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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: LBC California
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Drip rail needs to be replaced...any suggestions?
Ok...the drip rail on my 69 C/10 SWB is rusted and will require to be removed and replaced. I checked LMC site, but is the SS Drip Molding Set the kit needed to replaced the current one (welded sheet metal drip rail) or it's a dress up item?? The kit cost $120, or I can pay $500 ish to have the top cut and replaced. Also, my interior kick panel (heater area on both sides) is rusted), any way to fix this? I also see @ LMC that they offer a Kick panel set, but is it only a dress up or an actual weld sheet metal kit?? Any suggestions???
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Location: Southern Cal
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Re: Drip rail needs to be replaced...any suggestions?
The kit you speak of is a "dress-up" item. Since you live in the LBC (SoCal) I would just get another cab. You will pay far more in repair costs than you will for a nice rust free cab.
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Oroville, Ca
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Re: Drip rail needs to be replaced...any suggestions?
Ouch! That looks pretty bad, I agree you would be money ahead to grab a different cab. Around Cali they are plentiful, and pretty cheap (compared to the labor/parts involved in repair)
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Re: Drip rail needs to be replaced...any suggestions?
convertableize it
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: North GA
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Re: Drip rail needs to be replaced...any suggestions?
Being that you are in CA it would be wise to look for another rust free cab or at the very least go with the whole roof. If your drip rails are rusted that bad you most likely will need a new roof skin as well (kinda looks that way from the pics)
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: San Diego, CA
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Re: Drip rail needs to be replaced...any suggestions?
Im in San Diego and my truck was rusted out on the bottom half but the roof was PERFECT.... So I cut the roof off about 5 inches below the roof line and trashed the cab.... Its just sitting in my shed... If you need it PM me.... I was gonna take it to Pamona this weekend but unfortunately I cant go....
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Spanaway
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Re: Drip rail needs to be replaced...any suggestions?
Its more than the drip rail i can tell you that, look at the roof seem from the rear of the door, totally rusted. I'll almost guarentee you that the inner roof line and windshield area are in pretty bad shape as well.
My vote, new cab or a whole roof replacement depending the shape of the rest of the cab, problem is you can't see the cowel area without dissasembly of the cab.
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