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Old 12-16-2011, 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.
 
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Old 12-17-2011, 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).
 
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Old 12-18-2011, 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 01-27-2012, 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?
 
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Old 01-27-2012, 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?
 
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Old 01-28-2012, 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
 
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Old 01-28-2012, 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
 
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Old 01-30-2012, 09:19 AM
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What's involved in putting a 3rd gen body on a 2nd gen frame?
 
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Old 01-31-2012, 08:28 AM
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Did any k5 have an IFS?
 
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Old 01-31-2012, 08:35 AM
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NVM 92+ but have longer wheelbases, etc.
 
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