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Ochre · 10-13-2005, 05:20 PM

Looking for a picture (or...a few dozen) of what the rocker boxes are supposed to look like on the bottom of a 69-72 K5...my underside, like so many others, is all gone and I don't have an idea of what things are SUPPOSED to be there much less how to start. I need pics to help me make a battle plan to take care of the rust on the underbody...

LUV2XCLR8 · 10-13-2005, 05:26 PM

Left and Right, Best pic's I have on file at the moment, and these babies are OE

*If they look funny it's because the end plates are off of them right now

69TowRig · 10-14-2005, 07:56 PM

Sorry no pics but had to comment that I guess I am very lucky to have a south TX truck. The rocker boxes are original and complete. The outer rockers are shot however.

Good luck with the "re-creation"!!

masterbeavis · 10-16-2005, 02:03 AM

my rocker boxes were cut out and replaced with gas tanks, so I cant help ya in the pic dept.

SST149 · 10-17-2005, 02:25 PM

I JUST finished installing both rocker boxes on both side of my 72 Blazer this weekend. Gutting out the old stuff was not too bad. I took my time and went trough a bunch of cutting wheels on my angle grinder. I bought a lower cost angle grinder and it worked fine. I also bought a mig welder since having someone else do the welding for me would have cost more than buying the darn welder itself.

Making sure that you have all the sheet metal there is crucial unless you want to have to redo the entire thing five years down the road. Male certain that you POR the insides of the boxes and other sheet metal that you work on. If you do...the repair will outlast the rest of the truck.

Good luck...Rick

10-13-2005, 05:20 PM	#1
Ochre Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: minnesota Posts: 78	Pic req: what rocker boxes are supposed to look like Looking for a picture (or...a few dozen) of what the rocker boxes are supposed to look like on the bottom of a 69-72 K5...my underside, like so many others, is all gone and I don't have an idea of what things are SUPPOSED to be there much less how to start. I need pics to help me make a battle plan to take care of the rust on the underbody...

10-13-2005, 05:26 PM	#2
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,468	Left and Right, Best pic's I have on file at the moment, and these babies are OE If they look funny it's because the end plates are off of them right now Attached Images __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Tow Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T Last edited by LUV2XCLR8; 10-13-2005 at 05:26 PM.*

10-14-2005, 07:56 PM	#3
69TowRig Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 894	Sorry no pics but had to comment that I guess I am very lucky to have a south TX truck. The rocker boxes are original and complete. The outer rockers are shot however. Good luck with the "re-creation"!! __________________ -Chris Building a stripper, one part at a time: 1969 K5, 307, 3spd, 3 seats, hard top. Added Pwr Discs, Pwr Steering, Aux Battery, T-case Skid, Lighted Sidemarkers, HEI, Lock-Right Diff, ECE Class IV Hitch, 32" MT/Rs. Parts to Install: Hand Throttle, Console, Tow Hooks, Dual Horns, AM-FM, Dealer Swing-Away Tire Carrier, Gas Tank Skid. Also building a 1950 Willys CJ-3A and off-roading a 2001 Nissan Frontier on 1-Ton Portals... Last edited by 69TowRig; 10-14-2005 at 07:57 PM.

10-16-2005, 02:03 AM	#4
masterbeavis Having issues Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Eldorado Ca, an hour east of sacramento Posts: 696	Re: Pic req: what rocker boxes are supposed to look like my rocker boxes were cut out and replaced with gas tanks, so I cant help ya in the pic dept. __________________ Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati. The Man's Prayer: "I'm a man, but I can change, if I have to, I guess."

10-17-2005, 02:25 PM	#5
SST149 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 6	Re: Pic req: what rocker boxes are supposed to look like I JUST finished installing both rocker boxes on both side of my 72 Blazer this weekend. Gutting out the old stuff was not too bad. I took my time and went trough a bunch of cutting wheels on my angle grinder. I bought a lower cost angle grinder and it worked fine. I also bought a mig welder since having someone else do the welding for me would have cost more than buying the darn welder itself. Making sure that you have all the sheet metal there is crucial unless you want to have to redo the entire thing five years down the road. Male certain that you POR the insides of the boxes and other sheet metal that you work on. If you do...the repair will outlast the rest of the truck. Good luck...Rick



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