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06-25-2008, 09:25 PM
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Enjoying left field
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Nother new guy here
Howdy from North Idaho. Finally moved to a place where I can tear in to my 70 GMC. Probably won't hear too much from me at first. I don't want to be one of those guys that gets on a new forum and asks a ton of stupid questions
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06-25-2008, 10:24 PM
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Gone Fishing
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Re: Nother new guy here
Welcome to the board from Texas
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06-25-2008, 10:35 PM
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 to the board from Mid-MO!!!You'll find this place to become your second home. There's tons of information, friends, parts, .... and so much more. Just to wanted to bring this to your attention.... 2008 Board Meet in Big Sandy, TN
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06-26-2008, 12:30 AM
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Re: Nother new guy here
Welcome from California!
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06-26-2008, 12:34 AM
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Re: Nother new guy here
Welcome to the board from NC.
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06-26-2008, 01:08 AM
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Its always something!
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Re: Nother new guy here
Welcome from FT Worth TX.
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06-26-2008, 02:20 AM
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Enjoying left field
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Re: Nother new guy here
Friendly bunch aintcha?
 Quick question, I stopped by the local wrecking yard cause I need a bed for my truck, and they had one in decent shape, asking $350. It's not perfect, but its better than mine. Is this an alright deal? Its a longbed fleetside like mine, and the tailgate is bowed outward like most of these old farm trucks around here.
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06-26-2008, 08:49 PM
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06-27-2008, 03:20 AM
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Enjoying left field
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There is not really any rot in either to speak of. With my bed, both taillight areas are dinged and dented( thank my wife for that) and the bottom edge on the passenger side is curled up a little like a previous owner got high centered on a stump or something. And alot of other small dents in places that would seem to be hard to massage out. I am doing this truck entirely on my own including the body work and paint, and I can't afford to be buying a bunch of new body panels so I would like to start with something a little better. The bed is about the only part of the body that I don't feel comfortable doing, The rest of it isn't bad. I'll probably need to weld in new kick panels, and the lower part of the passenger fender that gets eaten by the battery. I'm more comfortable with my cut and re weld skills than my hammer and dolly skills. Anyway, enough rambling.
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06-26-2008, 11:59 AM
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On the fast track to nowhere..
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Re: Nother new guy here
from South Texas!
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06-26-2008, 04:44 PM
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They call me the Breeze...
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Welcome from NY!
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06-26-2008, 07:26 PM
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Step Brother
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Re: Nother new guy here
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06-27-2008, 04:08 AM
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If there's not any rot and you're going to save yourself time on bodywork, then I'd get the other bed for $350. Once you weigh the cost of time/labor and replacing the the sides with new metal, $350 is a small investment. Especially if your bed has messed up tail light areas; those run about $70 each for aftermarket patches.
Good luck on the new bed and keep us posted.
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06-27-2008, 11:32 AM
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Hello, an welcome, from Indiana!
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06-27-2008, 06:14 PM
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Welcome aboard from Northern California!
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06-29-2008, 08:13 AM
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Step Brother
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Re: Nother new guy here
from Knoxville Tn...
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06-29-2008, 04:45 PM
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Welcome from Central California!!!
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06-29-2008, 05:18 PM
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From West TN 
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06-30-2008, 06:26 AM
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Re: Nother new guy here
Welcome to the boards
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07-01-2008, 08:52 PM
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Enjoying left field
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Location: Dillon Montana
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Re: Nother new guy here
I stopped by a body shop today that also has a sand blaster to see how much it would take strip that bed before I take it home. He told me it would take 4-5 hours at $75/hour. Does this sound right or should I keep looking? I think the bed has original paint and very little rust.
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07-01-2008, 09:06 PM
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Welcome from KY!
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07-01-2008, 09:20 PM
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Welcome from sunny Iraq for the next few weeks. Then from San Diego, CA
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07-01-2008, 10:53 PM
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Re: Nother new guy here
Welcome to the board from South Mississippi!
You'll get more answers on the 67-72 Truck message board.
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07-03-2008, 05:27 PM
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Welcome from Kentucky.
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