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Finally acquired an original M1009 bumper and shackle mounts from eBay... Before with old bumper removed... and after...

Yes, I got it in Florida. However, the previous owner never patched the holes in the roof where the police light bar was and all the seals were dry rotted, so lots of water got in. Also, he took it to the beach a lot, so lots of salt water intrusion as well. No different than salt rot up...

Any specifics? If the rain holds off I'll get some updated pics today.

Picked up the rear seat mounts out of a junkyard 2003 Suburban so I could swap the old, rusty original seat with a more modern seat (which also has shoulder belts integrated into it). I believe the seat was a third row seat from a Tahoe, and it is nearly identical in width to the original. Got...

I put in a few bead welds on the passenger side, but put sheet metal screws in on the drivers side to reduce flex. I plan on putting a few sheet meal screws in on the passenger side when I remove everything and paint the interior. There is still a small bit of flex that should be eliminated...

Got the driver's side floor welded in and primed, as well as raising the seat up about 1.5 inches.

Not yet, but I know there will be a spot on the driver's side near where the roof was rotted out above the window and there's a spot on the passenger side where I replaced a bunch of metal on the B-pillar. Hoping there's not more than that.

Well got the driver's side floor pan cut out and the replacement sheet metal roughed in. Should have it all welded and primed tomorrow. Then it's time to tackle the drip rail, rocker panels and removing the top to prime & paint the body section and replace the seals.

Fortunately mine is a thin layer of white painted over the desert tan which was painted over the OD green. The only real bad spots are the front passenger side quarter and passenger side door where the guy I bought it from tried to strip it to bare metal. Got the fender looking right, still...

Well it's been awhile, and I've got quite a lot accomplished. Stripped out all the Rhino liner in the front cab area and replaced the rusted out metal on the passenger side floor and B-Pillar. Also replaced the seats with late model Chevy seats that have the integrated shoulder harnesses...

:doh: you're right, that doesn't sound good at all.....

She sure looks very similar...but only for a little while! :wink: Any idea what's wrong with the motor???

Sounds like I have your truck's twin!!! I have not seen anything on the firewall yet. However, that may change when I go to replace the fender wells, which are pretty much gone too...

I'm working top down as well as that just makes sense to me.

Do they have the seat bolt holes already in it? How fast was their shipping? Was also contemplating just replacing it with all flat sheet metal after watching a few Youtube videos and reading a few threads on some K5 forums. Especially considering I can get an entire 4x8 sheet for $60. Guess...

Got the area above both the driver and passenger side doors completed. Not perfect but it will suffice. Also got 90% of the rhino lining removed from the truck bed, hand sanded the majority of the exterior and painted her in Rustoleum heavy rust primer. Also took out the passenger side seat...

I was going to try an get it back to looking original, but since it will be my daily driver seat and suspension upgrades are a thought (especially since the front springs have what appears to be a serious negative arch). Also looking for a set of original steel wheels, though I may have sourced...

Started patching in the rust holes in the roof above the doors...here's a couple pics of the rusted out areas cut out.

Yeah, that's a thought. Already have the new rockers on hand...

Well started digging into the rocker panel/floor board rust today. Using some Aircraft stripper to remove the rhino liner, found a bit more rust than I was hoping, for, though I don't think it not beyond repairable. Gotta do some repairs to the M16 mounts too :-( Fumes are pretty intense with...