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COACHMEASON · 12-28-2006, 07:26 PM

Not a body man at all...Can someone throw an estimate at me about the general cost of getting this bedside in the "right" condition...there is a crease below the tailight, small dent in the wheel lip, and rust about the area where the carriage bolts to the floor...thanks

72armyswbtruck · 12-28-2006, 07:46 PM

Do it yourself... You can do it

**CMars45000** · 12-28-2006, 09:58 PM

for what a professional bodyman wold charge to straighten out a bedside, you could own all the tools needed and do it in the future again or sell the tools and cash up in the deal...

I decided to teach my self and but the tools...

A stud welder and slide hammer would make it a pretty easy fix...A D/A air sander would be good to have too..

I bought the following in hope of attacing any bodywork project that comes my way:

-Studwelder Kit from MotorGuard Corp.
-Dynabrade 6" D/A
-Hutchins 2000 longboard air sander
-full set of DuraBlock snading blocks

That is the only stuff I purchased that is really specific to body work...

BarryB · 12-29-2006, 12:03 AM

couple of hundred bucks, for a "good" body man.

1969k10stepside · 12-29-2006, 12:05 AM

Its a long bed,you can get a decent one cheap.Just look and buy a good one.A shortbed is when you spend the money to fix but there is decent longbeds everywhere.
My 2 cents..

12-28-2006, 07:26 PM	#1
COACHMEASON Keep On Keepin' On Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 417	Repair bedside estimate Not a body man at all...Can someone throw an estimate at me about the general cost of getting this bedside in the "right" condition...there is a crease below the tailight, small dent in the wheel lip, and rust about the area where the carriage bolts to the floor...thanks

12-28-2006, 07:46 PM	#2
72armyswbtruck Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 4,034	Re: Repair bedside estimate Do it yourself... You can do it __________________ "Remember, They can Kill You, but they can't eat You, That's against the law!!!!!!!!!"

12-28-2006, 09:58 PM	#3
CMars45000 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 204	Re: Repair bedside estimate for what a professional bodyman wold charge to straighten out a bedside, you could own all the tools needed and do it in the future again or sell the tools and cash up in the deal... I decided to teach my self and but the tools... A stud welder and slide hammer would make it a pretty easy fix...A D/A air sander would be good to have too.. I bought the following in hope of attacing any bodywork project that comes my way: -Studwelder Kit from MotorGuard Corp. -Dynabrade 6" D/A -Hutchins 2000 longboard air sander -full set of DuraBlock snading blocks That is the only stuff I purchased that is really specific to body work... __________________ Project Family Values Build Thread Vehicles/Projects: -1971 C10 SWB Fleetside! Gathering parts now, will begin frame-off resto soon... Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. -Aristotle

12-29-2006, 12:03 AM	#4
BarryB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Blountville, Tn. Posts: 3,904	Re: Repair bedside estimate couple of hundred bucks, for a "good" body man.

12-29-2006, 12:05 AM	#5
1969k10stepside Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: USA Posts: 21,020	Re: Repair bedside estimate Its a long bed,you can get a decent one cheap.Just look and buy a good one.A shortbed is when you spend the money to fix but there is decent longbeds everywhere. My 2 cents..



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