BLKWNTR
Registered Member
Hello, CK5 members.
At the risk of making a total fool of myself, I am in need of serious advice.
[@sweetk30 Since we were discussing cabs in another thread. Thanks again for the advice you gave there]
The cab on my 1979' K5 is in rough shape. I'm trying to determine if I should bother trying to salvage it, and spend the time welding in new panels, or go a different route.
The area that concerns me most is the upper "corner" of the passenger side roof. Otherwise, the remaining things look like pretty typical rust-problems, with a ton of others here having tackled them before. My main concern for the entire effort is the roof, it is what worries me...
Now, there is Bondo in the cab here and there. A fair amount from the previous owner, and a bit from myself. Never intended as a permanent solution. In reality, I probably was visited by "You've been had LLC" as far as the body-parts go. The frame is in very good condition, I would say; Even the tail-pan is intact!
Main issues are rockers are still on but not in good shape, floor pans have separated from the rockers, holes in the corners, cab / floor supports on the driver side are just shot, and the roof is heinous.
That said... This is my first square-body, and I'm trying to learn as I go. I probably could have found one in much better condition, but, I was super excited about what I had found. Hindsight is always 20/20, and you don't really know how bad some things are until it's actually in your possession... Forgive me; Especially the ugly painting. I just wanted something over the rust-encapsulation I did attempt.
My embarrassment aside.
Passenger Side of Cab:
Driver Side of Cab:
Roof:
At the risk of making a total fool of myself, I am in need of serious advice.
[@sweetk30 Since we were discussing cabs in another thread. Thanks again for the advice you gave there]
The cab on my 1979' K5 is in rough shape. I'm trying to determine if I should bother trying to salvage it, and spend the time welding in new panels, or go a different route.
The area that concerns me most is the upper "corner" of the passenger side roof. Otherwise, the remaining things look like pretty typical rust-problems, with a ton of others here having tackled them before. My main concern for the entire effort is the roof, it is what worries me...
Now, there is Bondo in the cab here and there. A fair amount from the previous owner, and a bit from myself. Never intended as a permanent solution. In reality, I probably was visited by "You've been had LLC" as far as the body-parts go. The frame is in very good condition, I would say; Even the tail-pan is intact!
Main issues are rockers are still on but not in good shape, floor pans have separated from the rockers, holes in the corners, cab / floor supports on the driver side are just shot, and the roof is heinous.
That said... This is my first square-body, and I'm trying to learn as I go. I probably could have found one in much better condition, but, I was super excited about what I had found. Hindsight is always 20/20, and you don't really know how bad some things are until it's actually in your possession... Forgive me; Especially the ugly painting. I just wanted something over the rust-encapsulation I did attempt.
My embarrassment aside.
Passenger Side of Cab:
Driver Side of Cab:
Roof:
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