Damn this truck makes me want to drink a beer and yell about the government overreach while driving to the VA for my pain meds.
@aaronmacy91344 жыл бұрын
@ConcealCarryProtect; Holy fucking shit, you just nailed this thing. This might be the most underrated comment I’ve seen on an RCR. Up here in my hillbilly af corner of the Rockies, that’s 110% of C5 owners and is what I expected to hear about and see when I clicked on this vid, not Mr. GreenDay who owns it. This points out how crazy the cultural differences between PA and the Rocky Mountain states are. The Tacoma vid was the next biggest disconnect for me. That dude/culture is nothing like Tacoma owners I recognize out here.
@hudsonhawk00164 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@weepringle87434 жыл бұрын
hooah
@martinleavitt60944 жыл бұрын
👍🇺🇸
@bryanmartinez66004 жыл бұрын
So what does owning a fixed up M998 you bought at government auction say? Don't have one I wish
@woodbutcher11595 жыл бұрын
I have a 1990 Blazer that I bought fresh out of high school. She's been my daily driver for 24 years. 610,000 miles on the original engine and still strong. 100k+miles pulling a trailer. She's been to ver 100 concerts and I wouldn't trade her for the world.
@AlejandroP1980s5 жыл бұрын
wood butcher hey they do bad mpg right because of how high they are should I get a 90 blazer or a 95 Tahoe or a suburban or a 95 ford bronco
@woodbutcher11595 жыл бұрын
@@AlejandroP1980s the Blazer is a classic that you would need to be able to work on... Tahoe or burban would be less maintenance. Gas mileage shouldn't be an consideration for any of the vehicles you mentioned...they all get very poor ( 8-12 mpg) according to how you drive it
@XenomorphLV4265 жыл бұрын
Nice
@user-uj3zk2cx8t4 жыл бұрын
I call bullshit on 610,000 miles
@Ulfstigandr4 жыл бұрын
@@AlejandroP1980s the price on broncos is being artificially inflated and out of reasonable price for most. The tahoe is ifs, if your more commuter miles then truck use then thats the better truck. Tahoes are also cheaper then k5s right now, more bang for your buck in a sense. But if your like me, use it offroad and haul motorcycles/parts all the time the k5 with its solid axle and removable top are huge selling points.
@VSigma7255 жыл бұрын
"Fuel economy? Don't ask!" I can relate to that...
@BluegrassFilmsKY5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that's what my 97 K1500 V8 was like. I do kinda miss it.
@joshuaadler42594 жыл бұрын
@@BluegrassFilmsKY I still want to know how jeep made the 4.0 so fuel innefficient like 19 mpg wtf
@kainhall4 жыл бұрын
i have a 77 chevy 1/2 ton.... original 400 small block, 3 speed auto with no OD or lockup TC..... and FULL TIME 4 wheel drive... it gets 10mpg.... loaded, unloaded, headwind, tailwind.... it gets 10mpg
@kainhall4 жыл бұрын
@@joshuaadler4259 i get 23 in my 97 grand Cherokee..... and look at it this way..... the modern day pickups with v8s and quite a few v6s STILL only get 18 to 25 mpg
@joshuaadler42594 жыл бұрын
@@kainhall I get 12 at best
@daltonsilver98265 жыл бұрын
"I wish I had less morals". Damnnn, Fred Durst didn't even realize you roasted him lol.
@deegan7275 жыл бұрын
I caught it too. LOL.
@johncrockett70444 жыл бұрын
I don't get it
@Yixdy4 жыл бұрын
@@johncrockett7044 don't get what?
@pjs82694 жыл бұрын
Explain this roast please! I dont get it
@Yixdy4 жыл бұрын
@@pjs8269 Fred durst is the guy from limp Bizkit, not someone you want to be compared to
@ziggymorris87605 жыл бұрын
One of the best looking trucks of all time.
@yamahaguy17325 жыл бұрын
ziggy morris squarebodys are the best
@ACG70013 жыл бұрын
@@yamahaguy1732 obs fords are the best
@yamahaguy17323 жыл бұрын
@@ACG7001 no personally I prefer a 64-66 c/k trucks
@j_rivera20073 жыл бұрын
based af
@notherestillnothing2 жыл бұрын
@@ACG7001 definitely not the best looking, 1st gen blazers and 1st broncos are the best.
@Elgauno6 жыл бұрын
13 GODDAMN TRANSMISSIONS.That kinda devotion is impressive.
@yourfirsthouseinminecraft45316 жыл бұрын
Not really when you consider people still take care of rotary engines.
@zacht94476 жыл бұрын
He's been getting shitty transmission
@johnpossum5566 жыл бұрын
Looks so high off the ground you probably don't even need to jack anything up to get it out.
@ninjamaster34536 жыл бұрын
Would a Manual have lasted longer? 13 is insane. $3 grand a pop probably.
@jordanwiley45826 жыл бұрын
Doubt that, @@ninjamaster3453. Standard rebuilt 700r4s are around 1500 fora good rebuild. i bet he's been going through junkyard and craigslist 700r4s.
@spirosmousouris39086 жыл бұрын
Dude, that hair with that goatee and that hoodie? Happy 2008 everyone. GreenBizkitParkRomance is an awesome band.
@chrisreynolds63916 жыл бұрын
RIP Chester Bennington. Too soon.
@spirosmousouris39086 жыл бұрын
@@chrisreynolds6391 yeah, we all miss him
@klasseact66636 жыл бұрын
GreenBizkitParkRomance....well done👍👍
@bluh6546 жыл бұрын
more like happy 1999
@ScottKudo6 жыл бұрын
2008? Nah man, that hair screams late 90’s, early 00’s.
@jamesherkenhoff60886 жыл бұрын
The official car of “Ive been paying alimony and child support since 1986”
@Dragunov3026 жыл бұрын
James Herkenhoff 😂
@gabrielmillien74396 жыл бұрын
😂
@ilovemanunited61796 жыл бұрын
James Herkenhoff 😂 I read that in his voice.
@Chewey436 жыл бұрын
@@ilovemanunited6179 who said that? Lol.
@ztwntyn86 жыл бұрын
Lmao, sob that is so accurate
@Schmidt546 жыл бұрын
This. This is it. This is the definitive American car. This. This and the Crown Vic.
@jesushusseinobama5 жыл бұрын
And they both chew the shit out of transmissions. Much love tho, I have a vic.
@CoryFarrar5 жыл бұрын
That is funny because I own a 1984 Blazer (Military version) and a 2006 Crown Vic P71 (former cop car) haha
@ryano.51495 жыл бұрын
The '90 LTD Crown Vic was sweet too. ...and also all steel! At risk of sounding like every dad at every car show ever... "They sure don't make 'em like they used to!"
@yamahaguy17325 жыл бұрын
Alex Castagna idk what was wrong with that guy I’ve had one for 20 years and never needed a new trans
@afcgeo8825 жыл бұрын
@@CoryFarrar Yeah... I can smell a wannabe from a mile away and you, sir... you stink!
@Hobartthedolphinboy6 жыл бұрын
I wonder how many windshield notes the dude got before he had to put up the "not for sale" sticker
@MrJesu845 жыл бұрын
Last offer I got for my 77 blazer was $10,000
@thehumancrumb.6685 жыл бұрын
@@MrJesu84 bullshit
@channell115 жыл бұрын
@@thehumancrumb.668 A clean one might fetch that much. The older square bodies especially are starting to gain value. Depends on the area, though.
@afcgeo8825 жыл бұрын
@@MrJesu84 Pesos. 10,000 Mexican pesos.
@MrJesu845 жыл бұрын
@@channell11 you don't know
@codymain26516 жыл бұрын
K5 Blazer: The official truck of a midnight PBR and Newports run
@ricochetey6 жыл бұрын
Newps
@Dragunov3026 жыл бұрын
😂
@eaglefat93986 жыл бұрын
more like Bud light and Marlboro red , this is a k5 after all.. these are men of class
@jamessawchuk56826 жыл бұрын
PBR is for hipsters. Budweiser and Marlboro Reds, or Yuengling and unfiltered Luckies. These are manly men, men who pee outdoors. Men like Ron Swanson.
@seththomas91055 жыл бұрын
@@jamessawchuk5682 I don't smoke, but if I decide to it WILL be unfiltered Luckies. And yes when I can get it Yuengling is like mothers milk.
@godwindracing60566 жыл бұрын
One last time for 2018, the most anticipated copypasta of the year... [NZ coastline] Welcome to RCR New Zealand. [Isaac waves at screen] We were hosted by Camshaft Software, [Automaton title screen] makers of Automaton, a videogame [Dominion winga dinga] for every gearhead who say [V12 engine in dyno test] “I can make a better car company”. Well, this is your chance to put up or shut up. [screenshot of cam profiling] From cam profiles to [screenshot of fleet marketing] fleet marketing, you do it all [Bryan and Nick walking] and thanks to them, [Nick making notes, Bryan playing with his camera and Andrew chilling] Regular Car Reviews [Ford Falcon XR6] made it to New Zealand, [Toyota Celica GT-Four] the planet’s bonus track. [NZ wave approaches] Sweet as.
@varolussalsanclar11636 жыл бұрын
New Zealand, the planet's bonus track. Sweet ass*
@lobmin6 жыл бұрын
Automation* lel
@spirosmousouris39086 жыл бұрын
Look at you RCR, delivering even in the last day of the year. This is why I like you. Happy new year ppl.
@jasonhsu47113 жыл бұрын
This K5 Blazer was taken care of exceptionally well. You'd expect a 1990 vehicle in Muncie, Indiana (where this video was filmed) or Illinois (where it was registered given the Illinois plates) to have rusted away years ago.
@jm-bn9sy5 жыл бұрын
"13 transmissions" thats a chevy
@cellphonelightsaber5 жыл бұрын
@P7777-u7r5 жыл бұрын
Should have manual swapped it That’s slushboxes for ya
@gmjunky875 жыл бұрын
probably improperly set up TV cable.
@deegan7275 жыл бұрын
700r4 isn’t the greatest especially with added power. Also a poorly installed trans will ruin a good trans. He should put a fresh 4l80e in and be done with it.
@P7777-u7r5 жыл бұрын
@@deegan727 *just manual swap it and be done with it
@MilsurpMikeChannel6 жыл бұрын
Instead of making trucks that look like Fords, Chevy should go retro and go back to the square-body style.
@allothecheekclapper6 жыл бұрын
Small square trucks arent coming back because of retarded drivers making the government put safety and fuel economy regulations on them
@Joetechlincolns6 жыл бұрын
They went to square wheel openings, close enough by GM standards. Lol
@dcinhere6 жыл бұрын
But that's exactly what Ford is doing with the re-release of the Bronco in 2020.
@Countcho6 жыл бұрын
a big problem is that automakers are building "global" cars now. European standards are much tougher on all the curves and the shape of a car... so thats why we have a bunch of blob cars now
@dcinhere6 жыл бұрын
@@Countcho actually its the other way around. There are numerous european cars that are imported that have different more clunky bumpers to meet US crash standards.
@The_Osprey6 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure his band's name is "Private Instigators." It said so on every image shown in this video.
@skipnick6 жыл бұрын
holy Freudian slip batman
@RustOnWheels6 жыл бұрын
I’ll not whoosh you because that’s lame and childish but there are lots of bands out there where people get confused about the name and if it has a ‘the’ in front. Pink Floyd, Melvins, The The, The Ex… Now go ahead and call my reply mansplaining or /r whoosh all you want, I’m outta here, gotta let the new year in, it’s waiting anxiously in front of my door.
@TheHeadTaco6 жыл бұрын
@@RustOnWheels he's not calling him out on whether he says "The" or not, he's saying RCR called them "Private INVESTIGATORS" when it's "Private INSTIGATORS."
@RustOnWheels6 жыл бұрын
Talha Mojawalla Holy mouse traps! I must be dyslexic too! 😂
@RegularCars6 жыл бұрын
Forcebreak I did done doo
@timothylikesbeerandbread6 жыл бұрын
The 4runner episode made me love the channel, the blazer episode made me miss my 89 K5 more than ever before This channel is the greatest source of unique and creative content i love it
@Dilomski4 жыл бұрын
Timothy Shearer Yep, 4runner episode is legendary and actually enjoy it even more now when I own a 91 4runner. The k5 is sexy as hell too!
@thatguy34286 жыл бұрын
My dad had a 72. Helped him rebuild the engine as much as a young kid could. My sister crashed it into a tree while learning to drive. K5 shrugged it off. Unfortunately it suffered a slow death when the transmission started going. My dad sold it due to financial problems like he did a couple other classics he had hanging around. Brings back memories. Some good, some bad. Such is life.
@ErinTurco216 жыл бұрын
“It’s had the same body for 18 years? Yea well so has dad” Fuckin lost it
@linglingjr6 жыл бұрын
Sounds like "Dom" needs to learn how to read line pressure or have a trans professionally rebuilt. 13 transmissions in 200k miles? You'd think he'd learn he's doing something wrong.
@SheepInACart6 жыл бұрын
The something wrong might just be enjoying the car, rather than mechanical. When you put double the factory ponies under the hood, and like burnouts and launches through a factory auto box? Yep, 13 in 28years sounds about right, with most older cars, things can last 50 years or 5 months depending on how you treat them, and I'm not pretentious enough to pretend either choice is the "right" one, its not a rare historic vehicle to preserve for future generations, use it how you see fit.
@cbh1486 жыл бұрын
I don’t know anything about GM’s or any US made stuff, but is there a durable-enough manual transmission that the owner could swap in without being a fabrication nightmare? I’m assuming a clutch pedal and brackets could be added with only a hole saw taken to the firewall, like on a 240sx.
@criley27236 жыл бұрын
@@cbh148 Yes quite easily. A t56 is a direct swap for his tranny.
@Oddman19806 жыл бұрын
@@cbh148 I know some of the trucks with that body style had manual transmissions (Four speeds typically) and I knew someone who had a 1990 Suburban with a four speed, so I bet it's a fairly easy swap. The nice thing about GM stuff is a LOT of stuff swaps over without any fabrication at all.
@DKMreaper6 жыл бұрын
Ill agree with that, i have a 1990 c 1500 w/ 348k miles on it, 2nd trans in it.
@thomas-tk6ce6 жыл бұрын
2:35 if you look very closely you can see Matt farahs million mile red pick up truck behind the Lexus
@hiepphambui39413 жыл бұрын
I think this is one of my fav RCR. It nicely balances the positives and negatives of a car, and decides to love the car for the positives.
@jlang82136 жыл бұрын
"Two cars with airbags crashed this year" Where do you come up with these facts!?
@sneakerfreak20024 жыл бұрын
I read about that in a readers digest when I was 13
@ianpete39863 жыл бұрын
It's kinda amazinh tbh hahaa
@joshjodlowski15556 жыл бұрын
Wait, Marauder guy also has a K5? Frickin sweet
@EnriqueGonzalez-qo5hn6 жыл бұрын
I hope he still owns the Marauder
@RoundenBrown6 жыл бұрын
Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me...
@5liter6 жыл бұрын
Explains why this has been through 13 transmissions. I seem to remember that Marauder being sloppily maintained and taken care of as well
@nemo53356 жыл бұрын
THE K STANDS FOR KILOGRAMS. THE 5 IS HOW HEAVY MY POOPS ARE. I TAKE 12 FIBER PILLS A DAY AND POOP ENORMOUS HEMPEN ROPES
@clevelandmaker3866 жыл бұрын
yeah
@domjfante81406 жыл бұрын
BROWN BROWN BROWN BROWN BROWN EZRA POUND
@utrak6 жыл бұрын
GROWN MAN DUMPS
@fordgalaxie36956 жыл бұрын
BIG WASTE PILES
@edwardlewandowski6 жыл бұрын
Really loved Roman's song at the end. His songwriting and performance skills are evolving into a fine whiskey. This is classic RCR. This is why we watch.
@ianholmquist84926 жыл бұрын
I watch rcr for everything but Roman's songs. The main man there could make a lot more money if he ditched so called roman. And the videos would be better.
@edwardlewandowski6 жыл бұрын
@@ianholmquist8492 Roman does a great deal of the writing. He is integral to their success. You may not like his music, to each his own.
@FranciscoFJM5 жыл бұрын
@@ianholmquist8492 Yah no, fuck off
@hudsonhawk00165 жыл бұрын
A real treat is to drive the M1009 military K5 variant. It's a bare bones metal floor, roll up windows, noisy smelly 6.2 diesel iron box .
@afcgeo8825 жыл бұрын
Treat? More like torture, especially in the summer. You could turn the thin steering wheel a full turn and it would still go straight, but only when you don't want it to. If you hold the wheel straight, it will do a slalom for you.
@hudsonhawk00165 жыл бұрын
@@afcgeo882 lol, I've owed the M1008 and an M1031 one tons. The M1009 is a Cadillac compared to those bone crushers.
@afcgeo8825 жыл бұрын
hudsonhawk 001 That’s great! I actually drove them in the service, under actual military maintenance, use and without civilian upgrades.
@hudsonhawk00165 жыл бұрын
@@afcgeo882 I put a Banks turbo and a 700R4 in the 86 M1031, it was a completely different truck. Plenty of power and I could run the truck on the highway without the engine coming through the hood. Lol
@Alex-je6od4 жыл бұрын
Still restoring my M1009. Did away with the horrid disintegrating fiberglass hard top for a soft top. Texas heat without AC and the soft top is in safari mode 24x7
@colinjohnston57345 жыл бұрын
9:31 so true, hit a van doing about 50 KPH in my 91 and my seat belt broke off from the bench and I bounced off the windscreen/dash but the truck was mostly fine. Bumper was pushed in a touch and the doors don’t open all the way but it looks most fine
@cesariojpn6 жыл бұрын
I need to go to sleep RCR.......damnit.....
@juvnal6 жыл бұрын
But you weren't, were you
@Schmidt546 жыл бұрын
10 in the morning here, Mr. Regular prefers Europe.
@truckernation78866 жыл бұрын
cesariojpn Same Brother!
@ninjamaster34536 жыл бұрын
Last day of the year. Come on!
@Quinns_Cars6 жыл бұрын
7am in nova scotia!!!+ Who hoodoo backahift over!!!! Time to smoke a J and sleep!!!!!!
@Mikeb-NH6 жыл бұрын
One small benefit of having insomnia and still being up at 4 AM.
@theeoddments9606 жыл бұрын
mikeb-NH damn wtf lol same
@awizzle7276 жыл бұрын
I call my cocaine "insomnia" too. What a coincidence.
@truckernation78866 жыл бұрын
The Highway Safety Commission has ruled the Canyonero unsafe for highway or city driving. /Canyonero!/
@scowler926 жыл бұрын
Canyonero?
@SuperBlueMoonWA6 жыл бұрын
@@scowler92 the Simpsons reference I think
@truckernation78866 жыл бұрын
Yep
@caucasiandebris91806 жыл бұрын
36 tons of American pride!
@dukdo77906 жыл бұрын
65 tons of American pride.
@froey1980335 жыл бұрын
I bought a 1985 K5 Blazer in 2001 with 85,000 original miles for $1,900. It had a 305 V8 engine and it was great especially in the snow. I had it for about a year before I got rid of it. I never had a issue with it. I would love to see them make a Blazer like this again not those tiny Trailblazers they came out with. I wanna see a big S.U.V. again.
@_nomote_5 жыл бұрын
Houses of the holy is amazing from beginning to end, but it’s no Zep 3
@matthewbaquero6 жыл бұрын
Oh yes. Sadly the new Blazer is a disgrace to the name plate. I thought the S10 Blazer was already too "soccer mom" but I was wrong.
@CP1106 жыл бұрын
the s10 blazer chassis had the Typhoon v6 turbo awd is pretty dope, not in the same way the k5 is but dope nonetheless. You right about the new one though.
@ninjamaster34536 жыл бұрын
S10 was an embarrassment. But it did serve as an old man truck.
@matthewbaquero6 жыл бұрын
@@ninjamaster3453 Personally I like small pickups and wish they would make a return, but I don't think that Blazer or the new one deserve the nameplate. At least that one had a bit of off road capability.
@RustOnWheels6 жыл бұрын
That S10 looked like a Toyota rip off but I know some folks doing amazing custom work on them that’ll make it go and look the part at it.
@nagasako76 жыл бұрын
*booming narrator voice* *and Oh how Mathew was wrong...* *pans camera to new Blazers*
@LoserwinS16 жыл бұрын
The only things that kill a square body are rust and neglect.
@mikederucki6 жыл бұрын
Loser winS not counting the 13 transmissions?
5 жыл бұрын
minischnauze13 If you're smart, then nope...
@MitchJohnson01105 жыл бұрын
My 79 k5 has had the same transmission for 40 years. Still shifts perfect.
@michaellorah90515 жыл бұрын
Don't forget wiring and electrical gremlins..
@malva90925 жыл бұрын
How can we prevent rust?
@panzerschreck51596 жыл бұрын
That modern gentleman's hair is green
@alexiliescu33286 жыл бұрын
I'm sure it's just a phase. Either that or his dad fucked a parrot.
@ninjamaster34536 жыл бұрын
Did you just assume his gender? Welcome to 2019
@hacon46 жыл бұрын
@@ninjamaster3453 their*
@CANControlGRAFFITI6 жыл бұрын
Travis Hill you probably wouldn’t do a donut either..🧖♂️
@RoundenBrown6 жыл бұрын
Feels like I'm back in 2002, in a good way. Kinda looks like the guy from Smash Mouth.
@markboomgaarden46796 жыл бұрын
Drove an '84 6.2L diesel K5 in the 90's. Working on hat thing taught me tons about trucks. Sold it after the transmission crapped out for the third time. Damn that was a beast to try to push down the road.
@Robovski3 жыл бұрын
My best friend had a black blazer in Chicago on the NW side and the wheel literally came off the front passenger after having the tires serviced on the way back from O'Hare one night. I hopped out and got that out of Addison as it nosed down. You were a good driver Jim, thank you for everything, it wasn't your fault that tire came off.
@mattmopar4406 жыл бұрын
And you see Chevy Blazer of today and it makes you cry
@jclark16936 жыл бұрын
NOT A HORSE
@no_42596 жыл бұрын
I just love these 60-70-80-90s trucks/truck-based vehicles. And I'm glad there is plenty driving around. I can't help but smile when I see one driving down the road, whether they are Ram, Chevy, or Ford.
@graumail6 жыл бұрын
We had a K5 when I was a kid, one of the older ones. It was on large enough tires that my dad had to pick my mom up and place her into the truck. Got about 5 mpg in blue with a white top. Absolutely loved that thing.
@corywilhelm97682 жыл бұрын
Just really spot on. You guys must have dad's that saw reality go away with technology. Keep these videos coming......you may be young, but you clearly have paid attention.
@mylesspear6 жыл бұрын
5:32 did anyone notice the “Suicidal tendencies” book in the door pocket?
@MattyRude9104 жыл бұрын
I totally hit crtl F to see if anyone else noticed.
@cefb89233 жыл бұрын
His shirt
@TexasBulldog746 жыл бұрын
I have owned 4 K5 Blazers and they were all badass rides to own and drive. I saw one locally with a supercharged LS3 in it and sounded amazing and the owner claimed 18mpg city... that would be an amazing setup on some 35's. Love the blazer's!
@alexvsbudder11743 жыл бұрын
K20
@SuperWooba5 жыл бұрын
10:12 "Look at him! I bet he porks no handed." LMAO!!
@Tomgillchevy6 жыл бұрын
Hard to believe that this awesome truck is almost 30 years old! Great video - thanks for sharing
@donniemontoya93006 жыл бұрын
I get the same feeling driving my 1985 GMC K20. My dad bought it brand new in 85 and the thing has just been a good honest workhorse ever since. Turns heads every once in a while with it having an iconic sounding 6.2 Detroit Deisel.
@Bahraini_Carguy6 жыл бұрын
The K5 Blazer screams 'murica to me
@ChevyCamaroIsBetter6 жыл бұрын
ToyGTone well I mean, its American..
@trailrunnah88866 жыл бұрын
I'm a squrebody nerd and LOVE this truck! FYI this generation of GM truck is commonly referred to as the "squarebody" by truck nerds. This is one CLEAN K5. I could do w/out the sunroofs or the exhaust tips, and the 4WD def needs to work, but other than that his thing is SWEEEEEET. My dad had a 78 K5 when I was a little kid, and that thing was a tank. It was also a rotted out PO at that time (thanks New England!) but I remember him offroading it or crashing through huge snow piles. I always wanted one. Came close when I was in high school, I bought a beater 73K10 and fixed it up. Wish I had kept it :( They were a dime a dozen when I was in high school (90's kid), it wasn't till later the value started shooting up. I think they're worth the money though, as these trucks will literally last longer than their owners, providing one can keep the body rot at bay. As far as the transmissions, he doesn't specify if these are pro rebuilds, or junkyard transmissions. If they're from the JY, they can be picked up for a few hundred bucks. If they're pro rebuilds, he needs a new tranny guy. These don't have steering racks; the steering box turns a pitman arm which acts on a drag link which turns the drivers wheel, and the passenger wheel is connected to the driver's wheel via a long tie rod. If the ball joints in that long tie rod get worn, the wheels start to move in slightly different directions and the damn thing can be nearly uncontrollable. It happened to my K10. Crossover steering is a very popular mod on these. The rear axle is 1.5" narrower per side than the front. My truck came with wider wheels on the rear to even it out. Some mud truck guys used to say the different tracks were helpful in the mud, as the rear tires followed in slightly narrower ruts and got more "bite". I dunno, to me it looks goofy. Swap in a 3/4 or 1ton rear axle from the same generation van, the rear axle is wider than the pickups and will match the front track. To see a NASTY K5, check out BJ Balwin's. Though, there's not much K5 left other than the body and a section of the original chassis.
@colinmartin97975 жыл бұрын
So many memories in the GMC version of this that belonged to my best friend's mom. Burying it in water up to the goddamn hood and still getting out alive, slamming on the brakes and sending a friend in the back flying into the windshield...
@yamahaguy17325 жыл бұрын
Colin Martin the gmc ones are called jimmys
@SteveT445 жыл бұрын
Had an 88 K5 until it was stolen, still have it today otherwise. That thing was a beast. I remember after one big snowstorm pulling a bunch of cars (and a Jeep) out of a 5' snowbank. Loved that truck.
@edim1083 жыл бұрын
8:30 That's pretty much what surprised me the most about my S10 Blazer. It's a big car by European standards, but it has a tighter turn radius than most cars on the roads, even ones with shorter wheelbases.
@Spazzycat145 жыл бұрын
Makes me proud to work on my old truck. Never buying anything newer than 1995.
@tapethegrape81955 жыл бұрын
I'm 19 and have had 3 vehicles so far not a single one of them were newer than 95 iv had a 95 Chevy Cheyenne a 95 Dodge caravan and now I have a 91 S10
@riccibranham54476 жыл бұрын
I really need a playlist of RCR on Spotify so I can sheepishly smile at my coworkers at my factory job... Please make this happen.
@cartoonist19756 жыл бұрын
That celica to your left when you 1st stepped in the drivers seat ! ! ! ! love to see a review on that body style !
@donniemontoya93005 жыл бұрын
I just love the condition of the paint. its gorgeous. I have a 1985 K20, the thing is dented, scratched, sun bleached, and rusted.
@Hemojang6 жыл бұрын
"Just another life in the day of a k5" dyslexic lol
@sndwav20496 жыл бұрын
I figured I wasn't the only one who caught that. LOL!
@Tex846 жыл бұрын
LOL Glad I'm not the only one paying attention!
@antonioederlopezlopez73416 жыл бұрын
2:42 thats me looking for a car
@EvilishDem0nic8732WhatItDo6 жыл бұрын
My name is Gerald
@gresvig25076 жыл бұрын
"I wish I had less morals". Story of my freakin' life.
@gmjunky876 жыл бұрын
As a squarebody fanatic, that is one clean k5!! especially for being from a rust belt region!! Absolutely a beaut!!
@Astrophysix15 жыл бұрын
I LOVE the blazer, it's so simple, but so rugged, and it just *works.*
@kevaninthe41356 жыл бұрын
The irony of "Houses of the Holy" is it's not on "Houses of the Holy".
@starlightando68905 жыл бұрын
And the original Chevy Blazer came out in 1982, 13 years after the K5 debuted
@jefrey55786 жыл бұрын
My K5 was my 2nd favorite vehicle I every owned. My favorite was my Gran National GNX
@seththomas91054 жыл бұрын
Oh. You sold your GNX? Wow one of the rarest muscle cars ever made and you sold it. Damn that s too bad. Hope you got good money for it.
@darrenjackson96466 жыл бұрын
Only 13 transmissions? Tell him I'll trade my '99 Ram 1500 for it! It's had 15.
@zalcan36206 жыл бұрын
My 98 played the guessing game on wanting 2nd or not for awhile but it's original trans lasted to 290k
@michaellorah90516 жыл бұрын
Really? My 99 Taurus SHO has only gone 4, and it's a Taurus.
@ninjamaster34536 жыл бұрын
@@michaellorah9051 manuals lasted longer. We had a 1989 and 1991 with yahama engines both 5 speeds.
@michaellorah90516 жыл бұрын
@@ninjamaster3453 the 99 SHO only came with automatic. I've been thinking about aytempting a manual swap, but it would probably be more money and effort than it's worth.
@darrenjackson96466 жыл бұрын
Mine was originally bought and used to tow a fifth wheel. For the first 14, come to find out, the dealership hadn't actually connected up the heavy duty cooler that was installed so they were all warranty repairs within the first 50k miles. Then the 15th was my doing after I bought it at 65k, did the transmission service with the wrong filter and blew it up on a long highway pull.
@mitchellmcginnis99094 жыл бұрын
My dad has a forest green 1972 K5 blazer that my grandfather bought new in 1972. I love the thing. It gets real looks and there is so much space. Feels solid and loose and lax at the same time.
@thomasnew86066 жыл бұрын
I had LOTS of fun with my 1990 Chevy "silverado" single cab truck with the 350 engine! Not the blazer but basically the same. and oh ya, I put 3 12inch Kicker sub-woofers behind the seat so I had to have it all the way forward to drive...very (not) safe Sounded great along with the 6.5 inch kicker component door speakers I had also. Good times...good high school times... :)
@pleepler6 жыл бұрын
Hey, isn't that the guy with the Mercury Marauder?
@gearheadred6 жыл бұрын
Yup.
@fitnesswithsteve6 жыл бұрын
If I were meeting a guy for the first time and all I knew about him was that he owned a Marauder and a 1990 Blazer, I wouldn’t in a million years expect him to be a green haired, millennial rocker!
@ninjamaster34536 жыл бұрын
He's got a band.
@pleepler6 жыл бұрын
No way... how could I miss that chunk of the video talking about his band? And other its and bits. And the plug. Damn, I sure wish I had your sense of attention.
@paulwoodman51316 жыл бұрын
At 11:27 , yep.
@VaRaBlurr6 жыл бұрын
I see k5 blazer I click
@markwilliams26205 жыл бұрын
Stevie Ray died in a helicopter crash. Stll another great guitarist murdered by heavier than air vehicles. Damn you Orville and Wilbur, DAMN YOU!!!!! PS: Dom, props for the Suicidal Tendencies gear!
@afcgeo8825 жыл бұрын
All vehicles are heavier than air.
@seththomas91055 жыл бұрын
@@afcgeo882 Not Blimps, Zeppelins, or hot air/gas balloons. Classified as lighter than air.
@afcgeo8825 жыл бұрын
Seth Thomas They are only classified as that because of the gasses they are filled with, which greatly reduces their density. Otherwise they are much heavier than air, I assure you.
@seththomas91055 жыл бұрын
@@afcgeo882 WHAT?!?! Yer shitting me....
@snakeboy2566 жыл бұрын
I'm not even a big blazer fan but this was a good review and I look forward to most of these. Lol. Keep up the good work!
@Mindphaser986 жыл бұрын
This review really hit home. I've got an '88 with 200,000 miles. It's on its second engine and transmission because the original owners weren't kind to it. I used to daily it, but that wore out it's welcome pretty quick. This truck is a lot more fun offroad than on. Case in point; mine is bone stock, and I've taken it through the woods as the crow flies, crawling over fallen trees (so long as they weren't too big) like they were nothing as I followed lifted XJ Cherokees. Came close to busting the transfer case open a few times, but it was incredible fun and the only reason I keep it around. I spend more time working on the damn thing than driving it. When I do drive it, I get hounded by what I like to call "Squarebody Bros." I get questions and comments from them like this; "Are ya gonna restore it?" "You shouldn't be driving it in the winter, you're ruining a classic." "How much you want for it?" "Don't turn it into a mud rig, you're ruining a classic." It's the Squarebody Bros that tell me I'm ruining my K5 that get to me and is another reason why I don't daily it anymore. I might just turn it into a dedicated mud rig though, much to their dismay.
@makiravila77516 жыл бұрын
Now you need Ramcharger, and a Bronco ❤️
@twotailedavenger5 жыл бұрын
GM Square Body: The official truck/SUV of Fox News, Budweiser, and the NRA.
@RUSTYCHEVYTRUCK5 жыл бұрын
twotailedavenger and having a homemade wood gun rack on either side of the trunk
@maverickricardo44785 жыл бұрын
I put a coexist sticker on mine to be ironic
@vonhellsing64064 жыл бұрын
And a faded Reagan 84 sticker!
@nickrustyson81243 жыл бұрын
And confederate flags dispite being in a Union state
@goldengod59156 жыл бұрын
"I like your cylinder deactivation"
@Roshake775 жыл бұрын
I have an assignment in graphic design school where we have to make cover art for a book. I had no idea what to make it for so my teacher recommended On the Road since he knew I'm a car guy. Reading and loving it now and just got the Kerouac reference at the start of the video!
@Alley-Mask4 жыл бұрын
Broooo major shouts out to you for giving your viewers some chicago car history about the rammers! Blazers, suburbans, broncos etc.
@dominickdolio27034 жыл бұрын
You got it man
@pontiacGXPfan6 жыл бұрын
The modern day Oregon Trail covered wagon
@nicholaswildethethird5 жыл бұрын
Okay I want to see that judge Judy episode if they actually made it "WeLL Ya DiD MakE mA WhEeLs fALl oFf..."
@anatolyFct6 жыл бұрын
5:30 "Just another life in the day of a K5"
@Anonymous-oy7os6 жыл бұрын
My first truck was a 78 K5!! Second was a 2 door Tahoe. Also had a TBSS. I love Blazers!! You can literally back up into a normal car with a K5, destroy/total the other car, and only have a small dent on your bumper... I mean, that's what i heard. Best car for a young man.
@RuinedVoyage3206 жыл бұрын
At 8:08 Mr. Regular, you hit the nail on the head about "your first car". I have a '67 Cadillac and I am now 27 years old. Yes, yes having your name on the title of you first car means, for some, you will never let it rest. No matter how many times (and ways) the car will try to kill you, we just can't let them go.
@thelategreatnocoastsaint6 жыл бұрын
13 transmissions? Do I smell TV cable geometry/adjustment issues?
@Bob-Sacamano6 жыл бұрын
You're smelling the burnt fluid of a 700R4 behind a 350hp motor. Then again it is swapped so TV cable issues are likely.
@dominickdolio27036 жыл бұрын
YUP!!! Don’t go to Aamco!!
@1320fastback6 жыл бұрын
This x13
@Lazarus70006 жыл бұрын
This generation of Chevy trucks is, without question, my favorite. Coincidentally it's also the precise cross-section of the availability of luxury features like power windows/locks/seats, air con with the last bastion of traditional features like butterfly windows, manual transmission availability even in the utility bodies (allegedly foreign markets and fleet sales could defy this) fully metal construction, etc. A 1970s platform updated to the 1990s. The pickups had already taken the newer, modernized form by the late 80s, but the Blazer, Suburban, and Heavy-Duty pickups stayed with this body style until '91, delicious anachronisms of 70s zeitgeist in the era of the Taurus and the design imperative that everything had to start looking like it was excreted from some terrible orifice. Seeing a car like this on the road is like getting back small-portrait notes in your change. "Ah" you think, "real money." Before the change that set everything on its ear. Before "they" ruined it.
@cpufreak1016 жыл бұрын
You are right about foreign markets, the Silverado actually retained a manual transmission in the Mexican market until 2013 (however it was only on the V6 base model)
@Lazarus70006 жыл бұрын
@@cpufreak101 Yep, I have a '13 and the manual talks about a stick. I asked the dealer and they said that was the last year.
@cpufreak1016 жыл бұрын
@@Lazarus7000 oh nice, well guess you now know where it was sold in stick haha
@Lazarus70006 жыл бұрын
@@cpufreak101 Yep, the dealer only told me that a special order would have been vaguely possible. Some day I would like to swap in the 4+low+OD box that got into the last regular USDM stickshift trucks. And a Gear Vendors De Normanville overdrive as well so I can have a Mad Max-style knob on the stick, 24 total speeds.
@nickrustyson81243 жыл бұрын
@blackandgold51 But why? It would be a over 20 year old body at that point, even then the GMT-400 isn't bad, they are just like Square Bodies but not going to cost you a arm and a leg for almost 50 year old garbage
@GapedCeiling6 жыл бұрын
i owned one of these for 6 months when i lived in utah. it had a rebuilt sb350 and rusted/missing floorpan and i beat the ever loving shit out of it.
@matthewlemon42086 жыл бұрын
I love the "this year in history" type facts. THANK YOU KEEP UP GOOD WORK!
@lucahieveryone.4604 жыл бұрын
My first car was a 1979 K-5 rusted out free hand me down in 1993 with more miles than you could imagine. I loved every moment in that truck.
@navarreteandy7025 жыл бұрын
Wait till i get my 78 jimmy on the road...grandpa would be happy..RIP.
@pmckinlay6536 жыл бұрын
Woo! 8:45PM on the Australian east coast! Thanks Mr Regular!
@hambrabai12566 жыл бұрын
13 Transmissions over the years, my crap dumpster F150 went through one transmission in 479,000 miles before the second engine blew up. Didn't think you could detonate that many 700R4s that quickly.
@chaplaincrabtree68816 жыл бұрын
It's called, old clutches and no shift kit.
@scofield1176 жыл бұрын
Yeah when your bolting used 700r4 transmissions up to a crate engine with about 100hp more than the 700r4 was ever really ment to handle, things won't last long.
@darrenrussell36955 жыл бұрын
Yeah he's a fucking idiot
@kievanrus94345 жыл бұрын
Pretty easy to blow up 13 700r4s if you dont understand the TV cable and the fact you need to keep its adjustment and geometry correct. If you hook one of these up without a pressure gauge you're nuts.
@yamahaguy17325 жыл бұрын
Darren Russell yeah lol he can’t even make 4wd work right
@Shockwave-ob2tx5 жыл бұрын
An '89 model hit my '85 Escort, from a standing stop, while I was passing in front of it at a two-way stop, on the left rear quarter-panel, spun the car about 200 degrees, the right rear wheel rim hit the concrete curb, popped it over that after chipping the concrete and bending the rim, leaving the car almost completely off the street. I was amazed then, and now, that the car didn't flip. Did absolutely nothing to the K5's bumper. I still remember that guy's name, and I've hated Blazers ever since.
@russelljohnson13034 жыл бұрын
Lol
@RichyN255 жыл бұрын
Squarebody Chevys are one of the most reliable trucks on the road still
@timothywhite81305 жыл бұрын
built like brick shit houses that unfortunately rust
@jimmyjet076 жыл бұрын
I had a 79 K5. Champagne gold farm truck with a lift kit much like this one. I could make moves on the sheer force of ugly with that beast. No running boards. I'm 6'0" and the door handle was at eye level. I used the door pull and steering wheel to vault myself inside. It was wonderful. There's nothing - NOTHING! - more liberating than owning a truck that you love but at the same time don't give a crap about. I didn't polish the fenders. The interior was musty and the floorboards had a few holes. I needed a daily for living in the Vail Valley and this monster was PERFECT.