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Old 03-19-2008, 08:39 PM   #8
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Re: Rusty Situation

YOU MAY BE ABLE TO RENT A MIG UNIT FROM A TOOL RENTAL STORE. BUT, YOU WILL ALSO NEED A GRINDER AND A SPOT WELD CUTTER. IF I WERE YOU I WOULD GO GET SOME ESTIMATES FOR THE REPAIR FROM A FEW BODY SHOPS AND SEE HOW MUCH MONEY IT WOULD COST TO REPLACE THE ROTTED SHEET METAL WITH NEW(from a donor truck). YOU DONT HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE PANNEL IKE I DID. I HAD RUST ON BOTH ENDS AND IN THE FIREWALL PART OF THE COWL. AND THE WINDSHIELD WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED, IT IT HAS A CRACK IT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED ALSO. THE FRONT FENDERS WILL ALSO HAVE TO BE REMOVED MOST LIKELY.
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