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Originally Posted by Palf70Step
I always hate to see what is hidden beneath the paint and bondo of our old stuff. Most of it seems to be very repairable Rian. Those wings would definitely challenge my skill set though..
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If it were not so cost
Y to bring in a wing or other bits, I certainly would look for new pattern or replacement parts, but add in all the costs and it becomes a bit costly.
So repair is the way.
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Originally Posted by realvc
Put it back together as is and enjoy your truck on the road.
Find new or better parts and repair and replace as you go.
Hows that for a plan?
Oh, wait that's the plan for the 62 in my shop.
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Morning Vince.
No way would I even attempt to reassemble a rotten truck now.
Only way is forward.
Bit of history here......
Been asked by a few people why I started the resto on the truck when it looked so shiny before.
Of course the results of the Blasting and etch priming kinda answers it. It was in much worse condition than the photos implied.
Harley in June 2013 when the Chevy landed, as always inspecting and ensuring my safety.
With restarting the truck resto now, I will miss her if she ends up not making it after Tuesday.
Currently I am feeding her 1/2 a chopped chicken breast twice a day which she is managing easier than the dry food or even her favourite Dreamies
This behaviour is also completely alien to her, only the last 10 days or so has she jumped onto kitchen units and been trying to drink from any cups in the sink, I now leave a cup of water for her..... she never used to do it, so another sign that all is not right.
So truck as it stands now.
Was chatting to my cousin in Cape Town yesterday about the cost of the blasting, at £240.00 for 8 pieces.
He felt it was a bargain, compared to the cost of my time and materials, as did I.
If you look at the other sides of panels and the Complexity of cleaning them up for repairs and paint, it would have taken a lot longer than 3 hrs per panel to clean and prime at £10.00 per hour.
Sally and I went down to the garage to grab some more detail pics yesterday.
Speaker hole needs to be closed up too as part of the repair work.
I think this will be interesting....
Yup, scares me.
Garage temperature this time of year stays between 0’C and 6’C if it warms up.
Yesterday was 3’C which obviously interferes a bit with working in there.
Hence the small caravan on the drive that can be heated really fast and is insulated to stay warm enough for welding and also for priming panels once welded and finished up.
Should be gooderer.... 😉
