1980 K5 Blazer

[Trailhound]

Okay been working on the inside this past week.
Cut out and installed Stainless Steel side panels.
Cut and installed some simple indoor / outdoor carpet.
Also put some of it on the headliner.
Started doing a templet for a new center console.

 

[Fastereddie]

Looking good!

 

[flatland]

Great job on the panels and the carpet! Everything looks nice and tightly fitted.

 

[Trailhound]

Great job on the panels and the carpet! Everything looks nice and tightly fitted.

Thank you, I'm new to this whole rebuild thing having fun learning a lot too.

 

[JoshHefnerX]

You put all that sound deadner back there - did you put any on the side panels?

Looks good btw

 

[Trailhound]

You put all that sound deadner back there - did you put any on the side panels?

Looks good btw

No, I did not for a couple reason.
I'm going to put insulation behind the stainless steel for sound.
Also, if I ever want to mount anything to the stainless, I won't have to deal with that sticky black rubber glue.

 

[JoshHefnerX]

That stainless rattle at all?

 

[Trailhound]

That stainless rattle at all?

As of right now on the road it doesn't.
I have not taken it offroad yet due to some carburetor issues.

 

[JoshHefnerX]

@Trailhound You mentioned a relay kit for the back glass, have you had a chance to install/test?

 

[Trailhound]

@Trailhound You mentioned a relay kit for the back glass, have you had a chance to install/test?

Yes, I have it has helped some nothing like the K5-2 guy said it would in my opinion.
As for customer service it's not all that great.
Mailed him with questions all I got back was "did you watch the video".
I watched the video it shows you how to do the side doors not the back tailgate.
Emailed him back and got nothing.

 

[Blue85]

Somebody posted up doing tailgate relays a while back: https://ck5.com/forums/threads/tailgate-relay-modification.324454/#post-3602306.

The side doors and tailgate are not the same, but the same relays should work. The side windows use a "polarity reversing" for up and down. In the tailgate, it's just a hot wire for each direction, so actually a little easier.

 

[Trailhound]

Time for another update. Had to replace the rear output shaft seal.
Didn't have Muddysub here to do it for me so taking the lessons he taught me I was able to doit on my own.
Thanks Son for your teaching.

 

[Trailhound]

Next, I built a center console with two different size cup holders.

 

[Trailhound]

Okay here are some before and after photos of the inside.
First one is the start of the build March 9th.
Second one is the latest as of August 5th.

 

[Trailhound]

The lasts update on Molly is Rock Sliders.
I'm coping Muddysub rock sliders that are on Daisy.

 

[Trailhound]

Well got the rock sliders welded up and painted last week.

 

[Trailhound]

Then got them installed under Molly.
Now the wife can get in her.

 

[Trailhound]

Well Molly took her first step into the 21st. century.

 

[folkenheath]

Then got them installed under Molly.
Now the wife can get in her.

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Did you find forged steel fittings and not cast iron I hope?

 

[Trailhound]

Did you find forged steel fittings and not cast iron I hope?

They are forged steel pipe.
I will be replacing them down the road with tubed pipe. They actually stick out farther then I wanted. But for now they are a big help getting in to her.