My new build thread: Stage 4!

[swyfor5]

Hood, hood hinges, assorted hardware, tailgate, assorted hardware, rear inner fender wells etc, off to the sand blaster shop up the road tommorrow. Got a lot of trim holes on the exterior of the tailgate I need filled, and a few rust spots that need attention. My friend John can do all the welding,but I want to get this stuff blasted first to see what I have to work with. Same thing with the hood, looks like it needs some work and want to see what's all there before I move on! All stuff loaded in my GMC and will drop off tommorrow!

[swyfor5]

Dropped off the tailgate and rear inner fenderwells today. Said they can't blast the hood, so I took it home and stripped off some paint myself in the troubled areas. Also cleaned up the hood spring assy's, and tailgate parts myself, ready for repaint. Oh, by the way, I'm no body man but I gave it a shot today. Passenger side rear outer quarter panel is in real sad shape, so I gave it a massage. Not done yet, but feel good about the way it looks so far!Pic's!

[Chulisohombre]

My drivers side looks just as bad. As a temporary fix I pushed it in from the inside from the light hole as best I could and bondo it do it looks pretty good. Without all the tools and knowledge all you can do Is your best. Looks like it's coming out pretty strait. Mine still needs work but you can only do so much after you bounce it off of a tree. Lol

[swyfor5]

Thank's Chuli! All the dents you see in those pic's were there from the po. Except the one toward the front at the body line, and that was from bouncing it off a tree also! Hope to get some more bondo on tommorrow after the rain stops!

[Chulisohombre]

Mines po gutted mine for desert romping. I'm still trying to get the interior together and the body wasn't much better. My tear dent happened while following a jeep guy. He said I'd be fine on that trail and was until the last turn. Lol. Front made it so I thought i was good. Nope.

[swyfor5]

Oh yea, got some more bondo work done today. No pic's yet, but this rear lower quarter panel is STARTING to look good! Ran out of bondo, so have to pick some more up asap! Not really what I want in the end, but trying to make it do for now! Gotta pick up some primer paint and some sort of brown paint to match for the time being. Feeling good about the progress!

[swyfor5]

Got the rear wells and tailgate back from blasting today. They did a fine job, and very reasonable price too! Just need my friend John to weld up the unneeded holes, clean up with some minimal filler, and take back to get primer sprayed on! Here's some pic's!

[swyfor5]

Got my hood spring assemblies and tailgate hardware painted today. Looks real good. Gotta get working on the hood paint so I can reinstall it.

[swyfor5]

Well, the build just hit a wall. Found out my 3 week layoff from work is going to possibly be indefinate. Have a real good lead on a job close by, just have to jump through all the unenjoyment hoops first. Don't really want to change jobs at my age, so going to take it slow. This will be the first time I have had to make this decision in over twelve years. No worries though, I will be alright. Just was hoping to get some more done on the K5. I'll keep ya'll posted, Thank's.

[swamp rat]

Good luck with the employment situation!

[SOON2BLAZE]

Sorry to hear about your job. Fingers crossed for you that there will be a silver lining!

[Chulisohombre]

That sucks about your job. Hopefully you get no the new one and it works out. The truck will always be waiting. I had to deal with the same thing about 10 years ago. Good luck.

[swyfor5]

Thank's much guy's! It's all good, not my first rodeo!

[swyfor5]

Still drawing the unenjoyment pay, and trying to get some stuff done around here. Went on a fun poker run this saturday with a cool bunch of friends and ran some really cool trails new to me! Got some pic's!

[hemi43]

Man, cool trails !! Too bad you're 6 hours away, or I'd drag down our buggys I built a few years ago.

[Chulisohombre]

Looks like fun

[hemi43]

Originally Posted by Chulisohombre

Looks like fun

Yeah, you could say it's fun !!

[swyfor5]

Good lead on a local job, will know more tommorrow. Sounds very promising.Sorry for the off topic post. Unemployment sucks! Way too many honeydoo lists!

[swyfor5]

Just ordered up some more body filler to do some temporary cosmetic repairs. Bored and out of work, so really need something to keep me busy besides the honeydo list!

[swyfor5]

Going out to do some more body filler tommorow. Will try to post some pic's of progress. Still no luck on the job, but hanging in there. Good thing I have an amazing/awesome wife!

[swyfor5]

Got some body filler sanding done today. Drivers side almost ready. Not what I want in the end, but just to make it better for now! Nothing picture worthey yet!

[swyfor5]

COMPLETLY off topic here, but I am gratefull my 16 year old daughter walked away from this rollover today! Thank god she was in a GM full size suv, or she would probably be dead. So scary, and too bad my insurance coverage wont cover the total loss. But, I still have my youngest baby!

[hemi43]

Wow, I'm so happy to hear she's OK !! I have a 22 year old Daughter and a 19 year old Son and that right there is my worst nightmare. A vehicle can be replaced, but loved ones can't.

[swyfor5]

Right on hemi43. Going to look at another Envoy later tonight. One good thing did happen though, I went back to work today! Still can't believe she walked away from this crash with just a couple sprapes and some bruises! If this would have been a lesser vehicle, the outcome would have been very different!

[mx289]

Whoa !
Glad the young one made it out safe.


And congrats on getting back to work.