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Old 04-02-2008, 08:56 AM   #1
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A newb from Los Angeles...this forum is great!

Hello everyone,

I am new to the forum and the world of Chevy. I have never worked on cars or trucks, but plan on starting with this 1972 C20 Cheyenne Super I just purchased. I will have many questions as time goes on but in the mean time I was wondering if I could get some help with my rust problem. I live in Los Angeles and need someone to work on the rust above my windshield. Any one have any suggestions? Check out the photots.
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Old 04-02-2008, 09:14 AM   #2
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Jwalk1972,
Welcome to the board. Since you do have a Cheyenne Super I take it you have a pickup. There have been some post written on fixing this problem that you have. Since this is the Suburban forum I will move you over to the pickup forum for you.
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Old 04-02-2008, 09:19 AM   #3
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Hello everyone,

I am new to the forum and the world of Chevy. I have never worked on cars or trucks, but plan on starting with this 1972 C20 Cheyenne Super I just purchased. I will have many questions as time goes on but in the mean time I was wondering if I could get some help with my rust problem. I live in Los Angeles and need someone to work on the rust above my windshield. Any one have any suggestions? Check out the photots.
WELCOME ABOARD!!

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I picked some up at the Good Guys last Sat. Just haven't had a chance to try it yet.

Be patient. There will be tons of folks here that will chime in & give you their advice.

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Welcome friend!Looks like a West LA truck fer sher.
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Old 04-02-2008, 11:13 PM   #6
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thx for the feedback.

i have been checking out all the threads on this site and can't believe how helpful everyone is.

look forward to learning.

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Old 04-02-2008, 11:18 PM   #7
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Welcome to the board neighbor! So Cal inland empire area my self.

You might want to take some of the paint back to see how bad it is under there. Also take the drip molding caulk out to see how bad it actually is. Seems to be a pretty easy fix thou.
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Old 04-02-2008, 11:29 PM   #8
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Welcome from a northern neighbor. definitely like he says - depending on your plans for the truck. If it's a beater, don't know if you'd want tackle that unless you got lots of time. If it's something you really want to restore, depending on the condition fo the rest of the cab, you may want to look for another one (cab). There's lots of decent cabs in South Cal.
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Old 04-02-2008, 11:48 PM   #9
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Welcome to the board. This place is very addictive.
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Old 04-02-2008, 11:54 PM   #10
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thx

dan42 - my wifee went to an art school by you.

my hope is to gradually restore it, but i felt like I needed to take care of that hole before it gets worse.

Angeles68cal - I am going to take your advice and check to see how bad it really is before I make any major descisions. I hope it's not too crazy.
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Old 04-02-2008, 11:55 PM   #11
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Welcome from Santa Fe Springs, good to have another local on. Your roof seam looks like mine.
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Welcome neighbor. Is your Cheyenne Ochre and White like mine? I just started to get into these trucks so maybe we can try to help one another along.
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Welcome to the board. Good to see more SOCAL trucks here. It may be worth looking for a better cab.

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Old 04-03-2008, 04:23 AM   #15
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Old 04-03-2008, 05:48 AM   #17
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Welcome neighbor. Is your Cheyenne Ochre and White like mine? I just started to get into these trucks so maybe we can try to help one another along.
jegs72-sounds good. my fam is in SD. east san diego and north. what area do u live?

mine is solid green with a white top. i am still learning about my truck.

68shortbox-i am going to see how much work is involved before i decide weather or not to buy a new cab.
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Old 04-03-2008, 07:14 AM   #18
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Welcome from Rancho Cucamonga-I have learned tons of info from these great folks! SOCal Rocks! welcome
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Yep I agree with the others first get that old caulking out and see just how bad it is. Then post more pics so we can give better advice but a new cab may be in order since most of the rust on these trucks start from the inside and work their way out.

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Welcome to the board. Can you post a pic showing your entire truck? How are your cab corners and the floor. That rust has probably led to alot more rust in other places from the water traveling inside the cab and down - sure might be better off with a new cab.
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Welcome from Studio City. Let's see some more pics!
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Old 04-04-2008, 01:06 AM   #22
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Yep I agree with the others first get that old caulking out and see just how bad it is. Then post more pics so we can give better advice but a new cab may be in order since most of the rust on these trucks start from the inside and work their way out.

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Thx everyone for the advice!

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I think I will try to work on the caulking this weekend. I literally know nothing about how to work on cars, so i will wing it this weekend. I will read some of the other threads on how to remove the caulking and drip rail.

I am going to post some pictures of the truck to get some advice on weather its' worth it to do the work or purchase a new cab or even a new truck.

LEARNING!!! Hopefully not the hard way.
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Old 04-04-2008, 01:10 AM   #23
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thx for the welcome.

I am down the street from you in Valley Glen. Maybe you have some advice on a good resorce for body work?
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Welcome to the forum!

I started working on my truck when I was around 13 - had no clue whatsoever what I was doing, had never worked on a car before, and had to find out for myself which way to turn a wrench to loosen/tighten it. I had a little help from my dad, but I passed him up in skill within a year or two. The more time I spent working on it and on this forum, the more I learn and still continue to learn to this day. Be careful, these things are addictive! There is always more you can do and more to know.

If not for my truck, I certainly wouldn't be as "handy" as I am today. Had I not started working on it, when the garbage disposal went out, i'd probably be calling a repair man.

I agree, I think you are going to want to find a new cab - but just about anything is repairable with enough patience, skill, and money.
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Old 04-04-2008, 02:44 AM   #25
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Welcome to the forum!

I started working on my truck when I was around 13 - had no clue whatsoever what I was doing, had never worked on a car before, and had to find out for myself which way to turn a wrench to loosen/tighten it. I had a little help from my dad, but I passed him up in skill within a year or two. The more time I spent working on it and on this forum, the more I learn and still continue to learn to this day. Be careful, these things are addictive! There is always more you can do and more to know.

If not for my truck, I certainly wouldn't be as "handy" as I am today. Had I not started working on it, when the garbage disposal went out, I'd probably be calling a repair man.

I agree, I think you are going to want to find a new cab - but just about anything is repairable with enough patience, skill, and money.
Thanks for the input.

your so right this can and is very addicting.

It seems a little intimidating to think about changing out my whole cab. If I had a huge space to work on the truck and time. I think it would be a great project. But since I limited in my time and knowledge I though it might be quicker to have it repaired, but what I am hearing is in the long run it might be better to replace the cab depending on how much damage is hiding. I guess i won't know what to do until i really find out how much damage the cab really has.

I really appreciate everyones help.

I will be posting more pictures soon.
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