1989 GMC K5 Jimmy SLE Daily Driver

[OutlawDrifter]

Some of you may remember my black '82 2wd K5. To this day it has been my favorite vehicle I have ever owned, even over my Z28. I sold it shortly before my 4th child was born to purchase a 6 seat crew cab Silverado.

Since then, both my wife and I have lamented over the fact, we wish we would have kept it.

Sooooo, flash forward 5-6 years, I've been driving a 2013 F150 FX2 for about 10mo now. It's Coyote powered and has every option but the DVD player. I love it, it gets better fuel economy than any pickup/suv I have ever owned, but it just doesn't feel right....and it's made me lazy, can't remember the last time I checked tire pressure or hell popped the hood to pull the dipstick.

Started looking for a 2005-2007(Classic) Vortec Max...then remembered how much I despise those interiors. While doing this I kept checking for K5's, like I always do. I was pretty sure I would own another 2wd, but decided to be practical and buy a 4wd this time. Chased a few down that the money ended up not being right on, and then found this dude....this, 55k, clean, 1 repaint, awesome bucket of awesomeness.

350/700R4/3.42/G80, all power, orginal R12 AC blows cold, the cruise works, the only things not functioning are the trip odo and the CD part of the aftermarket Pioneer 1.5 Din stereo (bummer, cause I wanted to put it in the Z28).

Immediate plans are: Quieter tires, better exhaust, some type of custom step board, splash guards, upgrade the audio, temp/compass mirror, some TBI upgrades, and drive the snot out of it. When the engine or trans lets me down...it'll be LS swap city.

Stay tuned for updates. You 4wd guys won't like my tire choice, I'm going from the 31x10.5-15 to a 235/75R15XL Long Trail...quieter and the speedo will read right. So begins the journey of my 4WD Gentleman's car.