1988 K5 4 Speed

[78SWB]

Took it to the lake with the pups







Took the top off today finally. Everything was in great shape. Doesn’t look like the top has been of very many times in its life.

 

[82355]

Were the back bolts in from the bottom up?

Martin

 

[78SWB]

Yes

 

[78SWB]

I ordered a new rubber floor mat to replace the old worn out one. Got to cleaning and found some issues. Floor isn’t too bad but it needs some love. Gonna weld the cracks by the seat bolts and I ordered a replacement panel for the LH front to patch in. You can see where the clutch master was leaking too.

 

[GWeakland620]

Dang! That back floorboard area looks great though!!!

 

[78SWB]

Dang! That back floorboard area looks great though!!!

The corner you can’t see is a little crusty. It will need some love too. Can’t see through it yet though. This will be the first time I’ve messed with any kind of body work. If it goes well I might fix some more stuff.

 

[82355]

Those cracks are pretty standard.

Martin

 

[78SWB]

Slow going. This is a lot of work. Spot welds suck.

 

[78SWB]

Glad I’m not a body guy. This is not fun and I’m not real proud of my work but at least it’s not a giant rust hole. Now time to get some seam sealer and weld up the cracks in the floor and hopefully drive it again someday.

My drivers seat has been broken since I bought it and I think that’s why the floor is so bad in that back corner where the seat mounts. I think I read somewhere that 88-93 bucket seats are almost a bolt in application. Might look into that since I can’t find any blazer seats locally.

 

[max 02]

You did a nice job!

 

[Smokinthehippies]

It’s a bitch. It I think you did a pretty good job. Besides once it’s under the carpet it’ll look great.

 

[stockk5]

looks great, but yes, I hate body work/patching rust as well. I have done that tooo many times.

 

[HINZ28]

Looks like it turned out nice. Stitch welds are never perfect! Nice work

 

[82355]

I despise welding body panels. Looks good to me.

Martin

 

[GWeakland620]

Nice work man.

 

[78SWB]

Thanks guys. Got all the cracks welded and everything primed white today.

 

[GWeakland620]

See?! That's good!

 

[6872xtc]

That looks good to me! Did you devise a plan to reinforce the floor so that the cracks don't come back quickly?

 

[78SWB]

Not really at the moment. Not sure what I could do without getting too crazy. Hopefully the welds help.

 

[78SWB]

Got the new floor mat in. It will take a while for it to settle and smooth out but I like it. Makes it feel much nicer and cleaner inside.