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Re: Cab construction??
Little update, I finished work on the passenger side and the cab corners all new rockers both sides and cab corners. the truck is almost rust free except the box! Here are some pics.
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And here's a little before and after. And a pic of my front fender which literally had a tub of bondo on it for that dent along the middle. Someone definitely scraped someone in a parking lot! People should sign a waiver before they buy bondo, or at least take a class on how to use it lol
Oh and the pic of the drivers side door opening looks dusty.... because of all the bondo I took off of that fender. |
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And here's a few action shots lol My buddy is a wicked photographer! The truck is now rust free!!! I'm Getting ready for paint. Cant make up my mind weather to paint it the original blue or go black??? Input needed!
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Re: Cab construction??
Nice work and cool pics man! As for the color, it just depends on how much work you want to do. Changing colors could be a real pain sometimes. Maybe just update the blue on the outside to a similar shade.
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Re: Cab construction??
Yep- cool photos!
Blue is a great standard color. Save you lots of money leaving it blue or a closer shade to what you got and then spend that savings on wheels. The right wheels make these trucks look fantastic.
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Re: Cab construction??
Thanks for the comments guys! Everyone says it'l be easier blue.... I've already painted the engine bay black and I'll probably keep the interior blue. What colour exteriors came with blue interiors? only blue? I'll probably keep the truck blue but man I really love the look of the black ones!! Also what wheels would you guys suggest? I was thinking I would get my stock rims sandblasted, repaint them and clean up the trim rings and center caps. I was thinking about the bfgoodrich radial ta's little wider and lower than the regular tire size.
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Actually I just found a pic of how I'd like my wheels to look! Hope member 70cst doesn't mind I borrowed his picture!
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Re: Cab construction??
Phenomenal job! I hope to do the same on my truck this summer...though I can only pray it looks as smooth as your work!
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Re: Cab construction??
nice job on the windshield, I did the same thing. cut a section out of a junkyard truck and it turned out real nice
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Here are the pics of my repair. I did a little more cleanup from the last pic, but no pics of the final product
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Man that looks great! Dunno why I didn't think to cut one off a junker lol woulda made life easier! Looks really good thanks for the pics!!
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Solid work man, very clean! How come you didn't have to replace the inner rocker panel? Does that body not have them? I have a 69 and i'm basically doing the same thing, but i have to do the inners also...
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Hey! thanks for the compliments. I changed the inner rockers, guess I didnt put any pics of them! here's one of the finished drivers side inner rocker, enjoy!
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Re: Cab construction??
Just wondering about the floor patch, does it have to be spot welded to the front cab support area?
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