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Old Dec 16, 2011 | 05:38 PM
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Old body is almost stripped. Need to pull the window motors, regulators and glass out of the doors and tailgate. I hate having a night job, I would have been done already.
 
Old Dec 17, 2011 | 11:56 AM
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My uncle must have been bored. He pulled what was left and scrapped the rest this morning. (It is at his place).
 
Old Dec 18, 2011 | 08:33 PM
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If anyone is interested, a stripped 1990 k5 body is ~900lbs. However that does exclude the topper, hood, and radiator support.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2012 | 07:04 PM
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4 rotted body mount brackets and a bent frame. What should I do?
I have a body to put on, but cant.
Everything mechanical on the truck work, and has many new parts with 0 miles.
What to do? Junk it, repair it, or find a frame?
 
Old Jan 27, 2012 | 09:43 PM
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Well you will have to weld new body mount brackets on. And i dont know what you can do about the frame. you might be able to heat it up and bend it back. how did it get bent in the first place?
 
Old Jan 28, 2012 | 01:46 AM
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It is bent where near it is rotted. There is a Reese hitch there too... Maybe the pressure from a trailer? It is not a side to side bend, but a down up type bend right after the hitch
 
Old Jan 28, 2012 | 12:46 PM
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some one proly overloaded or put max load on the trailer and bc the fram was rusted and weaker then new it pulled the frame down
 
Old Jan 30, 2012 | 09:19 AM
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What's involved in putting a 3rd gen body on a 2nd gen frame?
 
Old Jan 31, 2012 | 08:28 AM
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Did any k5 have an IFS?
 
Old Jan 31, 2012 | 08:35 AM
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NVM 92+ but have longer wheelbases, etc.
 
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