this k5 is parked outside my place right now, yet its illegally parked within 15 feet of a hydrant lol


i have no idea whos it is but i snapped a pic because its either a military unit or a really good spoof IMHO

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/fast68/72708.jpg



in small black lettering and on the bed sides it says K9 unit and USMC and MILITARY POLICE

and on the driver side at the rear side of the top theres like a stick thing with string on it pointed up and off away from the driver side of the truck up there you can see it in the pic


the bumper has the right things on it and the mirrors are painted and so on

i cant tell


i think the dash is green too

K5 chevies are extremely rare here in central IL and one like this is even more rarer

i only know of four other k5 blazers at all these days around here in his small cornfield town area

all are gone

shredder ate them all up

maybe someone here in central IL knows who owns this one?


thanks

The paint looks a little lighter color than the ones I've seen but I don't know if that means anything.

Found a few pictures of a real one for you to compare,
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ny-tactical.com/Photo%2520Sets/M1009/Military-Blazer.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ny-tactical.com/my_1985_m1009_cucv.htm&h=622&w=800&sz=273&hl=en&start=2&um=1&tbnid=QmhpbvA4DkvUdM:&tbnh=111&tbnw=143&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmilitary%2Bblazer%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den% 26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN

It should have the tire pressures painted above each. It should have a pintle instead of a ball in the back. Oh yeah, the best way to tell is in the P/S front grille there will be a round recepticle for a "slave cable". Stripped interior with rifle mounts infront of the back seats. That's all I can remember without driving across Post to look at one.:D

K5 chevies are extremely rare here in central IL and one like this is even more rarer

i only know of four other k5 blazers at all these days around here in his small cornfield town area

all are gone

shredder ate them all up

maybe someone here in central IL knows who owns this one?


thanks


thats crzy, here they are everywhere, I see alot of daily drivin k5's..and rust free:D

Well, with that fucking awesome picture, it's so easy to tell. :rolleyes:

Go see if it's a 8 lug. Then again they could of done a swap.

Go see if it's a 8 lug. Then again they could of done a swap.

I've seen ex-mil blazers with 6 lug and 10bolts. It was a military collector who had it. I think he said it was an ex-MP rig.

Pintle hitch in the normal rear license plate spot? 2 pieces of square tube with 7/8 clevis pin holes coming through each bumper at the framerails? Plain reddish brown interior vinyl? Unusual rectangular grill guard? If it has a license plate now it is not military so it is illegally parked. Or is that not the question? That is a homebrew paint scheme too. They have US government on the door sill vin tags also. Military doesn't tint windows either.

I've seen ex-mil blazers with 6 lug and 10bolts. It was a military collector who had it. I think he said it was an ex-MP rig.

Alright, well I have not, good to learn new things.

Alright, well I have not, good to learn new things.

Yeah, blew my mind too... I'd always heard they were all 8 lug rigs. I was at Uwharrie last year with our club and being the first to get up (always), I awoke to the sound of a 6.2L rattling in the parking area. Walked over and investigated it, talked to the dude a little bit about it and other trucks, I was looking for a CUCV at the time.

The paint looks a little lighter color than the ones I've seen but I don't know if that means anything.


i would have to agree, they are a darker color than that, but again that dont mean anything.

i have one of those blazers. it WAS military, bought it off ebay. its basically a stock k5 with no carpet and a bunch of weird stuff that came with it that i threw away. and they come stock with 3.08 gears and10 botls. they are really nothing special. mine had all the lettering on the bumpers and tailgate also. so even if its a military version it dont mean that a military person is driving it

cant even read the words on the bottom of the tailgate but they are there. the ebay picture

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y14/abig84/greenblazerebay.jpg

and another thing is ive never seen a military veh. with that white in the paint scheme

Go see if it's a 8 lug. Then again they could of done a swap.

I've seen ex-mil blazers with 6 lug and 10bolts. It was a military collector who had it. I think he said it was an ex-MP rig.

uh, mill blazers are 6 lug, all of them.

blackout driving lights are a dead giveaway.... nobody else needed to drive by candle light.

uh, mill blazers are 6 lug, all of them.


I don't know who started the rumor that military blazers were 8 lug but all of them were 6 lug as far as I know. Pretty sure there was never an 8 lug blazer whether it be civilian or miltary ever produced from the factory.

I don't know who started the rumor that military blazers were 8 lug but all of them were 6 lug as far as I know. Pretty sure there was never an 8 lug blazer whether it be civilian or miltary ever produced from the factory.


Someone was trying to tell me once that you could special order almost anything from the factory..... but I wasn't sure if I wanted to believe him. He said that you could special order a short box with 3/4 ton axles...? Wouldn't you see more like that then? Or like a 3/4 ton blazer.

That's weird I've seen what I thought was a military blazer with 8lug stuff underneath. Or maybe I dont know what I'm talking about. Probably, the second option.

Someone was trying to tell me once that you could special order almost anything from the factory..... but I wasn't sure if I wanted to believe him. He said that you could special order a short box with 3/4 ton axles...? Wouldn't you see more like that then? Or like a 3/4 ton blazer.

I have seen shortbed 3/4 ton 4x4's, but they were both internationals. I think you could get an international tailor made a bit easier than anything from the general...it would have required a COPO.

however, i am fairly certain that the only half ton Chevy i've seen with 8 lugs has been the newer 1500HD's, which I'm sure are just de-rated 2500s anyway. never seen any older half tons (be them k5's, burbs, or pickups) that got special ordered with 3/4 ton running gear, army or civilian.

swaped in after the fact.

no blazer ever rolled off any lot with 8lugs.

you can order alot of things, mostly installed at the dealer ships, but not that.








HOWEVER! mill blazers are called 3/4t because of how the mill weight rates things. just like a k30 is now a 1-1/4t under millitary specs. same axles and drive trains........

swaped in after the fact.

no blazer ever rolled off any lot with 8lugs.

you can order alot of things, mostly installed at the dealer ships, but not that.








HOWEVER! mill blazers are called 3/4t because of how the mill weight rates things. just like a k30 is now a 1-1/4t under millitary specs. same axles and drive trains........

gotcha

just call the police and report a truck blocking the hydrant.


.

why?

why?

If he's there when they run the plates and VIN, he can find out for sure.

just look for fawkin blackout lights. its not a military paint scheme

It's really hard to tell from the 1/2 mile away the picture was taken, but it really looks like the side windows on the topper are tinted which to the best of my knowledge was never available in a CUCV but pretty common in civvy versions..........but like anything else it could of been aftermarket or the tops swapped out.

Regarding the 8-lug CUCV Blazers, never seen a stock one.

K5 chevies are extremely rare here in central IL and one like this is even more rarer

i only know of four other k5 blazers at all these days around here in his small cornfield town area

all are gone

shredder ate them all up

maybe someone here in central IL knows who owns this one?


thanks

I saw three K-5's on my way to work this morning, 40 miles north of you...

Go pop his hood, dual batteries and dual alternators don't lie. :D

If he's there when they run the plates and VIN, he can find out for sure.

If its got plates on it then it is not currently military. Why would you think a military truck could block a fire hydrant anyway?

Don't report it to the police. Put a bunch of wood in the middle of the road and light it up. Then watch the fire department destroy that moron's rig so they can hook up the hose.

I just have to ask.

Who the fuck cares if it's military or not.
There's noting different about a CUCV Blazer except the batteries.

I just have to ask.

Who the fuck cares if it's military or not.
There's noting different about a CUCV Blazer except the batteries.

And the rims.
And the factory tow points.
And the slave cable.
And the locker.
And the 24v.
And the antenna mount.
And the blackout lights.
And the gun mount.
And the CARC paint.


:flipoff2:

what speical about the rims?

what speical about the rims?

And what's special about the "locker"? Of course, maybe you could consider a Gov-lock as being "special" (think short bus).

And what's special about the "locker"? Of course, maybe you could consider a Gov-lock as being "special" (think short bus).

wtf? can you read? i asked about the rims.

wtf? can you read? i asked about the rims.

Dude, calm down. I was just adding on to the questions from the post of the other guy.

oooooooooohhh!,


not all blazers got lockers, every mill blazer does.

what speical about the rims?
I used to own a CUCV pickup. If the CUCV Blazers are like the trucks, the wheels are held together with rivets rather than being welded. Its supposed to be able to handle a greater load without breaking.

edit- Oh and the paint scheme is not the original, too light in color and wrong pattern. The military had a specific paint pattern they had to follow. And taking a closer look at the picture I think I can make out the pintle hitch and the front brush guard that the CUCVs came with. Most likely a CUCV and publicly owned.

the rivoted rims were available it public, they are at the junkyard all the time.

Heres a picture of a real military blazer for you compair to



See it ....... 2nd row 5th from left :p



http://torontoist.com/attachments/toronto_vald/2007_08_31_parking_lot.jpg

And the rims.
And the factory tow points.
And the slave cable.
And the locker.
And the 24v.
And the antenna mount.
And the blackout lights.
And the gun mount.
And the CARC paint.


:flipoff2:

Whatever. The question still remains, Who the fuck cares if that particular Blazer, parked on that particular day, next to that particular fire hydrant, is military, or not.

Also, the only thing that makes a military Blazer even marginally superior to a civilian version, form a 4-wheelin' perspective is the tow points, and I can duplicate those in about an hour.

:flipoff2:

LOL

To answer the question, they're wider. OOOOOOHHHHH

I agree with your opinion about the tow points. They are a nice factory way to have tow points, for less money or time than I can make them. It took me about 33min to unbolt my bumper and rebolt the CUCV deals on. :D

Anyway. Carry on.

I own an x-military / fire dept. blazer that came STOCK with an EIGHT LUG 10 bolt in front and a 14 bolt in the rear.... and have documentation to back it up... by the way, that is a civilian blazer with a wal-mart rattle can paint job.

Let's see the documentation, because you have BLAZER, MILSPEC 1 of 1

LOL

To answer the question, they're wider. OOOOOOHHHHH



First of all, I agree with you really cares about that picture.

Not trying to argue, but the mil-spec wheels are wider than the civvy 15x8 steelies? They only had a 31x10.50 tire.

I own an x-military / fire dept. blazer that came STOCK with an EIGHT LUG 10 bolt in front and a 14 bolt in the rear.... and have documentation to back it up... by the way, that is a civilian blazer with a wal-mart rattle can paint job.

no you didnt.

I own an x-military / fire dept. blazer that came STOCK with an EIGHT LUG 10 bolt in front and a 14 bolt in the rear.... and have documentation to back it up... by the way, that is a civilian blazer with a wal-mart rattle can paint job.


You may very well have what you say, but it isn't the CUCV Blazer.

If you are going to back that up with proof, how about starting with the complete nomenclature, the NSN (that's national stock number), pictures, -20 tech manual number, so on and so forth.

Prove that it came from the factory with some documentation that says it even exists.

I spent 20 years in the Army, 4 of them as the Platoon Sergeant in a DS/GS maintenance facility, and I have never seen one, or any reference to one.

Step up and put your money where your mouth is. Let's see this documentation.

Doug

more importantly, what vehicle did the wheel leaning up against the house come off of and why isnt it on that vehicle!!!

haha, its a blazer, painted camo. probably some dudes hunt truck..

hey, doug....

does 183rd Maintenance Company or 73rd Maintenance Company ring a bell to you?

yeah, seems to. where are they located?

I spent most of my years at Bragg, when I wasn't in some shithole overseas

Ft. Carson.

Someone was trying to tell me once that you could special order almost anything from the factory..... but I wasn't sure if I wanted to believe him. He said that you could special order a short box with 3/4 ton axles...? Wouldn't you see more like that then? Or like a 3/4 ton blazer.





A buddy of mine in highschool owned factory '83 3/4 ton K20 SWB

no he didnt,

A buddy of mine once owned a five lug crew cab dually. And another dude I knew once owned a front wheel drive Cummins Blazer, STOCK, and it used to be part of the Presidents motorcade.




:shaking:















Incorrectly remember shit from 10 years ago and trying to spit it all back up on the 'board is gayer than the cock I say you munching last night. Now, everyone who's trying to say they have a truck that GM never sent out of the factory door, you can all go put your heads into buckets of gasoline, and please do not remove then until after your feet have stopped kicking.

A buddy of mine once owned a five lug crew cab dually. And another dude I knew once owned a front wheel drive Cummins Blazer, STOCK, and it used to be part of the Presidents motorcade.




:shaking:















Incorrectly remember shit from 10 years ago and trying to spit it all back up on the 'board is gayer than the cock I say you munching last night. Now, everyone who's trying to say they have a truck that GM never sent out of the factory door, you can all go put your heads into buckets of gasoline, and please do not remove then until after your feet have stopped kicking.

That made me gigle.:laughing:

shipping to 79086?

they cant afford to use gasoline!!!! Used motor oil works

A buddy of mine once owned a five lug crew cab dually. And another dude I knew once owned a front wheel drive Cummins Blazer, STOCK, and it used to be part of the Presidents motorcade.




:shaking:















Incorrectly remember shit from 10 years ago and trying to spit it all back up on the 'board is gayer than the cock I say you munching last night. Now, everyone who's trying to say they have a truck that GM never sent out of the factory door, you can all go put your heads into buckets of gasoline, and please do not remove then until after your feet have stopped kicking.

Damn.:laughing:

A buddy of mine once owned a five lug crew cab dually. And another dude I knew once owned a front wheel drive Cummins Blazer, STOCK, and it used to be part of the Presidents motorcade.




:shaking:















Incorrectly remember shit from 10 years ago and trying to spit it all back up on the 'board is gayer than the cock I say you munching last night. Now, everyone who's trying to say they have a truck that GM never sent out of the factory door, you can all go put your heads into buckets of gasoline, and please do not remove then until after your feet have stopped kicking.

:lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::n uke::nuke:

If you go to TM 9-2320-289-20P
then go to

FIGURE 76. FRONT AXLE COMPONENT PARTS AND SPINDLE ASSEMBLIES
(ALL EXCEPT M1009).

you'll see the pics of a front axle with 8 lugs. I've seen many 8 lug CUCV's in my time in the military.


look close

http://www.alfaheaven.com/Military%20Section/ChevyPickups/ChevGifs/MC149RrRt.gif

HAHA, this is funny. We take the older blazers and stuff 60 and 14 bolts from the CUCV trucks all the time, I guess it's a Seabee thing:D So, people then turn around and buy them from DRMO and think they have a one and only "special" mil. Blazer.:lmao:

Well let me know when those come up for auction, fawker. :flipoff2:

If you go to TM 9-2320-289-20P
then go to

FIGURE 76. FRONT AXLE COMPONENT PARTS AND SPINDLE ASSEMBLIES
(ALL EXCEPT M1009).

you'll see the pics of a front axle with 8 lugs. I've seen many 8 lug CUCV's in my time in the military.


look close

http://www.alfaheaven.com/Military%20Section/ChevyPickups/ChevGifs/MC149RrRt.gif

The M1009 IS the "K5 Blazer", the M1008 (or M1010 ambulance, M1028 commo box) is the "K30 SRW pickup truck"

One of the units I was in had plenty of both... our 1009s all had 6-lug pattern 15" wheels and BFG-AT 31" x 10.5" (later on we dxed those for Firestone mud tires, in 32" x 11.5" IIRC) Every 1008 we had was 8-lug 16" (or maybe was 16.5") with Goodyear Wranglers.

Sometimes you'll find them with local mods... ie: our HQ6 1009 rig had non-issue dark tint on the back & side glass, a roof rack, and IIRC aftermarket stereo.

My HQ16 1009 rig had a CB, and could have had a lift kit, but once we got the mud tires, (and shortly after that I got promoted & moved on, as did the CO) I don't think it ever happened.

Our HQ80 1008 rig also had a CB.

If you go to TM 9-2320-289-20P
then go to

FIGURE 76. FRONT AXLE COMPONENT PARTS AND SPINDLE ASSEMBLIES
(ALL EXCEPT M1009).

you'll see the pics of a front axle with 8 lugs. I've seen many 8 lug CUCV's in my time in the military.


look close

http://www.alfaheaven.com/Military%20Section/ChevyPickups/ChevGifs/MC149RrRt.gif


Great, you just brought up an old post and gave us information that everybody already knew.

Just trying to help :flipoff2:

Well let me know when those come up for auction, fawker. :flipoff2:

There was a M1008 GSA auctions sold in Utah last week. Boyce probably bought it, damn deep pockets mofos.

If you go to TM 9-2320-289-20P
then go to

FIGURE 76. FRONT AXLE COMPONENT PARTS AND SPINDLE ASSEMBLIES
(ALL EXCEPT M1009).

you'll see the pics of a front axle with 8 lugs. I've seen many 8 lug CUCV's in my time in the military.


look close

http://www.alfaheaven.com/Military%20Section/ChevyPickups/ChevGifs/MC149RrRt.gif

yeah no shit the trucks have 8 lugs, they arent even the same axle. trucks got the d60's and blazers had the 10b, not a single part in common.

I own an x-military / fire dept. blazer that came STOCK with an EIGHT LUG 10 bolt in front and a 14 bolt in the rear.... and have documentation to back it up... by the way, that is a civilian blazer with a wal-mart rattle can paint job.

I love threads like this.....
Don’t know about the military part but the fire department side of this is possible.
If a fire chief wants a Blazer with ¾ ton axles he calls GM and orders it. Same way Yellow cab orders taxis or Joe the Plumber orders vans for his business. This used to be called COPO. Don’t know if it still is.

no he doesnt, a fire cheif would buy it from a after market outfitter who bought a blazer and stuff the 3/4t under it.

no he doesnt, a fire cheif would buy it from a after market outfitter who bought a blazer and stuff the 3/4t under it.

Well, lets add Fire Department Vehicle Ordering Process Expert to your list of expertnesses.:D
The point is he could if he wanted to. And the town would pay for it.

Just like if the PD wanted a rear wheel drive Caprice they could just order it and the General will restart an assembly line that no longer produces a rear drive caprice.......Oh, and the town would pay for it.

My communication skills suck almost as much as my welding....
I love threads like this.....
Don’t know about the military part but the fire department side of this is possible.
During the years these were manufactured, if a fire chief wanted a Blazer with ¾ ton axles he could have contacted GM and ordered one or ten or whatever. Same way Yellow cab orders taxis or Joe the Plumber orders vans for his business. This used to be called COPO. Don’t know if it still is.

We were talking about a solid axle Blazer were we not?
I worded my response wrong earlier, better now?


The point is he could if he wanted to. And the town approved it and would agree to pay for it.

Maybe these will make more sense now.


Just like if the PD wanted a rear wheel drive Caprice they could just order it and the General will restart an assembly line that no longer produces a rear drive caprice

If someone was willing to pay enough for them they sure would.

Heres a picture of a real military blazer for you compair to



See it ....... 2nd row 5th from left :p



http://torontoist.com/attachments/toronto_vald/2007_08_31_parking_lot.jpg

liar, thats a civi blazer for sure:flipoff2:

and this one time, at band camp...........

:LMAO: :laugh

Well, lets add Fire Department Vehicle Ordering Process Expert to your list of expertnesses.:D
The point is he could if he wanted to. And the town would pay for it.

the point is that no he couldnt, nobody could. not you, the emperor, or the king of fire cheifs.

you want to win, show me a spd sheet with the some sort of proof, because 3/4t gear in a blazer would definately be a package deal.

thats a fake! the camo patern is wrong! I had paint some shelters when I first went in the Marine Corps. the paterns are the same from one vehicle to the next. m1008(blazer) looked the same(6.2 liter deisel with 1/2 ton axles). the m1009(truck) looked the same(6.2 liter deisel with 1 ton axles, dana 60 up front, 14 bolt in the rear, also turbo 400 trans) but my favorite was the m1097 and m1098(hmmwv) they were 1 1/4ton shelter carriers, they had heavy duty springs and with the shelters off they sat 6" higher in the back. 45mph off road over rough terrain is no B.S. we had 30 of those trucks in my platoon, and every time I had to be the duty driver I would check out a hummer out of the motor pool. I miss workin for the government :)

the point is that no he couldnt, nobody could. not you, the emperor, or the king of fire cheifs.

you want to win, show me a spd sheet with the some sort of proof, because 3/4t gear in a blazer would definately be a package deal.

You want proof something was posible 15+ years ago. I don't have it, you win.
What is a package deal?

HAHA, this is funny. We take the older blazers and stuff 60 and 14 bolts from the CUCV trucks all the time, I guess it's a Seabee thing:D So, people then turn around and buy them from DRMO and think they have a one and only "special" mil. Blazer.:lmao:

There was a M1008 GSA auctions sold in Utah last week. Boyce probably bought it, damn deep pockets mofos.

I meant all these "Seabee Blazers with 60's". :D

Boyce will be outbid one of these days.... *wrings hands* MOOOAHAHAHA

M1008 is a 5/4 ton pu
M1009 is the Blazer
M1028 is pu same as M1008 except shelter carrier and the D60 in the front is limited slip. M1008 is Detroit locker rear/open diff front.

The pickups have 4.56 gears. MOST Blazers have 3.08s. All have 6.2L diesels with TH400 trans.


I sell the Blazers for $2000 --:grinpimp:Cheap!

M1008 is a 5/4 ton pu
M1009 is the Blazer
M1028 is pu same as M1008 except shelter carrier and the D60 in the front is limited slip. M1008 is Detroit locker rear/open diff front.

The pickups have 4.56 gears. MOST Blazers have 3.08s. All have 6.2L diesels with TH400 trans.


I sell the Blazers for $2000 --:grinpimp:Cheap!

no one really cares about the blazers as they are worth their scrap wieght, how much for the d60 equiped trucks?

no one really cares about the blazers as they are worth their scrap wieght, how much for the d60 equiped trucks?


$2500. 14 bolt with locker in the rear, front has d60 with LSD.

If anyone wants one, give me a call-

760 248 6214

holy fawk. I might just have to call you. :eek:

$2500. 14 bolt with locker in the rear, front has d60 with LSD.

If anyone wants one, give me a call-

760 248 6214

how much of that is my commision for the calls you are gonna get from me asking that loaded question ? :)

how much of that is my commision for the calls you are gonna get from me asking that loaded question ? :)



If I sell enough of the pick-ups, I'll send you one of those piece o shit Blazers!LOL! :flipoff2:

I have hijacked this thread enough yet???!!!!


:flipoff2::grinpimp::flipoff2:

You want proof something was posible 15+ years ago. I don't have it, you win.
What is a package deal?

alot of optional equipment was labled on the sped sheet, the blue and white tag on the glove box, things like motor size 4.3/5.0/5.7/6.6/7.4, trannies 4spd,m40[th350]m80[th400]4sp auto-od, some times gear ratio if its a econo or tow package, the govloc [g80], the dual front shocks, cab clearance lights, tinted windsheild, slider rear..... got it?

if a blazer was to have come from gm/factory with 3/4t gear it would 100% be labled.

blazer=1/2 ton.

want 3/4 ton? then youre stuck with a burban.

do they exist with 1 ton gear out there (Blazers/burbans)? not from the factory.