PLAN B

[the_blaze]

Because I'm the way I am.... I found some nice rust free doors to chop up. Has all my power options and they are in decent enough shape. My current doors are so rusty I don't think I even have enough metal to really weld to.

Has anyone on here boatsided their rigs? I think I can actually cut above the bottom bolt holes on the door and miss the lowest parts of the guts. My only concern is if it's a bad idea to just have one bolt in the bottom of the door.

My other option (probably the one I'll go with) is cutting slightly below the bottom bolts.

Having these will be nice. I can cut and patch these doors and get them 100% ready for install then do the door swap and use these cuts as guidelines to cut the rest of the body.

 

[kgblazerfive]

The bottom hinge is about the average place to boat side to.

 

[the_blaze]

Man that still takes a ton off the face of the door. At least 4-6" add that to the rockers I'll cut out and that's some significant cutting. I'm pumped and thrilled with what I may get in the end.

 

[blazinzuk]

I cut Horton right below the bottom door hinge. It's a fair amount.

 

[530BLAZER]

Cool I imagine I'll need to cut the loom and just pull the wires through. Once I cut the doors how I want them I imagine throwing them on a table to weld will be easier than sitting under them.

I have a birthday coming up, maybe I'll throw a birthday/ boatsiding patry and see how much a group of dudes could get done

While I think of this let's take a second to enjoy the happy camper that will acquire this project one day.
**first ride ever in a blazer today**

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Where would I get one of those shirts? I have a one month old daughter that needs one!

 

[the_blaze]

Where would I get one of those shirts? I have a one month old daughter that needs one!

I'm pretty sure my step mom made it. I can find out where i got it and let you know.

 

[530BLAZER]

I'm pretty sure my step mom made it. I can find out where i got it and let you know.

That would be awesome if its not too much trouble, otherwise no worries and thanks for the reply. I Just thought it was pretty awesome! Can't wait until the car seat goes in the back of my k5 with the little one!

 

[the_blaze]

That would be awesome if its not too much trouble, otherwise no worries and thanks for the reply. I Just thought it was pretty awesome! Can't wait until the car seat goes in the back of my k5 with the little one!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/507996131/chevy-k5-blazer-car-seat-baby-onesie-or

 

[530BLAZER]

https://www.etsy.com/listing/507996131/chevy-k5-blazer-car-seat-baby-onesie-or

Awesome!!! Thank you!

 

[the_blaze]

I figured out roughly how much I can cut off these doors. 3.5-4" off the fronts.
If I didnt run out of cutting disks I would have both chopped tonight

 

[tenderfoot]

I don't always do sheet metal fabrication work in my shop. But when I do I wear house slippers

 

[the_blaze]

Those are my house walkin shoes.
I didnt plan on doing this it just sorta happened lol

 

[the_blaze]

Side note, I'm a little concerned about something, what would cause diff fluid to push out the breather tube? I took a 2 hour drive in this thing and noticed it had burped and leaked down from the breather....

 

[skunked]

Those aren’t slippers, those are sleds. Well that’s what I call them anyway.

 

[6872xtc]

Those are my house walkin shoes.
I didnt plan on doing this it just sorta happened lol

I was worried that you wore loafers in public!!!!!!
Carry on...

Side note, I'm a little concerned about something, what would cause diff fluid to push out the breather tube? I took a 2 hour drive in this thing and noticed it had burped and leaked down from the breather....

I have no help here. The '72 K5 does this every time I get close to the state line, which is only 35 miles or so from my house. I put a fuel filter in the line, which barely helped. The line on it has a slope going up. I believe that for mine, it has something to do with speed of the gears. 4:56 gears with the pinion turning 2900 rpm.

 

[the_blaze]

I was worried that you wore loafers in public!!!!!!
Carry on...



I have no help here. The '72 K5 does this every time I get close to the state line, which is only 35 miles or so from my house. I put a fuel filter in the line, which barely helped. The line on it has a slope going up. I believe that for mine, it has something to do with speed of the gears. 4:56 gears with the pinion turning 2900 rpm.

Probably pretty crazy speeds with my 513s at 80 lol.

And my house walkin shoes are super old DCs that never leave the house

 

[the_blaze]

I need to find a way to do nice sheetmetal bends... any ideas? The one supply place open today doesn't do any bending

 

[ashman]

How long of a piece? Harbor freight sells a metal break, but it only is 24" wide.

 

[the_blaze]

36"

 

[the_blaze]

I found a 30" I might make work