CK5 is the Devil

[Chevy305]

Don't do it man!!! I still refuse to cut my fenders, and mine have been mangled pretty bad by the tires. I have a 4" lift with a 2" body lift running 35"s. Check out my damage that I have incured:

They've gotten much worse since i took these pictures last fall. I have also gotten 2 nice dents on my front driverside fender from idiots pushing on my truck. Also I have a nice crease in the door from when I tried to shut it with my shoulder... I had an imaculate body before then too... Check it out:

 

[GEORGIA GABE]

#1 good looking truck
#2 you call that carnage?
#3 Remember they can go from this

to this

and eventually it will wind up like

and to answer your question, Yes Ck5 is the Devil, your Savior, and your daddy.... and a great bunch of guys who want to see you smash up your nice truck to make themselves feel better about doing it to theirs.
gabe

 

[boggerless]

#1 good looking truck
#2 you call that carnage?
#3 Remember they can go from this

to this

and eventually it will wind up like

and to answer your question, Yes Ck5 is the Devil, your Savior, and your daddy.... and a great bunch of guys who want to see you smash up your nice truck to make themselves feel better about doing it to theirs.
gabe

yes sir. ck5 fits perfect with my ADD. mine when i first got it in 89.sorry aboot the crappy pic of a pic.and now. with waaay more to come as far as changes.44/14,saddle tank in the rear, narrow front,roll cage,etc.

 

[Dafey]

blowedup yours looks stock like it came from gm that way.

WOW I would cut mine IF they would turn out like that...

 

[chevyridinhigh79]

its a good thing the after market makes the replacement pieces that they do, otherwise out trucks would be a dying breed after they've been thrashed on and beat so hard they just aren't fixable. they need to start making complete cabs in my opinion

 

[blowedupmotor87]

blowedup yours looks stock like it came from gm that way. i wouldn't cut but after seeing yours im starting to rethink my strategy for my k10

WOW I would cut mine IF they would turn out like that...

Thanks for the compliments y'all! I'm very happy how they turned out! The cutting allows enough room for 37's on a 3" lift. (With proper bumpstops of course but, the bumpstop length was determined more by having to allow room for the crossover steering than it was by fender room). We just thought it out carefully, put blue tape (3M painter's tape) where the cuts would be, and clarkjw24 took a grinder with a good cut-off wheel to it (and a saw-zall in the tricky core support area). Then, I cleaned up the cuts a little with a grinding disc and a file, touched them up (it's actually black touch up paint but, ya can't tell in a photo), if I'd had color matched touch up paint, I would have used it but, I didn't. I'm really happy how it turned out! If ya want close up of the cutting, just let me know and I'll do my best to pic whore!

 

[Dafey]

WHORE AWAY dude!! I`d love to see it , get me some ideres.

 

[chevyridinhigh79]

some people have more patience than others im not sure how you had the patience to sit there and clean up the cuts without going crazy on them. and i noticed the way you have them cut it makes it look like its moving when its standing still

 

[clarkjw24]

some people have more patience than others im not sure how you had the patience to sit there and clean up the cuts without going crazy on them. and i noticed the way you have them cut it makes it look like its moving when its standing still

I took my time when cutting these fenders (also it such a nice rig, I didn't want to mess it up). I've cut up lots of other rigs also but this was prob the best job I've done. Practice makes perfect!

Another shot of Morgan's rig testing the clearances on the ramp.

And this is what happens when you don't care This is mine.

 

[chevyridinhigh79]

at least you dont have to worry about denting the fenders or cutting your tires on the fenders