How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds

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most bodyshops here use mig welders , there special sort of migwelder though they bring less heat intoo the material and use a different wire think it has some tin in it , the current superthin sheetmetal and special aloys require use those types of welders

tig welding is wonderful but the metal needs to be verry clean to be able to lay a nice weld and repairing a run off the mill pre 80's rustbucket with a tigwelder......... i'm afraid it brings you more pain than gain .

havent seen the state of youre truck when you had done the metalwork and before it went to paint but i might rather first grind out the filler pull out dents and work on my planischingskills before taking good metal out with a grinder and tigweld it

its good practice and when it doesnt work you can allways grab the grinder and take the darn piece out