Project Gumby Phase 1
Bought my first K5 on Valentines Day this year. Here's the its introduction thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=757258. Details: 72 K5 350/350, 4x4, P/S, white top, heavy duty radiator, posi, base model i believe. Pretty much original from what I can tell, everything there but the back seat and well half the top. Drove it up on the trailer despite a seriously rusted out gas tank.
This will document my "Phase 1" build. First step is a new 87-91 K5 gas tank so i can drive it more than 15 yards without worries of it dying. Plans are to get it road worthy and reliable enough for me to enjoy it around the house and occasionally drive it to work. Body bushings while the tanks out, install 00-06 seats front and rear, remove the homemade half top, install a soft top, maybe attempt some rust repair. We shall see... When I bought her https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4744/...5e2ab293_z.jpgIMG_0795 |
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along for the ride!
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Gas tank out, before pressure washing though
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1864/...a790cd27_b.jpg47 Mostly surface rust https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1887/...4723ff90_b.jpg11 Old tank, cut the filler neck off because I wasn't sure how the 87-91 was gonna work. Didn't end up using it though. Was able to make the 87-91 work without modifying or reusing the old filler https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1875/...bf57371f_b.jpg12 Rear frame horns have been cut off for the homemade bumper that's on it. Oh well I actually don't mind the look of the bumper they built https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1890/...62701510_b.jpg14 |
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Removed the 4 rear body bolts and bushings (#2-#5) on both sides (loosened #1 under the floor boards) so I could clean the frame and body mount locations to prep for POR15 before the new body mounts and tank goes in. Gonna try to do the frame paint in sections because I don't plan to pull the body off until the full restoration happens down the road. Blocked the body so I could get to everything
My method to get the body up to block it https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1850/...4779e1d4_z.jpg75 https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1849/...e1b2f63a_z.jpg76 https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1845/...791acc38_z.jpg61 https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1891/...24d138a1_z.jpg62 https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1887/...dcd0d247_z.jpg63 Had to remove the bracket (at the frame) that held the rear flexible brake line to the top of the axle, it was in the way of the new 31 gallon tank https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1891/...cf110449_z.jpg64 |
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Wire wheeled everything clean that I was gonna paint, cracks in the passenger far rear body mount box, will be welded up the best I can (still learning) obviously the holes in the bed floor will need addressing but that can wait
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1841/...464e8c08_z.jpg55 Cracked on the other side too, on the bottom https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1891/...c61c2f19_z.jpg56 Bought all three steps from POR15; their degreaser, metal prep and satin black. Got the rear frame coated (bottom, inside the frame and top) from the axel back basically. I'll do the outside later with the wheels off. Hit some rusty spots on the underside of the body, bumper and in the rear channel under the bed to try to stop it from getting worse https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1865/...4ca17cf1_o.jpg72 https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1879/...4ea987d4_o.jpg73 https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1888/...1c873a07_o.jpg70 https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1865/...710d3704_o.jpg69 https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1893/...4db4feef_o.jpg68 https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1860/...97b338c1_o.jpg67 https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1855/...2d31e801_o.jpg65 https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1894/...89fe0dac_o.jpg66 Cleaned up the rear tail light wiring harness of some hacker wiring and re-taped it before going back in https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1886/...4d037dc1_o.jpg74 87-91 gas tank is fully mocked up, gonna write up a separate thread to make it easier for others to find later. I put the link here as well. I searched and searched an had a hard time finding a complete detailed write up. Found some good info on some of your build threads, just took a lot of time. I'll put the tank in for the final time tomorrow and hopefully get her cranked this weekend! Excited to drive her more than 15 yards and to cruise with the top off. We'll see what demons rear their heads during the drive. Pretty sure the brakes will need some work. Thanks for looking! |
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I have the rear frame horn pieces to fix what you are missing. If interested pm me your email or cell number and I can send you some pictures.
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Finished #1-#5 body bolts and bushings, #1 was a booger to get out without cutting the floor too bad because its down in that depression. Went with the LMC rubber kit, because i needed bolts also. When the body comes off later during another phase of the build i'll prob go poly for the mounts at that time
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1923/...86192fe3_h.jpg83 Cleaned up and painted the mounts, factory shims while #1 bushings were out https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1915/...67d5c17e_h.jpg84 https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1963/...9d283ae3_h.jpg85 Mine had 2 factory shims per side in the #1 location https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1918/...1ccbb57b_h.jpg86 Painted the body bushings, seemed to be bare metal to me, trying to prevent future rust https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1980/...8bdda82c_h.jpg82 Had to weld a large washer onto the #5 body bolts because one side was roached out in the body bolt hole area https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1943/...262b228d_h.jpg79 Did notice that the #4 top body bushing didn't sit down into the hole once tight, almost like the round spacer they provided with the kit to keep all the rubber from compressing too much was too long. Anyone else had this problem? https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1949/...7b11f127_z.jpg115 |
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separate thread on the 87-91 gas tank install
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=772117 |
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After driving her a little a few issues have arose..leaky master cylinder out of the lid
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1941/...c156bb52_h.jpg And leaking out the radiator drain plug, gasket is dry rotted https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1940/...0c1284e9_h.jpg Few more vehicle pics Drivers kick panel rust, the front roll cage is welded directly to it, no plate or support underneath. I'll be taking the roll bar and front cage out soon https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1927/...fb19d750_z.jpg Roached out at the top of the passenger bedside, looking for a patch for this. Its weird the rust is worse on the passenger side vs the drivers. maybe the way it was sitting somewhere during its life. like one side got more weather or never was able to dry out from the sun or something https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1965/...7d145071_z.jpg Passenger side windshield frame rust...... https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1845/...8749bac6_h.jpg |
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Almost done with the 01 Suburban power front seats install, few pics
Cut the front mounts off the seat tracks https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1935/...3661114e_h.jpg Marked and drilled a 1.5" x 1/2" "C" channel for the factory bolt hole locations https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1921/...de6c4784_h.jpg Set seat in place, marked then welded the tracks to the "C" channel, did have to clearance the tracks slightly to clear the welds https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1924/...e8ccb75d_h.jpg Idea of how they will look, front cage and roll bar are coming out, they prevent the seat from reclining like I want. Plans for a full cage later that will work better for my set up https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1911/...3b2f3da1_z.jpg |
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looks like some fiberglass on the floor there too by the seats
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Yeah the POx2 did patch jobs everywhere there was rust before the guy I bought it from bought it....
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I hope you came through the hurricane okay. I'm going to go with 503 on the jimmy I'm letting gather dust... If you still have the old tank would you like to sell the filler neck off of it? Let me know.
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Sounds pretty bad to me. I sent a pm with my email. I know you are probably busy so no big rush.
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