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I just broke down and began working on the K5's narrowed rear. I know myself if I didn't just break down and attack it I would go back and forth for a year about it so I just went for it. So yeah here are the pictures:

Line Marked
http://www.1337info.com/images/alan/narrow/cutline.jpg

Started cutline
http://www.1337info.com/images/alan/narrow/start.jpg

Almost done the cut
http://www.1337info.com/images/alan/narrow/almost.jpg

Fender seperated
http://www.1337info.com/images/alan/narrow/seperate.jpg

What it takes to hold a fender up with one man
http://www.1337info.com/images/alan/narrow/oneman.jpg

No more floorpan
http://www.1337info.com/images/alan/narrow/nofloor.jpg

No fender, can see my halfcab where I started the narrowing.
http://www.1337info.com/images/alan/narrow/none.jpg

Narrowed floorpan, where the fender will mount at the back of the rig.
http://www.1337info.com/images/alan/narrow/narrowed.jpg

Mocked up fender, reall crude mock up
http://www.1337info.com/images/alan/narrow/mockup.jpg
http://www.1337info.com/images/alan/narrow/mockup2.jpg

Another crude mock up, I figure at the back the fender will be moved in about 13-14 inches.
http://www.1337info.com/images/alan/narrow/mockup3.jpg

Look at that straight sheet metal /forums/images/graemlins/rotfl.gif Keep snaping the pics, I may do this next year. /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

yeah its never seen a real trail yet /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif, Paint was all pretty I feel bad cutting into it(I think my dad, aka my body man, feels worse but yeah).

Looks good! /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

I'll have to get cracking on mine this weekend. Maybe I'll get working on it tonight. /forums/images/graemlins/thinking.gif

all that took me like an hour at the most.

lookin great man! /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

Looks GOOD!!! /forums/images/graemlins/pimp.gif /forums/images/graemlins/pimp1.gif /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif
Nice CLEAN cuts!!!! /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

Yeah I was real careful, went really slow so the blade didn't grab and took the guide off so it wouldn't beat the fender.

You definitely have the right idea starting with a straight body. Its way easier than trying to get straight lines on a mangles one. Looks good, once the quarters are hanging on their own and you can stand back and look at them youll be thrilled.

Tearing her down, can see the firewall hack at the left.
http://www.1337info.com/images/alan/narrow/front.jpg
Hehe I like it, too bad she'd get all muddy like this.
http://www.1337info.com/images/alan/narrow/front2.jpg
Plan to cut the frame off right here for better approach.
http://www.1337info.com/images/alan/narrow/front3.jpg
Pretty sway bar mount, can tell that thing was working top notch huh?
http://www.1337info.com/images/alan/narrow/sway.jpg
Extra parts you always seem to have in such things
http://www.1337info.com/images/alan/narrow/extra.jpg
Pretty body bushings, when the fenders were unbolted I literally just lifted the core/radiator support out with no trouble.
http://www.1337info.com/images/alan/narrow/bushing.jpg

Did you finish the rear allready?

no dad's forcing me to get moving on everything so the rear won't be for a bit. He wants his garage back so he can put his race car in there that he won't be racing until late next spring.

do what I did and pay to keep dads car in storagem, I paid 70 bucks a month for two years while building the blazer /forums/images/graemlins/eek.gif

ha well he wants his shop cause hes gonna pull the motor out of his one race car(has 2 circle track cars) and rebuild it to a little hotter performance. So seeing as there is 5" of snow on the ground he can't do that in the driveway.