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Old 10-21-2009, 12:26 PM   #1
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Just a few pics of the work i have ahead of me. as it always is, the more i work on it the more i see it needs. lol
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Old 10-21-2009, 12:31 PM   #2
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and a few more pics. SO MUCH CANCER!!
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Old 10-21-2009, 01:01 PM   #3
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Wow, that's a little more rust then you usually see around here.
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Old 10-21-2009, 01:05 PM   #4
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yeah i got this from montana. it was a old farm truck. all the rust is from mud collecting water. both door bottoms are full of mud. i wish it was a southen truck. i was in cali a few weeks ago and nothing had rust on it.
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Old 10-21-2009, 01:14 PM   #5
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actually my Cali truck had rust problem worse than that, the PO left the windows rolled down since the late 80's
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Old 10-21-2009, 01:26 PM   #6
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and a few more pics
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Old 10-21-2009, 01:34 PM   #7
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Still looks very solid compared to a lot of trucks that I see. My 70 came from N. Tn. and I had to replace the rockers and the front kick panels due to rust. Check out my bed...can we say rust?
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Old 10-21-2009, 01:48 PM   #8
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Now i feel a little better lol. i have a wood floor in my bed. i cant even step in it or i colapse. i guess this is why thay call them long term projects lol
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Old 10-21-2009, 02:22 PM   #9
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Hope ya got a welder cause your gonna need one... Welcome to the board and congrats on your new ride..
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Old 10-21-2009, 02:29 PM   #10
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no i am look at welders. does any one know the best place to get the patch panals i need, and if a 110v 90amp flux welder will do the job? thanks

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Old 10-21-2009, 06:30 PM   #11
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Still looks very solid compared to a lot of trucks that I see. My 70 came from N. Tn. and I had to replace the rockers and the front kick panels due to rust. Check out my bed...can we say rust?
Good God 70cst!! did you haul that up from the sea bed?
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Old 10-21-2009, 11:05 PM   #12
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That's what you call a "Rusty puppy".
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Welcome to the board fellow Illinoian! I am just a few miles north on rt 31 from you.
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Old 10-22-2009, 10:59 AM   #14
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yeah i use to live out there. to bad the weather gets bad fast around here. i was hoping to get more things done this year. thats what happens when you have a outdoor project.
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