1979 Chevrolet 2wd K5 Blazer LS Swap

1979 Chevrolet Blazer Cheyenne Description

1979 Chevrolet 2wd K5 Blazer

I am the third owner, originally purchased in Wills Point, just east of Dallas

Blue and white with great patina.

No major rust. Does have a small hole in floorboar, just in front of back seat,and a pinhole right behind driver's door.

H4 headlights with silverstar bulbs

Windshield replaced 2 years ago

New window tint

LS Swap all aluminum 5.3 L33 out of a 2005 Silverado

799 Heads and flat top pistons with 10:1 compression

Lingenfelter GT2-3 cam with LS6 springs

Replaced valve stem seals, oil pump and gaskets

Dynoed 318hp and 340 ft/lbs to rear wheels

New headers with h-pipe and Dynomax super turbo mufflers 2 ½” pipe

New electric fans

New 26 gallon tank with baffle and Walbro 190lph pump

Cold air intake

Cleaned and checked radiator

145 amp alternator

New belts, mounts, hoses, wires, battery, etc.

Tuned by TXLSX here locally. Swap is done right with correct engine mounts and transmission crossmember, along with a custom computer mount. (All three by Tejas Steelworks)

Runs amazing and never overheats (197-200 in 100 degree traffic with a/c on)

4L60E transmission

Trailblazer 6 cyl converter (about 2800 stall)

Corvette servo

Custom driveshaft with new ujoints and balanced

12 bolt rear end

Just rebuilt with all new bearings, eaton posi trac and 3:73 Richmond gears

New aluminum cover

A/C works great. I put in a new compressor with new custom lines. Previous owner replaced entire system 4 or so years ago.

Suspension

Western Chassis drop spindles with cut Moog 3/4t springs

Western Chassis new 4” drop leaf springs

Kyb front shocks/Air shocks in rear

Rear shock extenders

Previous owner replaced steering parts, ball joints and had polyurethane control arm bushings installed.

Jeep Cherokee u-joint steering shaft

15x8 Rally wheels with 88-95 center caps

4 New Hankook 275/60r15 tires

Brakes

Total brake system rebuilt last year including:

Calipers, hoses, pads, shoes, wheel cylinders, hardware

Performance Friction front pads

2002 Tahoe master cylinder (great pedal feel)

Interior

Dash cap

1991 Suburban cluster (electric speedo) with GM Sports Tachometer Fuel gauge (all gauges work)

Wifi enabled stereo with Precision Power DSP (Kenwood 2 shaft for AM/FM)

NVX 4 channel amplifier

CDT 6.5” component speaker in front kicks

12” Kicker comp subwoofer

LED lighting

Keyless entry

Cruise control

Door carpet

Sound deadener in roof, floor, tailgate and doors

New door weatherstripping

Previous owner redid seats and new carpet

New headliner

Color matched door panels, dash, console and trim with SEM products

New black billet steering wheel

Tilt

Rear panels and rear seat are original and need help