, BUT WE'RE GONNA TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY SINCE IT'S ON THE ROTISSERIE AND PAINT A FEW OF THOSE PLACES THAT WOULD BE HARD TO GET TO IF IT WERE ALL TOGETHER. AND THE PLACES WE PLAN TO TACKLE ARE THE FIREWALL AND THE INSIDE OF THE CAB. NOW NORMALLY WE ARE AT THE STAGE WHERE WE WOULD TEST FIT EVERYTHING TOGETHER TO ENSURE WE DON'T RUN INTO ANY PROBLEMS, BUT SINCE BLAZERS DID COME WITH BIG BLOCKS, PRETTY MUCH THE SETUP WE HAVE IN THERE, I DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE MUCH TO WORRY ABOUT. PLUS I DON'T KNOW WHERE LT IS BUT I THINK HE'S HIDING OUT ON US. SO WE'RE JUST GONNA GO AHEAD AND PROGRESS WHAT WE CAN. SINCE WE ALREADY HAVE A NICE, SMOOTH FINISH THERE'S NO NEED FOR A HIGH BUILD PRIMER OR TO DO ANY WET SANDING. WE JUST WANT TO SCRATCH THE SURFACE SO OUR PAINT HAS SOMETHING TO BITE INTO FOR GOOD ADHESION. FOR THIS I'M USING A RED SCUFF PAD. NOW THERE'S NO SPECIAL TECHNIQUE HERE. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HIT EVERY INCH WHERE PAINT PLANS TO LAY. NOW THE SAME PREP GOES FOR THE INSIDE OF THE CAB. NOW WHAT WE PLAN TO PAINT IS THE DASH, THE INSIDE OF THE APILLARS, THE ROOF, AND THE BPILLARS. NOW THIS MEANS PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING AN INTERIOR PANEL DOES NOT COVER IS STILL GONNA LOOK REALLY SWEET. THE NEXT THING WE NEED TO DO BEFORE PAINT IS A LITTLE MASKING. NOW EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NOT REALLY WORRIED ABOUT OVERSPRAY ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRUCK SINCE WE'RE GOING TO PUT THE EXTERIOR INTO HIGH BUILD PRIMER WE WANT TO PROTECTION THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK THAT'S ALREADY BEEN FINISHED IN LIZARD SKIN, AND MASKING WILL ALSO HELP PREVENT ANY TRASH FROM BLOWING INTO OUR FRESH PAINT. TO DO THIS I'M USING OVERSPRAY PROTECTIVE SHEETING AND I'M LOCKING IT DOWN WITH TWO INCH TAPE. ONE OF THE HARDEST DECISIONS YOU HAVE TO MAKE WHEN DOING A FULL BUILD LIKE THIS IS CHOOSING A COLOR. NOW WE KNEW ON OUR BLAZER WE WANTED TO GO WITH A BLUE, AND I DIDN'T WANT ANYTHING OVER THE TOP BUT I WANTED JUST ENOUGH THAT WHEN YOU SAW IT ROLLING DOWN THE ROAD IT CAUGHT YOUR EYE. SO AFTER A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH I DECIDED ON "PROTRONIC BLUE". THIS COLOR LOOKS KILLER AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT CAME OFF OF A BMW. THE FIRST PRODUCT WE'RE GOING TO LAY DOWN IS A GRAY SEALER. IT MIXES TWO TO ONE TO A HALF WITH AN ACTIVATOR AND REDUCER. I ALWAYS RECOMMEND LAYING DOWN A SEALER FIRST. IT WILL MAKE THE END RESULT OF YOUR PAINT JOB BETTER TAKING THIS EXTRA STEP BUT NOT ONLY THAT, THIS WILL MINIMIZE HOW MUCH BASE COAT YOU HAD TO LAY DOWN BECAUSE YOU'RE MAKING YOUR PANEL AN UNIFORM COLOR. THEREFORE SAVING YOU SOME MONEY BY NOT HAVING TO PUT DOWN MORE BASE. NOW I'M SPRAYING THIS AT 16 PSI AT THE INLET OF THE GUN, AND ALL WE NEED IS ONE EVEN COAT. AFTER ABOUT A 20 MINUTE FLASH TIME WE'RE READY FOR BASE. OUR "PROTRONIC BLUE" MIXES ONE TO ONE WITH REDUCER. NOW SINCE THIS IS A METALLIC PAINT IT'S CRUCIAL TO HAVE YOUR GUN SETUP PROPERLY, AND WE'VE SHOWN YOU HOW TO DO THIS QUITE A FEW TIMES. SO AFTER A QUICK TEST PANEL ON THE WALL WE'RE READY TO GET AT IT. I'M ALSO SPRAYING THIS BASE AT 16 PSI AT THE INLET OF THE GUN, MAKING SURE TO MAKE NICE, EVEN PASSES WITH THE GUN AT A CONSISTENT DISTANCE FROM THE PANEL, AROUND EIGHT INCHES. THIS WILL ENSURE THAT ALL OF THAT METALLIC FLAKE LAYS DOWN EVENLY, AND I'M LAYING DOWN THREE COATS. AND THE LAST THING TO GO DOWN IS CLEAR COAT. THIS CLEAR MIXES FOUR TO ONE TO ONE WITH ACTIVATOR AND REDUCER. NOW BE SURE WHEN SPRAYING YOU USE THE REDUCER THAT'S RIGHT FOR THE TEMPERATURE YOU'RE SPRAYING IN. THIS PLAYS A BIG PART IN HOW WELL THE PRODUCT LAYS DOWN ON THE PANEL. WELL WE'VE GOT THE CLEAR COAT LAID DOWN, EVERYTHING SLICKED OUT, AND THIS THING LOOKS AWESOME. THIS BLUE IS REALLY GONNA POP WITH ALL THE METALLIC AND THE PEARL IN IT. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT OUTSIDE. IT GETS ME REALLY EXCITED TO DO THE EXTERIOR OF THIS THING, BUT WE'RE GONNA WHEEL THIS INTO THE SHOP AND SEE IF WE CAN MAKE A LITTLE MORE HEADWAY.

(ALLI)>> COMING UP, THE BODY IS MARRIED TO THE FRAME OF A CLASSY K-5 FOR A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN.

(JEREMY)>> WHILE YOU GUYS WERE GONE WE GOT EVERYTHING UNMASKED AND GOT THE K-5 BODY OFF THE ROTISSERIE AND ONTO THE LIFT. SO THE NEXT THING FOR US IS TO GET THE K-5 FRAME UNDER THIS BODY.

(LT)>> I LIKE THE COLOR.

(JEREMY)>> WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

(LT)>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

(JEREMY)>> WELL I SAID THE WORD "SANDING" AND I HEARD TIRES SQUEALING IN THE PARKING LOT. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT WAS YOU.

(LT)>> I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU ENJOY PAINT AND BODY WORK, AND IT'S REALLY NOT MY THING. SO I HAD TO GO DO SOME SHOPPING.

(JEREMY)>> WELL MAN, YOU BETTER BE GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT, BUT YOU'RE NOT HAVING FUN WITH THAT YET. YOU'RE GONNA HELP ME GET THIS FRAME UNDER HERE.

(LT)>> ALL RIGHT, I'LL GET THIS OUT OF THE WAY. THIS IS ALWAYS AN EXCITING TIME DURING A BUILD BECAUSE THE PROJECT REALLY STARTS TO TAKE SHAPE. IT'S A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE, AND WE CAN START TO ENVISION WHAT THE FINISHED TRUCK WILL LOOK LIKE.

(JEREMY)>> SOMEWHERE IN THERE.

(LT)>> TO ISOLATE THE BODY FROM THE FRAME WE PICKED UP A NEW CAB MOUNT KIT FROM LMC TRUCK. [ Music ] MAN, THAT BIG BLOCK'S A TIGHT FIT BUT I THINK IT'S GONNA CLEAR JUST FINE. WE'LL GET THE FRAME AND THE CAB LINED UP. THEN WE CAN ATTACH THE LOWER MOUNTS AND INSTALL THE HARDWARE. THE NICE THING ABOUT HAVING A TRUCK ALL LIFTED UP LIKE THIS IS I'M SITTING ON THE GROUND AND I STILL HAVE HEAD ROOM.

(JEREMY)>> A LOT DIFFERENT THAN WORKING ON THOSE LOW TRUCKS.

(JEREMY)>> WE'RE SHOWING YOU GUYS A LITTLE DIFFERENT METHOD ON THIS K-5, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE BODY AND PAINT. NOW IN THE PAST WE'VE SHOWN YOU HIGH END RESTORATIONS WHERE WE GO THROUGH THE MOCKUP STAGES AND WE SPRAY EVERYTHING BLOWN APART, AND THAT'S KIND OF THE PREFERRED WAY TO DO IT, BUT WE'VE ALSO SHOWN YOU RESPRAYS WHERE WE PAINT EVERYTHING TOGETHER. NOW ON THIS K-5 WE WENT AHEAD AND SHOT THE FIREWALL AND THE INSIDE OF THE CAB AND MOUNTED THE BODY TO THE FRAME, AND IT'S GONNA STAY THERE. WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS MASK EVERYTHING UP AND PROTECT IT WHEN WE DO OUR BODY WORK. NOW THIS METHOD IS KIND OF FOR THE GUY WHO WANTS A FRAME OFF RESTORATION BUT MAYBE YOU DON'T HAVE THE ROOM TO KEEP EVERYTHING BLOWN APART. AND NOT ONLY THAT, THIS IS AN OFF ROAD RIG. THIS IS NOT A $100,000 BUILD. WE'RE GONNA BASH ON THIS THING, BUT BASICALLY WE'RE JUST SHOWING YOU ANOTHER METHOD. YOU CAN GET THE SAME RESULT.

(LT)>> THE NEXT MOVE FOR US IS TO HANG SOME SHEET METAL, COMPLETING THE FRONT END OF THIS TRUCK. OUR ORIGINAL PARTS WERE ACTUALLY IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE, WE THOUGHT. SO WE SENT THEM OFF TO THE SAND BLASTER ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE TRUCK, BUT WHEN WE GOT THEM BACK WE REALIZED THEY WEREN'T REALLY THAT GREAT. NOTHING MAJOR, JUST A WHOLE BUNCH OF LITTLE RUST HOLES AND DENTS. SO WE JUST DECIDED, WHAT THE HECK, LET'S START OVER. ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE USE LMC TRUCK SO MUCH IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE SUCH AN EXTENSIVE INVENTORY OF SHEET METAL FOR THESE CLASSIC SQUARE BODY CHEVYS. SO WE GOT ONE OF EVERYTHING. GOT A COUPLE OF DOORS TO REPLACE THE ONE THAT SOMEBODY DENTED OUT ON THE TRAIL, ALONG WITH A COUPLE OF INNER FENDERS AND OUTER FENDERS. WE GOT A COWL INDUCTION HOOD TO SPICE THINGS UP JUST A LITTLE BIT IN THE STYLING DEPARTMENT. OUR ORIGINAL CORE SUPPORT HAD RUSTED OUT PRETTY BADLY UNDERNEATH THE BATTERY TRAY. SOME ACID HAD JUST DRIPPED DOWN OVER TIME AND CAUSED A BIG GIANT HOLE. SO WE REPLACED IT, BUT WE ORDERED ONE FROM MID '80S CHEVY TRUCK WITH THE DOUBLE STACKED HEADLIGHTS JUST TO GIVE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A CLASSIC LOOK, AND THIS IS THE FIRST PART THAT WE'RE GONNA PUT ON.

(JEREMY)>> WE'LL THROW ON THE NEW RUBBER ISOLATORS AND SET THE CORE SUPPORT IN PLACE.

(LT)>> WHERE'S YOUR BOLTS?

(JEREMY)>> I GOT IT RIGHT HERE BUDDY. IT'S SECURED WITH NEW HARDWARE, ALL FROM LMC. [ Music ] IT'S A TALL TRUCK.

(LT)>> WHERE'D YOU GO? [ Music ] [ ratchet clicking ] WELL WHAT DO YOU THINK? IS SHE GONNA FIT RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE?

(JEREMY)>> I SURE HOPE SO BUT YOU KNOW HOW THAT GOES. WELL RIGHT OFF THE BAT, I MEAN IT'S NOT AWFUL BUT THE BODY LINE DOESN'T QUITE MATCH UP. SO LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT A LITTLE BETTER.

(LT)>> UP WE GO! READY?

(JEREMY)>> ALL RIGHT, GO UP WITH IT. [ ratchet clicking ] ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT. THE BODY LINE LOOKS GOOD, BUT WE'RE HITTING SOMEWHERE RIGHT ALONG THE DRIP RAIL. YEAH I REMEMBER NOW, THAT WAS A PROBLEM WE HAD WHEN WE TORE THE TRUCK DOWN. THE DRIP RAIL'S GOT JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A BOW IN IT. SO ALL WE'RE GONNA DO IS FINESSE THAT DRIP RAIL UP A LITTLE BIT, GET US A GOOD GAP, AND WE SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO.

(LT)>> I'VE GOT YOUR TWO FAVORITE TOOLS FOR YOU.

(JEREMY)>> A BIG HAMMER, YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WITH THAT. [ hammer banging ] [ Music ]

(JEREMY)>> OH YEAH, NICE, EVEN GAP. THAT LOOKS REALLY GOOD! WELL ME AND LT ARE GONNA GET THIS OTHER DOOR ON AND WHEN WE COME BACK FROM BREAK WE'LL HANG SOME FENDERS.

(ALLI)>> UP NEXT, OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW INTERIOR.

(ALLI)>> WELCOME BACK TO POWERNATION BUILDS, WHERE PROJECT KLASSY K-5 IS COMING TOGETHER IN THE TRUCK TECH SHOP.

(JEREMY)>> LT HELP ME GRAB THIS DOOR.

(LT)>> I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE YOU BROKE MY PAINT BRUSH. THE GUY AT THE HARDWARE STORE TOLD ME THAT WOULD LAY DOWN PAINT SMOOTHER THAN A SPRAY GUN.

(JEREMY)>> WAS HE TALKING ABOUT HOUSES MAYBE?

(LT)>> CABINETS.

(JEREMY)>> ON A K-5 BLAZER.

(LT)>> HEY MAN, DON'T KNOCK IT UNTIL YOU TRY IT.

(JEREMY)>> WE CAN START BY MOUNTING THE PASSENGER DOOR. SIX BOLTS HOLD IT IN PLACE, AND WE'LL START BY PUTTING THE DOOR IN THE CENTER OF ITS ADJUSTMENT. DO A QUICK TEST TO CHECK THE GAPS AND OUR DOOR IS GOOD TO GO. [ Music ] NEXT THE CORE SUPPORT HAS TO GO ON BEFORE THE FENDER CAN BE MOUNTED. GRAB THAT SIDE FOR ME IF YOU WOULD.

(LT)>> ALL RIGHT, MINE'S IN. YOURS IN YET?

(JEREMY)>> THE WASHER GOES OVER THE BUSHING, FOLLOWED BY THE NUT, AND WE CAN SNUG IT DOWN. [ drill humming ] [ Music ]

(JEREMY)>> NOW WE CAN SET THE PASSENGER FENDER IN PLACE. HEY! I'LL TAKE ALL THE PAINT END HERE.

(LT)>> GOOD IDEA. HEY, I CAN ALWAYS TOUCH IT UP. I HAVE A REALLY GOOD PAINT BRUSH.

(JEREMY)>> LINE IT UP AND A FEW BOLTS SECURE IT. [ Music ] NOW IF YOU REMEMBER, THE INSIDE OF THIS '89 K-5 BLAZER WAS QUITE DATED. NOT ONLY WAS IT OLD, WORN OUT, AND DIRTY, THE FADED BLUE WOULDN'T REALLY GO ALONG WITH OUR NEW PAINT JOB AND THE SCHEME OF OUR TRUCK NOW. PLUS THOSE NASTY SEATS WERE LIKE SITTING ON YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S OLD COUCH. SO WE WENT OVER TO BROTHERS TRUCKS AND PICKED UP A FEW NEW PARTS. WE GRABBED EVERYTHING FROM SEAT BELTS FOR BUCKET SEATS, SUN VISORS WITH HARDWARE, ARMREST PADS, A DASH PAD, AND DOOR PANELS, ALL BLACK IN COLOR. NOW THIS'LL BREAK UP A LOT OF THAT BLUE WE'VE GOT GOING ON BUT ALSO GO ALONG WITH SOME OF THOSE BLACK ACCENTS, LIKE OUR POWDER COATED FRAME, BLACK VALVE COVERS, AND RADIATOR SUPPORT. NOW WE ALSO PICKED UP A NEW SET OF ANALOG STYLE GAUGES. NOW THESE FEATURE A TACHOMETER, A SPEEDO, AND ALL THE GAUGES WE NEED TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON ALL OF OUR ENGINE'S VITALS. NOW REMEMBER, WE WANT TO GO SIMPLE WITH THE INTERIOR IN THIS TRUCK. SO WE'RE NOT GONNA RUN ANY CARPET. ALTHOUGH BROTHERS DOES OFFER A HUGE VARIETY FOR THIS TRUCK, BUT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO JUST WASH OUT THE MUD. SO WE'RE GONNA GET STARTED BY INSTALLING THE GAUGES. [ Music ] A FEW SCREWS SECURE OUR NEW GAUGES INTO THE DASH. THEN I TRANSFERRED THE MOUNTING CLIPS, VENTS, AND TRIM FROM THE OLD DASH PAD ONTO THE NEW ONE AND WE CAN PUT IT INTO PLACE AND POP IT IN. FOLLOWED BY INSTALLING THE ORIGINAL GAUGE CLUSTER. NOW WE DIDN'T PUT IN A NEW ONE BECAUSE WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING TO KEEP A LITTLE BIT OF THAT '90'S NOSTALGIA. SO WE'RE INSTALLING THE BILLET COVER THAT WAS ON THE BLAZER WHEN WE PURCHASED IT. [ Music ]

(LT)>> THE FIRST THING TO DO ON THE RADIATOR IS TO ATTACH THE FANS TO THE SHROUD. WHILE THE FANS ALONE MOVE PLENTY OF AIR, THE SHROUD'S JOB IS TO ALLOW THE FANS TO PULL FROM THE ENTIRE SURFACE AREA OF THE RADIATOR RATHER THAN JUST A CIRCULAR AREA BEHIND THE FAN, MAKING COOLING MUCH MORE EFFICIENT. WITH THE FANS ATTACHED THE SHROUD FITS TIGHTLY OVER THE RADIATOR AND GETS SCREWED TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM HOLDING IT IN PLACE. THEN THE RUBBER ISOLATORS GO DOWN AND THE WHOLE PACKAGE DROPS INTO THE CORE SUPPORT. AND THE FACTORY CLAMPS HOLD IT IN PLACE. [ drill humming ]

(JEREMY)>> SO WE HAD A RENDERING DRAWN UP, WHICH IS WHAT WE WANTED THE TRUCK TO LOOK LIKE. WHAT DO YOU THINK, PRETTY CLOSE HUH?

(LT)>> I'D SAY WE'VE PRETTY WELL NAILED IT. FROM THAT POINT ON IT WAS JUST A SIMPLE MATTER OF REASSEMBLING THE SHEET METAL TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A TRUCK AGAIN. FOR THE INTERIOR WE CHOSE A MINIMALIST APPROACH. OFF ROAD SUSPENSION SEATS AND A FEW BASIC TRIM PANELS DO THE TRICK. RICHARD FROM MAGNAFLOW CAME IN AND BUILT US A CUSTOM TWO INTO ONE EXHAUST, AND TO SIMPLIFY THE ELECTRICAL WE GOT RID OF ALL THE FACTORY WIRING AND REPLACED IT WITH JUST THE BASICS WITH SOME PARTS FROM RON FRANCIS.

(JEREMY)>> TO GET POWER FROM THE TRANSFER CASE TO BOTH AXLES WE HIT UP TOM WOOD'S CUSTOM DRIVESHAFTS. THEY SENT US A SLIP YOKE ELIMINATOR KIT WITH A DOUBLE CARDAN SHAFT FOR THE REAR, WHICH WILL ALLOW MORE WHEEL TRAVEL AND SMOOTHER OPERATION.

(LT)>> TO TOP OF THE BIG BLOCK WE INSTALLED A DEMON 850 CFM BLOW THROUGH CARBURETOR. WE DIDN'T SHOW YOU GUYS THE FINAL REASSEMBLY OF THE BLAZER CAUSE LET'S FACE IT, IT'S JUST A BUNCH OF SMALL BORING PARTS. WINDOW SEALS, REGULATORS, AND A BUNCH OF OTHER ODDS AND ENDS.

(JEREMY)>> BUT I CAN SHOW YOU HOW WE GOT THIS CHARCOAL TEXTURED FINISH ON OUR TOPPER. FIRST WE ROUGHED UP THE SURFACE WITH 80 GRIT ON A D/A. THEN BACK MASKED TO PROTECT THE UNDERSIDE. OUR TENABLE RAPTOR LINER MIXES WITH ACTIVATOR AS WELL AS OUR COLOR, WHICH IS A CHARCOAL WE PICKED CALLED "MODERN STEEL". BUT NOW SHE'S FULLY BOLTED TOGETHER AND READY TO ROCK. WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL AND STYLISH LOOKING BLAZER THAT WOULD BE AT HOME SITTING AT A CAR SHOW, DRIVING ON SOME BACK ROADS, TEARING IT UP ON THE TRACK, OR JUST DAILY DRIVING IT.

(ALLI)>> UP NEXT, IT'S NOT A TRUCK UNTIL YOU GET A LITTLE MUD ON IT, RIGHT?

(ALLI)>> WELCOME BACK. IT'S TIME TO PUT THE K-5 TO THE TEST. THIS WON'T BE FUN AT ALL!

(LT)>> SO IT'S THE END OF THE DAY. WE'VE GOT A BIG GIANT MUD HOLE HERE AND HIGH POWER FOUR WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK. SO WHAT DO YOU SAY?

(JEREMY)>> I SAY WE HIT IT MAN. SO LET'S SEE IF WE CAN BURY IT UP.

(LT)>> WELL WE'VE GOT ANOTHER TRUCK JUST IN CASE WE CAN'T GET THIS ONE OUT. SO WHAT'S YOUR STRATEGY?

(JEREMY)>> WE MAY NEED THAT OTHER TRUCK BUT I SAY WE CREEP UP TO IT. WE'LL JUST HOLD IT TO THE FLOORBOARD AND SEE IF WE GET TO THE OTHER END.

(LT)>> HEY MAN IF YOU BURY THIS THING I'M WALKING HOME.

(JEREMY)>> YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF HERE AND WALK ANYWHERE.

(LT)>> I GOT MY SWIMMING TRUNKS.

(JEREMY)>> THAT'S FAIRLY DEEP.

(LT)>> OH COME ON, THAT WAS NOTHING. YEAH NOW WE'RE GETTING A LITTLE.

(JEREMY)>> LET'S SEE WHAT THIS ONE HAS FOR US. [ ENGINE REVVING ]

(LT)>> YEAH!

(JEREMY)>> THAT'S NOT TOO BAD. I THINK WE OUGHT TO GO THROUGH THE MIDDLE.

(LT)>> I DON'T KNOW MAN.

(JEREMY)>> BACK THE SAME WAY?

(LT)>> YEP! [ engine revving ]

(LT)>> OH, OH, NOT THAT WAY! COME ON MAN, YOU BETTER THROTTLE OUT! YEAH! I THINK THERE'S A LITTLE HORSE MANURE MIXED IN WITH THAT. KIND OF GOT A LITTLE BIT OF ORGANIC TASTE. WE'RE GOING A LITTLE DEEPER THIS TIME. EVERYBODY READY? OKAY SO JUST SO YOU KNOW THIS TRUCK HAS NO WINCH, NO TOW HOOKS, AND THE TOW STRAPS ARE IN THE OTHER TRUCK.

(JEREMY)>> YOU READY TO PUSH? HERE WE GO!

(LT)>> OH MAN, BETTER THROTTLE IT UP. GET ON IT, GO! [ engine revving ]

(LT)>> GOTTA KEEP THAT FOOT DOWN BUDDY. OH YEAH, OH YEAH! [ engine revving ]

(LT)>> YEAH, KEEP ON IT! WE'RE ALMOST THERE. YEAH, WOO!

(JEREMY)>> YEAH THIS BABY CAN DO ANYTHING. JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOWS I CAN'T SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD. YOU MAY HAVE TO DIRECT ME A LITTLE.

(LT)>> I CAN SEE, STRAIGHT. A LITTLE BIT LEFT, YEP, YEP. [ engine revving ]

(LT)>> KEEP IT DOWN MAN, KEEP IT DOWN.

(JEREMY)>> SHE'S BURIED! I'M PUTTING A DENT IN THE FLOOR!

(LT)>> UH OH, KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING. KEEP IT ALIVE, KEEP IT ALIVE.

(JEREMY)>> COME ON! UGH! [ engine fires up ] [ engine revving ]

(LT)>> YEAH, YEAH! KEEP IT UP! [ Music ]

(JEREMY)>> COME ON TRUCK, COME ON BABY!

(LT)>> PUT IT TO THE FLOOR MAN, IT'S FLOODED! [ engine cranking ]

(JEREMY)>> COME ON GIRL! [ engine squealing ] I CAN'T SEE!

(LT)>> YOU'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE OUT. OH, RIGHT! YEAH!

(JEREMY)>> WOO!

(JEREMY)>> I'D SAY WE FOUND THE DEEP SPOTS IN THERE. I THINK LT GOT A LITTLE WET.

(LT)>> HOLY COW MAN. YOU KNOW WHAT THE DOORS ARE SHUT SO I'M OKAY, BUT THAT WAS A KNOCKOUT OF THE PARK MAN.

(JEREMY)>> THAT WAS AWESOME MAN, I LOVE IT! GOLLY THAT WAS FUN!

(LT)>> ONE PROBLEM THOUGH.

(JEREMY)>> WHAT'S THAT?

(LT)>> YOU'VE GOT THAT CAR SHOW COMING UP THIS WEEKEND AND YOU'VE GOT SOME CLEANING TO DO.

(JEREMY)>> I'M NOT CLEANING THIS THING.

(LT)>> I'M DRIVING THE RED TRUCK HOME.

(ALLI)>> NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL A CLASSY BUILD. BE SURE TO CHECK OUT ALL OF OUR PROJECTS AT POWERNATION TV DOT COM. I'M ALLI WALKER AND I'LL SEE YOU DOWN THE ROAD.