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mr48chev · 01-31-2019, 03:34 AM

I think they had that truck in the shop for close to two years. Truck was something most guys on here would have scrapped when they took it in and they could have saved them a lot of money by buying an aftermarket chassis and cab and doors. That would have cut the wasted man hours done a lot.

I like the show but they spend way too much time on some things that they would be a lot better off to just buy new and be done with it and Chassis is one of them. That truck and the 41 Ford Panel both should have had aftermarket chassis from a known builder. I don't know how many hours they had in that kid's VW bug that was on one of the shows tonight but the vin on those is on the floor pan so a body swap isn't an issue. They could have picked up a straight and rust free bug shell for maybe 1000 to 1500 and had several hundred less hours in it body wise..

01-31-2019, 03:34 AM	#2
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,342	Re: $188,000 Pickup I think they had that truck in the shop for close to two years. Truck was something most guys on here would have scrapped when they took it in and they could have saved them a lot of money by buying an aftermarket chassis and cab and doors. That would have cut the wasted man hours done a lot. I like the show but they spend way too much time on some things that they would be a lot better off to just buy new and be done with it and Chassis is one of them. That truck and the 41 Ford Panel both should have had aftermarket chassis from a known builder. I don't know how many hours they had in that kid's VW bug that was on one of the shows tonight but the vin on those is on the floor pan so a body swap isn't an issue. They could have picked up a straight and rust free bug shell for maybe 1000 to 1500 and had several hundred less hours in it body wise.. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.