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10-08-2007, 12:02 AM
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Location: Lynden,Wa
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new member, old K/5
hello to everyone, Thought I might finally stand up and be noticed,, been lurking and reading for almost a year now,, I have a sorted history with my 71 K/5, it sat behind the barn while I served in the Marine corps in the mid 80's to early 90's, durring that time someone stole the seats,, I tinkered with it replacing the rot in the tub only to sell it to a friend who did some suspension work then let it sit for 7 years in his garage. after a little trade with his wife, I now have it back, and am getting ready to pick up where I left off,, I have read the posts on the repop sheet metal,, and don't want to fight with trying to tweak and fit poor quality panels,,, so expect me to ask before I buy!! doors, fenders, inner fenders, and rad support are where I'm starting. I see some of the board members have access to these parts,, I will be in contact!!! any outfitters I should steer clear of though??? I have heard LMC is on the cheap flimsy side, and I can understand that,, II have dealt with one of their other companies dealing in my British car....
thanks for the help!!! Bear :O)
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10-08-2007, 12:36 AM
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I'm a poor spectator
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Re: new member, old K/5
Welcome and let's see some pics.
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10-08-2007, 12:48 AM
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Re: new member, old K/5
Welcome to the Board ......
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10-08-2007, 12:53 AM
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Re: new member, old K/5
Welcome to the board from South Mississippi!
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10-08-2007, 03:12 AM
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KEEP ON TRUCKIN'
 
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Re: new member, old K/5
Welcome to the site. We need to see some pics please.
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10-08-2007, 06:37 AM
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Can't wait to retire!!
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Re: new member, old K/5
Welcome from Michigan!
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10-08-2007, 07:31 AM
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Re: new member, old K/5
Hello and
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10-08-2007, 08:09 AM
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Re: new member, old K/5
Welcome from Oregon!
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10-08-2007, 09:23 AM
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Re: new member, old K/5
Welcome! There are a number of board members who are vendors and really know there stuff. Three that come to mind immediately are Tim Christian, GMCPaul and Wes. Can't go wrong with any of them.
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10-08-2007, 09:24 AM
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Re: new member, old K/5
pics,,, hmm,, I will work on that.. I don't have a regular computer, just my PDA, transfering photos can sometimes be quite a chore,,, I will try!!
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10-08-2007, 03:02 PM
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Re: new member, old K/5
 From West TN 
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10-08-2007, 05:04 PM
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Re: new member, old K/5
Welcome from ohio
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10-08-2007, 05:10 PM
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Re: new member, old K/5
welcome.. and nice blazer, just be careful `trading with guys wifes for trucks`...lol
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10-08-2007, 07:19 PM
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Re: new member, old K/5
Welcome from San Antonio. Looks pretty nice. Can't wait to see more pics. Mario.
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10-08-2007, 11:31 PM
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Re: new member, old K/5
ok,,,, more pics!! and history,, after I did all the rust replacement on the tub and sold it to my friend, he proceeded to coat the whole inside with RED lava liner, and paint the dash white and red!! TERRIBLE!!! he had some idea of painting it appliance white with red rally stripes,,, umm,,, I'm keeping the blue!!! a ford bench seat slides around to sit on at the moment.. (we found some restored seats and tracks on line, so I was given permission to purchase them!! LOL!!) the rear bumper I installed back in 93,, came off my friends 91 burb,,, tires installed last week ( toyo mt's 35x13.5) wheels were today.... I have a doner pickup with a very nice running 396 to go in this fall, when that happens I will be replacing everything from the doors forward. the bottoms are rotted out of the doors and fenders, and the rad support is pretty bad also,,,, so the fun begins!!! I can't wait!!!
thanks for the warm welcome, I will be a supporter by weeks end!! Bear :O)
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10-09-2007, 12:52 AM
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Re: new member, old K/5
Thanks for the pics. Your friend was getting a little out of hand with that dash paint scheme. dont get me wrong I love Red White and Blue, But on the interior of a fine American classic?
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10-09-2007, 07:12 AM
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Re: new member, old K/5
WELCOME!!!Has your friend ever worked on carnival trucks or shriner cars?
 Who doesn`t like that blue?I guess some can`t see through the oldness and can`t envision it fresh.Of course,the dash was the closest you`ll get.Have fun with it.
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10-09-2007, 09:22 AM
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Post Whore
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Re: new member, old K/5
That late model bumper works surprisingly well. Nice looking K5!
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10-09-2007, 09:35 AM
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Re: new member, old K/5
Nice project, welcome aboard from Nor Cal
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10-09-2007, 10:16 AM
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Re: new member, old K/5
Welcome from socal!
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10-09-2007, 05:11 PM
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Re: new member, old K/5
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10-09-2007, 07:15 PM
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SKINNY TIRES RULE!
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Re: new member, old K/5
Welcome from just down the road (well maybe slightly more than just down the road.) Nice looking truck, especially once the red & white issue is fixed.
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10-09-2007, 07:17 PM
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Re: new member, old K/5
Cool, keep posting pics as the progress continues!
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10-09-2007, 07:34 PM
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Re: new member, old K/5
welcome, nice blazer.
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