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I've found a hole saw sized for the bushing is really effective getting the bushing out without much fanfare. If the bushing has a metal sleeve you might have a little work to get that out but it's not too bad. But I can see the need to just get it done and have a shop do it. Me, I just...

Thanks Richard. I really needed to get out of town and that did the trick. Getting back into the trip. We started getting rained on a lot more as we climbed up what used to be a dry wash to leave the mine area. Knowing the possibility of being in a bad spot if the rain got worse, we made...

I bought a mini and used it last month for my trip to AZ. Worked flawlessly. I was able to actually text my Dad back home to let him know we had stopped for the night and all was good. I know you can send "canned" messages with the Spot, but you can't get a message back to acknowledge or...

I use a trasharoo almost every time we go for a trip. I don't have a lot of room in my camper to carry a bag of trash, plus being open to the cab I don't want to smell it. I will say I've lost one trasharoo that was loaned to me that the nylon straps around the tire failed where they were...

One of the posts I found had a listing of a 6” lift pre-run spring. Still, neither are available so there isn’t much point in pursuing. Alcan is who makes the springs for ORD. The difference comes in Stephen Watson’s knowledge squarebody trucks and what you want out of the setup. Not...

I went surfing for info on the Rancho spring. Found a couple of your old posts on CK5 about it. #86210 is the 2.5” 9 leaf pack but nobody shows availability for it. Unfortunately even if I could find them the lower lift anoint would exaggerate my tire to fender contact issue. I don’t want to go...

No sooner than passing the sign I started hearing an alarming noise. A clunk was coming from the left front corner of the truck as the suspension cycled over bumps. In my mind it sounded like the steering box was loose, a known issue on the Squarebody truck platform. I called out to Bill over...

Skipping forward a few months and major changes in my life. I ended up getting a divorce, selling our house and quitting my job to move to Denver to help my Dad. With all the changes I needed some time to think, regroup and map out the next steps. What better thing to do than get away from...

Boy it's been a while since I've updated this thread. Lots have happened, but not a lot of changes to the truck or camper since the 8.1/5-speed went in. But I have completed a couple of long runs with it. I missed out on our annual desert trip last year yet again. Work was part of it, but...

Wow, you don't see the Scout Camper very often. Nice score! The open pass through is unique to the this camper and the Blazer and Bronco versions, so the interior layouts are very similar. You can go through my build and see I've gone a little different route than stock...

Totally agree. Despite my tendency to be a leadfoot I've mellowed some. Kind of depends on what I'm driving, but my daily or K5 I pretty much stick to the speed limit or at most 5 over depending on the road and or conditions. I commute 40 miles to work one-way and most of it is on US Hwy 50...

I saw the post on the FB group. I'm a Local in Colorado. Born and raised. I've seen both sides of this coin for sure. If the group was doing the speed limit, the guy complaining needs to back off. Now if the group was going under the speed limit sure there is some room to gripe. Even...

The last time I weighed mine with the aluminum headed LS small block was 6500 loaded for a weeklong trip. I know it's more with the big block I installed. My camper doesn't even have a floor pack like most do. The Blazer camper by itself is supposedly close in weight to the fiberglass top I...

Are there plans to close off the cab since the camper is self contained or open the front of the camper up and create the same pass through that the Bronco camper would have? I'm not against the idea of the Grandby in a Bronco at all. Having used mine for three years there's always a nagging...

They did build them for the Bronco's like the Blazer's. Scouts too. The major difference between the Bronco and Blazer version is the interface to the cab. Since the full size Bronco's cab section slopes down and back versus the Blazer's near vertical cab there is an extension to seal the...

Don't overlook Eagle Canyon as it's another fun way to cross back under I-70. I'm pretty sure your truck will fit under that crossing. Here's the trip report from our run last year. We covered a lot of the same ground you are targeting. Desert Trip 2020

I've been through the culverts a couple of times leading into the Devils Racetrack and Fix it Pass trails. My Blazer with FWC camper, 4" lift and 35" tires passed under the culvert with room to spare. But one of my buddy's with us was running a 2500 Ram with a big Phoenix camper, Carli...

No problem. Yes, if there is more than one code set, it will display them all. It will blink the first code, long pause and then the next code. It will keep doing that until it hits the last code and it will start over with the first code and repeat.

Alright, it's odd you got the single blink first. If you took that and the next two blinks it would be code 12, which is the one to indicate there are no current codes. I don't think that is the case here so bear with me. Code 14 if that was it, is not specifically saying the temp sensor is...

OBD 1 systems do not require a scan tool to read codes. Use a paper clip and jump the terminals "a" and "b" together with the key on, engine off. The check engine light will begin to blink. Codes are two digits. So for example code 12 would be one blink, pause and then two blinks. The...

I pulled the sink, stove and water tank out of my Blazer camper. Completely opened up storage for sure. I, like others have said would rather cook outside than in. However, I made a provision to allow the use of my campstove on the countertop if I needed to cook inside due to weather. It's...

If you want to spend $28k for a first gen K5 with a FWC see the linkL: https://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/cto/d/oceanside-1970-chevy-blazer/7256686806.html My buddy also found another first gen in Denver with a '77 FWC camper. Made an offer but the owner that hasn't moved the truck in 10...

For one, the open pass through from the camper to the cab. Since the camper itself lacks a normal floor pack of a traditional slide in, it's also lighter. Combine that with a truck platform that isn't the normal late model cookie cutter setup (nothing against the new stuff BTW) with a modern...

Word of caution to anybody on the hunt for a Blazer camper. Don't hesitate. We found one for my buddy Ian last week. It was found on craigslist last Tuesday night by my fellow camper buddy Ron who lives in Denver. He gave me the heads up and I told him to go for it. He tried calls, no...

That's the second listing I've seen on that unit. Definitely an early model unit by the diamond quilt beadrolling on the siding. Very unique that since the first gen K5 is a full convertible that they didn't use the front part of the top to seal the camper to the windshield. They pulled the...