Common rust areas and whether to bail on a resto

[davepl]

You might want to post some pics of the problem areas, but from your description, it sounds like par for the course on these trucks except the bed. If you need a new bed floor, that's not that serious but it's a fair bit of work I imagine.

My WA truck was rust-free but came out of California. Unless you're getting a southwest dry truck, you're going to have some rust to contend with.

I'd do a thorough inspection if you haven't already, checking the cab corners and other common trouble spots, and if there are no more big surprises, I'd go ahead. But it helps if you can do some of the work yourself, as rust repair does get expensive.

[i82much]

Originally Posted by davepl

You might want to post some pics of the problem areas, but from your description, it sounds like par for the course on these trucks except the bed.

That's really the main question I was asking. I mean, if it sounds more or less like a problem that just about any truck is going to have, I may as well stick with what I've got.

Another reason to keep it is that I've had it basically since my son was born. That's only 3 years, but we've spent a lot of quality time in that truck, I've got some great pictures and video of him laughing hysterically when he was 2 and I was driving about 1 mph in the snow with him on my lap. He thought that was the greatest thing ever.