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

[Deuling]

Yeah sorry man. This was really an honest question and wasn't a dig or anything to be meant like that.

Its all good.

I just thought it was fun pics. I wasn't out trying to launch it or anything, we were just playing at grandpas and my brother happened to snap some cool pics.

There will be actual "jumping" soon enough.

 

[ktmoutfront]

Group hug.

 

[Deuling]

 

[ktmoutfront]

I know you've been without a woman for a little while now, but that ain't gonna happen.

 

[max 02]

Looks like you having fun Adam!

 

[swettysblazer]

Can you get it airborne for me when I come out there?

 

[Deuling]

Most likely

 

[Deuling]

Don't worry Adam, I have a 4" tall K&N filter without a drop base, and the hood still fits on.

Whew, that was a close one, I know you were worried your hood wouldn't fit.

You are gonna really hate it when I take the doors off next week

 

[Babaganoosh]

Your supposed to put panels back on not take them off. Why take the doors off?

 

[campfire]

You are gonna really hate it when I take the doors off next week

So...you're on an anti-sheetmetal rampage?

Pity. Your truck isn't even a rust bucket. It would be much easier to justify ditching the doors if you could see through them.

 

[ktmoutfront]

Because doors off is cool. Hood, not so much.

 

[Babaganoosh]

Because doors off is cool. Hood, not so much.

Only If you drive a jeep.

 

[Chevy305]

I guess you could look at it as weight savings. The hood is heavy, the top, the doors. You should look into doing a truck tailgate while you are topless for the summer too.

Actually scratch that just build a damn tube buggy and stop taking body parts off your truck

 

[Deuling]

Ill put them back on later. But weight savings is my main goal at the moment.

And hood off is way nice for checking on stuff. I did alot of mods to this thing, it only takes that one bolt or something I may have forgotten to lead to something breaking or a fire etc...

 

[Babaganoosh]

Now that I think about it you have harnesses, it doesn't bother me much at least you have safety.

 

[Deuling]

Now that I think about it you have harnesses, it doesn't bother me much at least you have safety.

And a cage.

Im not throwing out the body parts. It just sounds like fun, and im in the process of trying to eliminate every single rattle in the rig. And I think the doors are alot of it, but this will tell me for sure.

 

[Babaganoosh]

I see your point. If you find out how to make one of these trucks not a rattle trap let me know. Rattles are the devil.

 

[Deuling]

I see your point. If you find out how to make one of these trucks not a rattle trap let me know. Rattles are the devil.

I eliminated alot of them so far. If i could just cut it down alot id be happy. I know it wont ever be perfect.

 

[campfire]

I eliminated alot of them so far. If i could just cut it down alot id be happy. I know it wont ever be perfect.

Taking these statements together, I'd think you'd be happy by now...

 

[ktmoutfront]

Rattles?