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'84 K5 Build (Midlife Crisis)

I like how you did that bumper, I plan on doing something very similiar. I didn't see but did you use 3/16 or 1/4" plate for the bumper?

I could never eat the cost on an ORD bumper even with them only being about 3 hours away I could save a lot of money picking it up vs. having it shipped.
 
I like how you did that bumper, I plan on doing something very similiar. I didn't see but did you use 3/16 or 1/4" plate for the bumper?

I could never eat the cost on an ORD bumper even with them only being about 3 hours away I could save a lot of money picking it up vs. having it shipped.

Thanks, it's 1/4" plate and .120 wall tubing. Ruff stuff shackle mounts. I basically tried to copy ORD
But with a stinger I could just see from driver seat. That way I don't hit anybody in front of me. Unless I want too!
 
You doing a soft top?
 
Waiting on one of the springs it's stuck in Phoenix. Work takes most of my time.
 
IMG_5222.JPG IMG_5224.JPG Ok. Got the tan spray paint done where the hard top used to sit. Got bolts put back in to stop the rattles.
Truck tailgate is painted. Herculined the first coat on the sides and wheel wells. Good progress today.
Ill be ordering my soft top and Efi in two weeks or so...Sucks now that I took the hard top off and the rear window/tailgate and seat and all my gear. Now it sits like a stink bug...
 
Better to be stinky than dragging ass...
True...to a point. I do like it level to 1" lower in the back. It'll be fine once I get my rear bumper/tire carrier built and all my camping stuff back in...
 
Ok, if you had 3k to spend on my K5 how would you use it? Should I blow it all on front four link and coil overs or spread it out on stuff like efi, hydro assist, and....maybe a magnum... i dont know.
 
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Coil overs all the way. Steering is over rated and I know you can tune a carb. I'm aiming for the Fortify kit myself.
 
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