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bluec10 09-12-2008 03:42 PM
The Restoration has Begun
 
Well, here goes nothing. After waiting for about 6 months for the body shop to have time to work on my truck, it has begun.

At first we thought cab corners and cab mounts were the only repairs needed but as always as we dug into things we found more and more rust. A bit of the right rocker, the floor where it meets the kick-panel on both sides, and inside the cab behind the cab corners were rotted out. So...the tab keeps going higher, and higher, and higher. I have a patient wife.

The good news is that the guy doing the metal work is a 20 year-old genius. I couldn't believe some of the patch panels he bent/welded into place. He made them from scratch and they looked factory stamped. I also supplied some patches (cab corners, rockers, cab mounts) but he made all the odd stuff. After he's welded-in a panel it will hardly take any putty at all to get it perfect.

I hope to have a ready-to-paint truck after they're done. So, now the saving starts for the paint job. I sure hope they don't find any more rust.

steelhorse 09-12-2008 03:44 PM
Re: The Restoration has Begun
 
Good luck on your build and just so you know
:wop:

LockDoc 09-12-2008 03:47 PM
Re: The Restoration has Begun
 
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Glad to hear the wheels are turning, so to speak. It all takes time...and money.

LockDoc

big_al_71 09-12-2008 08:03 PM
Re: The Restoration has Begun
 
Good luck and get ready the $$$ will creep up really quick!!

the only part I always hate on a build is the body shop time, since I dont know or have the time to learn because of my business...

highwaymiles 09-12-2008 08:28 PM
Re: The Restoration has Begun
 
i can't afford a bodyshop but i do stainless work for a living and can get it real cheap so i have been patching in the prone-to-rust spots with stainless,i have been taking pics every step of the way, i will put up build pics as soon as i get organized.hope it turns out half as nice as the ones i see here!

70cst 09-12-2008 08:33 PM
Re: The Restoration has Begun
 
:cong: Now the Restoration Avalanche...a $ here and a $ there. I took my truck in last Jan. 08 and I still have 2-3 months to go. I to had rust in the kick panel/floor area along with the rockers. Remember: You can't take your $$$ with you.:lol: Good luck in your restoration.

ChevLoRay 09-12-2008 08:46 PM
Re: The Restoration has Begun
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by 70cst (Post 2887683)
:cong: Now the Restoration Avalanche...a $ here and a $ there....Remember: You can't take your $$$ with you.:lol:
When John D. Rockefeller died a number of years ago, his accountant was asked, "How much money did he leave?" His reply, "All of it."

It's a good thing to have started. It's a great thing to have an understanding wife. It's a wonderful thing to have the money to do the job. Having all three of these components?

Priceless.

bluec10 09-13-2008 05:39 PM
Re: The Restoration has Begun
 
Will get pics ASAP.

72BlckButy 09-13-2008 11:32 PM
Re: The Restoration has Begun
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by bluec10 (Post 2888521)
Will get pics ASAP.
You better, or I think you'll have a several members heading to Canada to take a closer look... :D

Good luck with the build!


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