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1/2 ton status
Don't have pictures at the moment...didn't even think to post here at first when I did this two weeks ago...if needed, I'll snap some off tonight, because I'm probably not going to be able to explain this well enough, lol.
'86 K5, misjudged clearance, and drug the flat bed against the Blazer, put a dent in the 1/4 panel immediately above the tail light in the curved section, and below body crease line. Crease line has not been affected. Dent is about 2" long, and maybe 3/8"-1/2" deep. Covers pretty much the entire height between the tail light and crease line, though thankfully, without effecting either the crease line or tail light bucket area.
It's deep enough that I don't really want to fill it with Bondo for fear that it will crack and pop the first time this truck gets flexed up off road, though small enough that if I start drilling holes to use a slide hammer on it, I'll drill the majority of the dent out, lol. I don't think there's sufficient space behind that area to get a hammer and dolly on it.
I was thinking about breaking out the welder and literally just filling it with weld, then grinding it back, and using body lead also crossed my mind. I know both brings the chances of additional warpage of the panel if not done correctly. I can do sheet metal welding, and since this won't be a structural weld, I think I can keep the heat low enough that there shouldn't be enough warp to be concerned about. I never intend for this to be a hard core off road truck, so I'm trying to make it look decent, but not necessarily show quality. The kind of thing that would look good to a passerby, but doesn't have to pass up close inspection.
I'm hoping there's some decent solution to this short of cutting it out and putting a patch panel in, though that may end up being the simplest/easiest solution too.
'86 K5, misjudged clearance, and drug the flat bed against the Blazer, put a dent in the 1/4 panel immediately above the tail light in the curved section, and below body crease line. Crease line has not been affected. Dent is about 2" long, and maybe 3/8"-1/2" deep. Covers pretty much the entire height between the tail light and crease line, though thankfully, without effecting either the crease line or tail light bucket area.
It's deep enough that I don't really want to fill it with Bondo for fear that it will crack and pop the first time this truck gets flexed up off road, though small enough that if I start drilling holes to use a slide hammer on it, I'll drill the majority of the dent out, lol. I don't think there's sufficient space behind that area to get a hammer and dolly on it.
I was thinking about breaking out the welder and literally just filling it with weld, then grinding it back, and using body lead also crossed my mind. I know both brings the chances of additional warpage of the panel if not done correctly. I can do sheet metal welding, and since this won't be a structural weld, I think I can keep the heat low enough that there shouldn't be enough warp to be concerned about. I never intend for this to be a hard core off road truck, so I'm trying to make it look decent, but not necessarily show quality. The kind of thing that would look good to a passerby, but doesn't have to pass up close inspection.
I'm hoping there's some decent solution to this short of cutting it out and putting a patch panel in, though that may end up being the simplest/easiest solution too.
