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Deuling's 1985 K5. "Restart thread on post #8415"

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max 02 said:
That's all turning out super nice!

If you could get guys to pay for the work I think you could have a great side business! :waytogo: Of course I guess you would have to rent the shop and tools so maybe not. But anyways Great job Adam! :thumb:
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Thats the plan. Me and Brett were discussing it yesterday. Just need to find people that actually want to pay up some cash.

I got a guy messaging me the other day, talking about how he loved the cage. Wants me to build him one tied to his frame for his Geo Tracker. I asked him what he was looking to spend. He said he wouldnt want to go much over $200.

I laughed and told him ill bend him a hoop and weld some floor plates to it for $200. :haha:

We gotta find the guy with a fat wallet thats up at the dunes looking for toys :D
 
Deuling said:
Thats the plan. Me and Brett were discussing it yesterday. Just need to find people that actually want to pay up some cash.

I got a guy messaging me the other day, talking about how he loved the cage. Wants me to build him one tied to his frame for his Geo Tracker. I asked him what he was looking to spend. He said he wouldnt want to go much over $200.

I laughed and told him ill bend him a hoop and weld some floor plates to it for $200. :haha:

We gotta find the guy with a fat wallet thats up at the dunes looking for toys :D
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Shouldn't be that hard to find after seeing the pictures of the rigs up there, looks like more than a few guys got some cash! Good luck!
 
Cant really blame a guy only wanting to spend $200 on a tracker. That's like twice what the car is worth.

Works out to standard k5 math.... spend 2 g's on a blazer and put $4000 into it.
 
Jester1 said:
Cant really blame a guy only wanting to spend $200 on a tracker. That's like twice what the car is worth.

Works out to standard k5 math.... spend 2 g's on a blazer and put $4000 into it.
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Or buy one for $700, sink $10K into it... :whistle:
 
tRustyK5 said:
Or buy one for $700, sink $10K into it... :whistle:
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Heck, you guys are doing it wrong. I have gotten two blazers and have had both pay for themselves plus some. One i bought for parts for $1,500 and am up to $2,300 in sold items with me keeping the bedsides and floor pans. The project truck I am working on now I bought for $1,000 and sold everything except for the frame and body for $1,500 so I got a free frame, body, & $500 cash out of that deal. Now, there has been a lot of money going back into that one but it's pretty much a start from scratch build.
 
truck-oholic said:
Heck, you guys are doing it wrong. I have gotten two blazers and have had both pay for themselves plus some. One i bought for parts for $1,500 and am up to $2,300 in sold items with me keeping the bedsides and floor pans. The project truck I am working on now I bought for $1,000 and sold everything except for the frame and body for $1,500 so I got a free frame, body, & $500 cash out of that deal. Now, there has been a lot of money going back into that one but it's pretty much a start from scratch build.
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Sounds like you have some sort of sad k5 junkyard where Blazers go to die.
 
y5mgisi said:
Good job Adam! Pretty happy with the seat height and position it looks like huh?
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They are not bolted in, i just set them there. But yah it should be killer :thumb:

Jester1 said:
Cant really blame a guy only wanting to spend $200 on a tracker. That's like twice what the car is worth.

Works out to standard k5 math.... spend 2 g's on a blazer and put $4000 into it.
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tRustyK5 said:
Or buy one for $700, sink $10K into it... :whistle:
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Yah I paid $2500 for mine, and then literally replaced everything. And then other things.... I dont even want to think about what i have into it lol. I remember counting 10k up about a year ago. And Ive done lots more $$$$ things this last year :haha:




Dont let this fool you. I have like 4 hours into these little bastards. I kept screwing them up, drilling holes in wrong spots, cutting too short, etc. I prolly shouldnt have had those 4 shop beers for breakfast :whistle:













7.5" total travel. 4" back, 3.5" forward from center location.



 
And then i was sick of seat slidy thingys. So I played around with spare tire and co2 tank locations. Tire wont fit running front to back, and standing up sideways is too tall and I cant see out the back. So I settled on this. Im getting rid of monster toolbox and downsizing tools alot.





 
Oh, and my fortune cookie that i had in the shop from my leftovers had this in it :haha:

 
Chevy305 said:
I was referring to your speakers on the cage.

Also is there going to be room for the cooler? (Priorities)
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Well i just realized today that my fancy hoopy seat mount wont allow me to use the stock center console, so I guess im making a new one, with a lock box, maybe room for a winters shifter, and other fun things possibly :whistle:

Once I get seats in, ill have a box cut and bent at work. :D
 
You had me til the Star Wars turbo space pod speaker things...

Did you use uni-strut for the seat mounts? Looks like it at least.
 
Yah, not slotted strut. I wanted square stock but couldnt find any laying around.
 
Chevy305 said:
I was referring to your speakers on the cage.

Also is there going to be room for the cooler? (Priorities)
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Wings need to be added to the speaker pods as well as red/orange/yellow fabric to simulate flames. Oh! and BIG red button on the dash that you push as you launch it off some sweet jumps
 
Thanks. I really dig it too. I must have over did myself though. I slept through my alarm today and was an hour late to work :doah:

So i took a break tonight, relaxed, made a good dinner. Try and get to bed at a decent time. I feel like ive been working on it every chance I got everyday for 2 weeks.... Oh wait I have :haha:
 
This is making my cage look like crap-o-la:doah: Hea just some food for thought, what you doing for B-pillar behind the seat stuff? Reason I ask is how you ever gona take out the rear bench? Maybe make that bar right behind it removable so it still slides out the back:dunno:
 
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