If you bolt on before they crack you will 95% be fine. Once they're cracked the bolt on is a bandaid.
Bolt on is preventative
Weld on is fix-ative
Bolt on is preventative
Weld on is fix-ative
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Project Overtime: 1978 K5
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Scored some front fenders brand new for 50 bucks. Halfway to a front end, just need the core support and grill and all the little parts now.
Check your local Keystone Automotive. They own Goodmark, which has some nice parts. Tell them you know a guy that said to hook you up on the price.
I deal with Keystone all the time. Are you talking Crash or the Aftermarket? I order from them everyday.
Yes, lol.
Keystone crash parts. But they are all owned by LKQ.
Keystone crash parts. But they are all owned by LKQ.
Cool, its actually 50 bucks cheaper from Amazon.
You need to update you sig line BTW...
Slowly gathering parts for this thing. Picked up a core support, grille, headlight bezels and some trim pieces. Still trying to figure out what the end result of this is going to be. I am going to put together a spread sheet tonight to see where I will be at cost wise for everything.
Does anybody know if the half cab hardtops are the same through all the years?
My system says 82-91, but it could be wrong.
Edit: Yes they are the same. I just didn't look far enough into it.
Edit: Yes they are the same. I just didn't look far enough into it.
Hmm interesting. Mine didn't want to bolt up.
I have been slowly gathering parts for this. I got a body mount kit, some hardware, a grill piece, and I fixed the core support that had some rot in it. Once the spring hits, I will be taking the hokey 4 inch body lift out and putting the new LMC mount kit in, putting the front clip together, and hopefully figuring out what drivetrain I want to put in this. I picked up a small block, but the more I think about it, the more I wanna do a 6.0 with an NV4500 or something similar....
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Great Find!
Doors going on this or the other
The doors are going on the wheeling truck, this one is going to be a street queen 
Been working on this a but lately. Took the body lift out. Whoever the cro-mag who owned this thing before me is was a cruel, cruel person. Due to the monster body lift that they put in, they welded washers in all of the body mount wings on the frame so they would only have to run a bolt through it with no sleeve. And by welded I mean finish welded, no way to really get out unless you wanna trash the frame portion.
SO upon finding this out, I run to town to get a Uni-bit thinking I would rip right through it. Wrong. The 45 dollar Irwin Uni-bit pissed its pants at the washers. Plan B was a big drill bit, and after the third time of almost knocking myself out with the drill when it grabbed, I decided this wasn't the best course of action. Plan C. Carbide bits. Did I mention the truck is 150 feet away from the garage? No way to get air out there, so drill it is. I get the rear most done, and the BODY FALLS OFF THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. Luckily, it caught itself, and with some gorilla strength and some friends I was able to get the body back to where it should be.
So upon getting the rears done, I think I am in the clear with the washers..... Nope. Not even close. I had to drill all 10 out. Right now I've got eight done, and I am shot.
SO upon finding this out, I run to town to get a Uni-bit thinking I would rip right through it. Wrong. The 45 dollar Irwin Uni-bit pissed its pants at the washers. Plan B was a big drill bit, and after the third time of almost knocking myself out with the drill when it grabbed, I decided this wasn't the best course of action. Plan C. Carbide bits. Did I mention the truck is 150 feet away from the garage? No way to get air out there, so drill it is. I get the rear most done, and the BODY FALLS OFF THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. Luckily, it caught itself, and with some gorilla strength and some friends I was able to get the body back to where it should be.
So upon getting the rears done, I think I am in the clear with the washers..... Nope. Not even close. I had to drill all 10 out. Right now I've got eight done, and I am shot.
Plasma!
What a PITA!!!
