My 1974 K5

[goochy]

Stopped by the paint shop today

[mpierce9]

Originally Posted by goochy

No pics , truck is not here .
We sprayed all the way up as far as you could go . The tailgate is NOT done yet . not sure what I am going to do with it ??? My plan is ( I HOPE so ) to have a pick up tailgate for summer , and the stock K5 tailgate for winter . Can you even run BOTH tailgates on a K5 ??????

You can run both. When I first bought my k5 it had a truck tailgate on it. We've since switched to a blazer tailgate.

[goochy]

Cool , thanks . I want truck tailgate for summer

[eighteenninetytwo]

Is that a flat / satin orangey paint there? Doesn't seem seem to be too reflective. It actually looks pretty similar to the original crimson red (which is orange) that i'm redoing mine in. Looks great. Oh and also, to run a different tailgate it's a PITA, it;s not something you want to do twice a year for summer / then winter. The truck gate has swivels on the body and different latches. Blazer gate has massive hinges and springs that attach under the bed and you'd need to reattach the old latches on the bed posts.
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[goochy]

Its a flat with pearl , very different in the sun . I will not change tailgates much , this will be a summer only truck . BUT the painter said I have to paint BOTH tailgates at the same time , if I want them to match . The stock gate is so bulky and heavy . I may never put the stock gate on again , but I need to paint it NOW .

[68Timber]

Looks good man. I think you'll be happy painting both 'gates, you'll be able to change it up as your mood fits on down the road.

[Coneboy]

Did you have to add rear axle shims with the 4" leaf spring kit? If so, what degree were they? Thanks

[goochy]

I just bought all new leaf springs , so it was already set up for 4 in

[goochy]

What my hood will look like !!
But orange instead of blue

[goochy]

Custom air bush work

[eighteenninetytwo]

are you going for white side bars on the truck then also that would look pretty cool.

[goochy]

Just hood ...

[goochy]

3 more coats of clear to go

[goochy]

Looking good

[goochy]

Nice

[Greenlee]

Looks great!

[lowrodderchev]

That looks sweet man

[bmchevy1979]

Fyi on blazer tailgates if you wheel hard even in snow the tub will flex enough for tailgate to pop loose and if you don't catch it it will bust the window ask me how I know The pickup tailgates have catches to prevent the latch from popping loose. I have broken window while wheeling in the snow and in the summer I will drop tailgate if I flex truck at all. I finally got fed up and put pickup tailgate on and am making a rear hatch the has a lexan window and gas struts to hold it up