View Single Post
Old 08-31-2014, 03:34 PM   #8
68SWB4x4
Strongman Garage
 
68SWB4x4's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Salinas, CA
Posts: 10,241
Re: What to do with a rusted out K5

I posted a bunch of photos of the rust here. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=641421 I'll keep updates there as well

Quote:
Originally Posted by lowrodderchev View Post
yes keep it she deserves a second chance
I will unless someone wants her more than me!

Quote:
Originally Posted by eighteenninetytwo View Post
save her. I just started fixin mine up - doing it a bit at a time around work, kids,. wife other hobbies. even 30 minutes sanding on a lunchtime or an hour with an angle grinder and a can of POR on a weekend makes a difference over the period of a few months.
Thing is it drives great so worst case I drive a rusty K5 around.. I work from home so have plenty of time to tinker here and there.

Quote:
Originally Posted by HotRodScottsdale View Post
I'm in the same boat, got a orange 74 jimmy 4x4 with a cancer problem, passanger floor flexes with wind from the highway and the cab mount fell threw on its self and sits on the frame. Suprizingly the woman's the one telling me to keep it, shows how cool these trucks are
Thankfully the rot on mine is not in any of the support. all the frame/floors are fine.

thanks guys
68SWB4x4 is offline   Reply With Quote