56 shop truck build

[dubie]

Got a bit of painting done on the axle and drums tonight. Then I tried stripping some paint in "questionable" area to see what was under the paint. The tops of the fenders are 100% solid, I was shocked to find that but extremely happy at the same time. I did however find the dreaded high build bondo on the passenger side door, in some spots it was 3/8" thinck. Apparently this truck was in rough shape at one time. We've found evidence of a front end collision at one point in it's life time. ANd this door has a full width crease that was over filled with body filler. The filler job was smooth and it matched the level of the fender but guess how much filler is in that fender. The cab corner was replaced at 1 time and then damaged again, but whoever put this in years ago, did a super smooth job. And it's all filled with metal