New to me! 1974 K5 Blazer!!
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Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 1,173
From: Austin, TX.
Gotta love the roughing up the skin a little bit. All that bleeding takes some pressure off the spleen.
We oughta start a gallery of how we all manage to abuse ourselves while working on these trucks of ours.
We oughta start a gallery of how we all manage to abuse ourselves while working on these trucks of ours.
Yep, took the tips right off of two fingers.
Anyway, I spent around 2 hours this afternoon. Windshield, rear fixed windows, and all of the doors are removed from the 'burb. Most of the carpet is out. I still have some more trim to remove.
Saturday morning will be removing the fenders and potentially chopping the roof up into sections small enough for one person to handle. This will be in preparation for the trip to the junkyard.
Anyway, I spent around 2 hours this afternoon. Windshield, rear fixed windows, and all of the doors are removed from the 'burb. Most of the carpet is out. I still have some more trim to remove.
Saturday morning will be removing the fenders and potentially chopping the roof up into sections small enough for one person to handle. This will be in preparation for the trip to the junkyard.
Well, Saturday was not as productive as I would have liked. The morning was a waste at the fire hall...
I ended up out at the shop just a bit after noon. Here is the progress I have made since I pulled it in:
As you can see, the passenger side rear quarter is gone. Surprisingly enough, the only thing holding it on the truck was the D & C pillars at the roof! It was rotted completely away from the bed floor in back as well as from the rocker panel area on the side up front!
After removing the nuts on the bottom of the rear body mounts and all of the bolts around the perimeter of the floor, that came right now. So far, I have not had to get under this truck for anything!
The underside is quite rusted! As if I did not know...
It is still drivable and I am trying to keep it that way so that if necessary, I can move it out of the shop under its own power.
Anyway, I will likely be out there again tomorrow night to tear more stuff off.
I ended up out at the shop just a bit after noon. Here is the progress I have made since I pulled it in:
As you can see, the passenger side rear quarter is gone. Surprisingly enough, the only thing holding it on the truck was the D & C pillars at the roof! It was rotted completely away from the bed floor in back as well as from the rocker panel area on the side up front!
After removing the nuts on the bottom of the rear body mounts and all of the bolts around the perimeter of the floor, that came right now. So far, I have not had to get under this truck for anything!
The underside is quite rusted! As if I did not know...
It is still drivable and I am trying to keep it that way so that if necessary, I can move it out of the shop under its own power.
Anyway, I will likely be out there again tomorrow night to tear more stuff off.
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Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Auckland, New Zealand
Talk about being a keen restorer! Wow, You're gonna be busy for a long time Kyle.
there's heaps of work in that thing.
I remember trying to restore a Fiat 500 (late '50's something model) back in '67 / '68 also with as much rust. Gave up 'cause of parts supplies & too much rust (I was living in South Africa at the time).
there's heaps of work in that thing.
I remember trying to restore a Fiat 500 (late '50's something model) back in '67 / '68 also with as much rust. Gave up 'cause of parts supplies & too much rust (I was living in South Africa at the time).
I have cut as much off of the 'burb body as I am going to. Basically from the "B" pillar back is now gone. We only worked on it for about an hour tonight, but got the roof cut, the driver side quarter, and the driver front fender removed.
I snapped some pictures, but I am way too tired to go down to my desktop to get them off of the camera.
I snapped some pictures, but I am way too tired to go down to my desktop to get them off of the camera.
