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1985 Chevy Silverado K5 Blazer on 2040-cars

Year:1985 Mileage:83143
Location:

Cortland, Nebraska, United States

Cortland, Nebraska, United States

 FINISH MY PROJECT FOR ME

Health is forcing relocation and liquidation of my projects and assests.

I built this truck and engine specifically for towing my 25' camper.


1985 Chevy Blazer Silverado K5
(has never been in an accident)

Gauge package.
Optional opening side windows in top
Power windows
Power door locks
AM/FM Cassette stereo, original GM
Aluminum Running Boards
Abarth(under-coating) injected into rockers and door jams/posts

Special Order by the original owner - Factory Tow Package

HD suspension,
dual front shocks,
receiver hitch,
electric trailer brakes
3:08 posi

83,000+ original miles.
- I'm the second owner, purchased it in Florida
Nearly new 10 1/2 31R 15s, less than 10,00 miles on 70,000 mile, 6ply Nexus(Michelin brand) tires
Good Michelin 4 ply spare tire
New HD battery in the last 45 days

Rebuilt 700R4 trans with Corvette innards.

Around 24,000 miles on rebuild
Trans cooler

Replaced HD radiator w/4 row Chev 1 ton truck radiator
Replaced HD 3  leaf rear spring set w/Chevy Heavy Half 6 leaf set, which has an overload spring, installed poly-urethane bushings

Balanced '90 454,  4 bolt main engine, std bore, stock pistons
Replaced stock rods with GM HD truck rods (heavier ribbed rod edges)
ARP rod bolts
ARP main bolts
Melling Oil Pump
Melling Double Roller timing chain
Holly "Blue" Electric Fuel Pump

Lunati Voodoo Hydraulic camshaft and lifters. Delivers more area under the curve than any other series of Hydraulic camshafts. Has better throttle response, quicker acceleration, more vacuum, better efficiency, combined with maximum horsepower and torque than any other Hydraulic Flat Tappet Cam. Un-equaled power to 6200 RPM. A Very Strong cam with great street manners.
    •    Advertised Duration (Int/Exh): 268/276
    •    Duration @ .050 (Int/Exh): 227/233
    •    Gross Valve Lift (Int/Exh): .542/.554
    •    LSA/ICL: 110/106
    •    Valve Lash (Int/Exh): Hyd/Hyd
    •    RPM Range: 1800-6200
No vacuum issues
Cruising(towing) in 3rd gear with this rear end puts the cam at the beginning of the torque curve at around 2000rpm, perfect

Rebuilt hi-flowing GM cast heads, I think they are casting #353049..came on 73-84 454s..oval port, OPEN CHAMBER, 122cc chambers, 255/119cc ports
New valve guides installed
3 angle valve grind
Around 8,000 miles on the rebuilt 454 heads (not the original heads on the build)
Heads were rebuilt in California by a shop that specializes in building race engines
CompCams HP 3/8 " push rods
HD truck valve springs
Pertronics HEI distributor
Performa dual plane intake
Blueprinted 780cfm QuadraJet w/huge secondary metering rods and jets
Stock exhaust manifolds (can throw in a pair of headers - don't like header on the street)
Dual exhausts w/Thrush Turbo Mufflers
Around 20,000 miles on the engine build

Have new new power window motors, but not installed - originals are weak
Have new tailgate window seals, not installed

Minuses
Paint - the original owner slapped a cheapo repaint on it just before I bought it. Peeling in places.
2 small cracks in dash cover
No cancer yet, but rust has started under the paint on door bottoms, over the rear wheels, gas door and tail gate window corners(paint has bubbled or come off - this needs to be addressed before cancer sets in)
Passenger seat is torn
Tail gate needs a new key switch for the window
Needs detailed…I am physically unable.

Wouldn't you know it…on the way home from the shop for service, a truck threw a rock and put a chip in the windshield.

4/28/14
A new windshield has been installed.
Going into the Detail Shop on the 30th.

This is a no reserve auction

Sold as is, where is.


$1,000.00 deposit required within 48 hours of listing close.

Buyer is responsible for pickup or shipping.

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Junkyard Gem: 1985 Chevrolet Sprint

Thu, May 21 2020

For in the 1985 model year, General Motors began selling Chevrolet-badged Suzuki Cultus hatchbacks in California. Sales of the cheap three-cylinder econobox in the rest of North America followed soon after (with the Canadian version known as the Pontiac Firefly), and did pretty well considering the crash in gasoline prices during the middle 1980s. Starting in 1988, the facelifted Sprint became the Geo (and, later on, Chevrolet) Metro. Here's one of the very first Cultuses sold on our shores, found in a San Francisco Bay Area car graveyard. Amazingly, the primitive rear-wheel-drive Chevrolet Chevette remained available all the way through 1987, competing with the thriftier front-wheel-drive Sprint in the same showrooms. For 1988, Pontiac started selling a rebadged Daewoo LeMans, so the Sprint/Metro never lacked for intra-corporate competition. Inside, you'll find the same stuff most mid-1980s Japanese econoboxes got: tough cloth upholstery and long-wearing hard plastics. Suzuki quality in 1985 wasn't quite up to Honda or Toyota levels, but you weren't paying Honda or Toyota prices for the Sprint. MSRP on this car started at $4,949, or about $12,000 in 2020 dollars. The cheapest possible 1985 Chevette cost $5,340, while a new no-frills Ford Escort would set you back $5,620. Subaru, however, could have put you in a punitively unappointed base-model Leone hatchback for just 40 bucks more than the Sprint that year. I think I'd have sprung the extra for a $5,348 Toyota Tercel, a $5,195 Mazda GLC, or— best cheap-commuter deal of all that year— the $5,399 Honda Civic 1300 hatchback. I was 19 years old and driving a Competition Orange 1968 Mercury Cyclone that year, and I recall feeling pity for Chevy Sprint drivers, new-car smell or not. Still, these weren't bad cars for the price, though a Sprint with an automatic transmission was a real character-builder. Got three cylinders and uses 'em all! 48 horsepower from this hemi-headed SOHC 1-liter. The Turbo Sprint — yes, such a car existed — had a howling 70 horsepower. The hood-latch release is a rectangular button that resembles a badge. 1985 Chevy Sprint Commercial The highest-mileage, lowest-priced car you can buy. 1985 holden barina commercial The Australian-market version was the Holden Barina, and the TV ads featured the Road Runner. 1983 SUZUKI CULTUS Ad In its homeland, this car got screaming guitars and a drive through New York City for its TV commercials.

McLaren, Koenigsegg, Toyota, Ford, Dodge and Corvette Lego kits announced for 2021

Tue, May 4 2021

Lego has announced a slew of car-themed sets for 2021. The six kits comprise nine vehicles and fall under the brick pusher's Speed Champion line of official OEM-licensed kits. News of their arrival comes from German toy retailer JB Spielwaren's pre-order listings, which show three single-car sets and three dual-car sets of matched marques. Starting with the McLaren Elva roadster, the kit consists of 263 pieces and is finished in blue. It seems to have a difficult time capturing the curves of the real-life Elva, but there's only so much you can do with a bunch of plastic blocks. Lego has made several other McLaren kits before, including the Senna, 720S, and a more advanced Senna GTR for the Technics line. Next up is the Koenigsegg Jesko, made up of 280 pieces and finished in white. Though the real-life Jesko is still curvy, this kit does a better job of replicating its aggressive maw, vents and cantilevered rear wing. Rounding out the single-car sets is the 299-piece Toyota GR Supra in yellow. This marks the first time Toyota has lent their license to Lego. Again, it struggles a bit to represent the curvy Supra, relying on printed details like logos and headlights to identify. On the other hand, the Chevrolet two-car does a stupendous job with the 1968 Corvette. The C3 is instantly recognizable as such. The C8-R race car it's paired with suffers from the same issues as some of the previous cars, though. The set contains 512 pieces, and funnily enough the C8 driver has short hair while the C3 driver sports a period-correct wavy mane. The next set is a 627-piece Mopar-themed pair, including a purple (Plum Crazy?) 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A and an SRT top fuel dragster. The race car is spot on, but the Challenger was probably tough to make given the width restrictions. It looks a couple of pegs too narrow compared to the wide proportions of the real deal. Last but not least, the Ford set contains a Bronco R and Ford GT Heritage Edition. Consisting of 660 pieces, the set does an excellent job of representing both cars. The GT looks faithful in its Gulf livery, and the Bronco R looks more like a real Bronco than the actual Bronco R race truck. All in all, it's always fun to see more Lego sets with real cars, and we're glad to see more manufacturers added to the roster. The single-car sets are recommended for ages 7 and up, while the double-car sets have an 8 years and up rating. Price in U.S.

Bring back the Bronco! Trademarks we hope are actually (someday) future car names

Tue, Mar 17 2015

Trademark filings are the tea leaves of the auto industry. Read them carefully – and interpret them correctly – and you might be previewing an automaker's future product plans. Yes, they're routinely filed to maintain the rights to an iconic name. And sometimes they're only for toys and clothing. But not always. Sometimes, the truth is right in front of us. The trademark is required because a company actually wants to use the name on a new car. With that in mind, here's a list of intriguing trademark filings we want to see go from paperwork to production reality. Trademark: Bronco Company: Ford Previous Use: The Bronco was a long-running SUV that lived from 1966-1996. It's one of America's original SUVs and was responsible for the increased popularity of the segment. Still, it's best known as O.J. Simpson's would-be getaway car. We think: The Bronco was an icon. Everyone seems to want a Wrangler-fighter – Ford used to have a good one. Enough time has passed that the O.J. police chase isn't the immediate image conjured by the Bronco anymore. Even if we're doing a wish list in no particular order, the Bronco still finds its way to the top. For now (unfortunately), it's just federal paperwork. Rumors on this one can get especially heated. The official word from a Ford spokesman is: "Companies renew trademark filings to maintain ownership and control of the mark, even if it is not currently used. Ford values the iconic Bronco name and history." Trademarks: Aviator, AV8R Company: Ford Previous Use: The Aviator was one of the shortest-run Lincolns ever, lasting for the 2003-2005 model years. It never found the sales success of the Ford Explorer, with which it shared a platform. We Think: The Aviator name no longer fits with Lincoln's naming nomenclature. Too bad, it's better than any other name Lincoln currently uses, save for its former big brother, the Navigator. Perhaps we're barking up the wrong tree, though. Ford has made several customized, aviation themed-Mustangs in the past, including one called the Mustang AV8R in 2008, which had cues from the US Air Force's F-22 Raptor fighter jet. It sold for $500,000 at auction, and the glass roof – which is reminiscent of a fighter jet cockpit – helped Ford popularize the feature. Trademark: EcoBeast Company: Ford Previous Use: None by major carmakers.