The Shaolin's Bedlinered Rustbucket

[the shaolin]

Hello!

I am the proud owner of a 1991 K1500. It's a piece of **** but I love it Had the V6 from the factory, previous owner put in the TBI 350. (shittily). So far I've just been fixing all his fuckups, keeping up with maintenance, and getting it stuck in mud up to the axles here and there.

Here's the day I brought it home. Notice the nasty body rust, missing cab corners, and nonexistant cab mounts.

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Here's a few months later, put larger (used) tires on

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Then I put new rear brakes, front shocks, front wheel bearing, and idler in.

Then I bedlinered it!

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Cab mounts were next.

Before:

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After:

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[the shaolin]

This is how my offroad excursions usually end up...hahaha

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Then this happened:

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Followed soon after by this:

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285/75/16 Yokohama Geolandar AT/S

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They don't rub, but I wanna lift it anyways.

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[the shaolin]

So, future (immediate) plans involve fixing a small crack in the frame, throwing some heavier OEM springs in the back to lift the back end, cranking the T-bars up some, and maybe throwing another hockey puck all around to give a 1" body lift for a total of about 3".

One valve seal is out and it smokes like a ***** at higher RPM's. I plan on continuing to swap that plug out every couple thousand miles until the engine dies, then throw a $300 craigslist engine in it and keep on a-rockin!