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Suicide-D · 07-05-2002, 11:58 PM

Started with the worst one....

Suicide-D · 07-05-2002, 11:59 PM

before

Suicide-D · 07-06-2002, 12:00 AM

AFTER

Suicide-D · 07-06-2002, 12:00 AM

after

Suicide-D · 07-06-2002, 12:01 AM

I'll plan on doing the rust treatment to the inside in the morning

junkyardjohn · 07-06-2002, 12:10 AM

WOW -- I'M GETTING READY TO TOSS A PAIR IN THE CRUSHER THAT ARE 20 TIMES BETTER THAN THOSE. IF YOU CAN GET THEM FROM HERE IN NV. TO THERE IN TEXAS, YOUR SURE WELCOME TO EM. JOHN

bbs1965 · 08-06-2002, 09:15 PM

my doors are several times better then that I'm selling cheap because its too hot to box em and mess with shipping.

I'm just trying to sell most stuff for pickup right now.

I'm at my place from 11 am till 10 pm on Sundays only.

big blue 72 · 08-06-2002, 10:32 PM

Hey lets keep this one on the top. i am doing the same thing to my doors right now!!!!!
I would like to see how you do this step-by-step. That would be GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*Gee_Emm* · 08-06-2002, 11:48 PM

Yah I would have to agree that even up here in rustville there are better doors then that to start with. Are you putting all new bottoms on them from donor doors or repairing the holes another way? I was surprised that Texas is alot rustier then I thought it would be.

Anyways keep us updated.

Southpa · 08-07-2002, 01:01 AM

Heres one I recently replaced. I'll hang onto it for now. Maybe use it for some welding practice. It still works like a door anyway.
But I don't think I'll toss it, they are getting hard to find in this area. I had to sort thru 8 sets before I found better ones and THEY needed a bit of work.

Sorry, about the first one, shadows.

Suicide-D · 08-07-2002, 01:04 AM

I'm pretty close to the Gulf of Mexico so we do get alot of salt and this truck may not have been taken care of after going to the beach.... I was going to fiberglass the bottoms... but I have changed my mind. I will now pursue better replacement shells for my 71. and then try my hand at repairing these with door bottoms for my 68

*Gee_Emm* · 08-07-2002, 01:08 AM

Im pretty sure that they make patch panels for that area. Maybe check into going that route???

Squaw2 · 08-07-2002, 08:32 AM

On Wes's site, he just posted the video for door repair is available, tips and tricks the pros use, to repair and assemble the doors.

XXL · 08-07-2002, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gee_Emm
I was surprised that Texas is alot rustier then I thought it would be.

Texas is a big place... there's an ocean, mountains, desert, forests, and so on. Dirt Dobber is in Houston so it doesn't surprise me a bit that he's got rust in the doors.

Kenneth

chevy4ever · 08-07-2002, 02:15 PM

yeah, im in corpus, beach is 17 miles down the road. Im just about to sell my malibu (thank god it isnt from here) and found a truck that has very little rust. Rust is terrible here, i would have traveled out west to look for my truck but a friend got tired of his.... 77 lwb 4x4 $650 ?!?wow!?!

**ThreeQuarter** · 08-07-2002, 05:35 PM

Ditto! I bought the '72 GMC from a little town south of Corpus, about ten miles from the water and it was a rust bucket!

XXL is right--it's big place with several distinct climates. Here's a quick geography lesson for those interested:

Ecoregions of Texas

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*Gee_Emm* · 08-07-2002, 06:58 PM

Well I was just comparing it to what I deal with up here. We have winter 7 months of the year so you could literally have a chunk of 7 month old snow riding around stuck to your truck until it melts in the spring. Plus all the sand and salt that they throw on the streets. From what I saw while driving across the northern tip was almost comparable to the rust that we get here.

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Suicide-D Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Katy, TX...but the love of my life resides in Dublin,OH. Posts: 1,408	Pics of the doors in progress Started with the worst one.... Attached Images

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Suicide-D Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Katy, TX...but the love of my life resides in Dublin,OH. Posts: 1,408	and the bottom before Attached Images

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Suicide-D Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Katy, TX...but the love of my life resides in Dublin,OH. Posts: 1,408	top AFTER Attached Images

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Suicide-D Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Katy, TX...but the love of my life resides in Dublin,OH. Posts: 1,408	bottom after Attached Images

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Suicide-D Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Katy, TX...but the love of my life resides in Dublin,OH. Posts: 1,408	last one I'll plan on doing the rust treatment to the inside in the morning Attached Images

07-06-2002, 12:10 AM	#6
junkyardjohn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SOMERSET KY. Posts: 6,427	WOW -- I'M GETTING READY TO TOSS A PAIR IN THE CRUSHER THAT ARE 20 TIMES BETTER THAN THOSE. IF YOU CAN GET THEM FROM HERE IN NV. TO THERE IN TEXAS, YOUR SURE WELCOME TO EM. JOHN __________________ junkyardjohn 69 1 TON TOW TRUCK // 84 4WD CUCV BLAZER// 85 1 TON 4WD STAKE TRUCK// 86 M1031 5/4 TON 4WD CUCV// ALOT OF OLD TRUCKS FOR ONE OLD MAN TO DRIVE. THERES ROOM FOR ALL OF GODS CREATURES RIGHT NEXT TO MY MASHED POTATOES// LIFE MEMBER OF P.E.T.A (PEOPLE EATING TASTY ANIMALS) DON'T RENT U-HAUL ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH IT WILL AMAZE PART OF THE PEOPLE & ASTONISH THE REST

08-06-2002, 09:15 PM	#7
bbs1965 Open Sundays 10 till 10 Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Waxahachie,Texas 75165 Posts: 1,009	my doors are several times better then that I'm selling cheap because its too hot to box em and mess with shipping. I'm just trying to sell most stuff for pickup right now. I'm at my place from 11 am till 10 pm on Sundays only.

08-06-2002, 10:32 PM	#8
big blue 72 Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: hamilton,ohio,usa Posts: 1,499	Hey lets keep this one on the top. i am doing the same thing to my doors right now!!!!! I would like to see how you do this step-by-step. That would be GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

08-06-2002, 11:48 PM	#9
Gee_Emm Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,002	Yah I would have to agree that even up here in rustville there are better doors then that to start with. Are you putting all new bottoms on them from donor doors or repairing the holes another way? I was surprised that Texas is alot rustier then I thought it would be. Anyways keep us updated.

08-07-2002, 01:01 AM	#10
Southpa Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Posts: 2,410	Heres one I recently replaced. I'll hang onto it for now. Maybe use it for some welding practice. It still works like a door anyway. But I don't think I'll toss it, they are getting hard to find in this area. I had to sort thru 8 sets before I found better ones and THEY needed a bit of work. Sorry, about the first one, shadows. __________________ 1970 GMC 1500 Custom Original 350/TH350 Victoria, BC, Canada You can wish in one hand and crap in the other. See which one gets filled first.

08-07-2002, 01:04 AM	#11
Suicide-D Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Katy, TX...but the love of my life resides in Dublin,OH. Posts: 1,408	I'm pretty close to the Gulf of Mexico so we do get alot of salt and this truck may not have been taken care of after going to the beach.... I was going to fiberglass the bottoms... but I have changed my mind. I will now pursue better replacement shells for my 71. and then try my hand at repairing these with door bottoms for my 68

08-07-2002, 01:08 AM	#12
Gee_Emm Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,002	Im pretty sure that they make patch panels for that area. Maybe check into going that route???

08-07-2002, 08:32 AM	#13
Squaw2 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Palmdale, Ca Posts: 21	On Wes's site, he just posted the video for door repair is available, tips and tricks the pros use, to repair and assemble the doors.

08-07-2002, 02:15 PM	#15
chevy4ever Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Corpus Christi, Tx Posts: 156	RRUUUUST!!! yeah, im in corpus, beach is 17 miles down the road. Im just about to sell my malibu (thank god it isnt from here) and found a truck that has very little rust. Rust is terrible here, i would have traveled out west to look for my truck but a friend got tired of his.... 77 lwb 4x4 $650 ?!?wow!?! __________________ email is matthew.solar1984@gmail.com 1980 Malibu Classic 2door(sold) 8-( 2001 Silverado single cab 4.3 V6(stolen and the totalled) 1979 GMC sierra swb stepside 350(sold) 1990 chevy suburban 4x4 350 2001 tahoe 4x4 2001 suburban 4x4

08-07-2002, 05:35 PM	#16
ThreeQuarter Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Texan in Iowa Posts: 2,522	Ditto! I bought the '72 GMC from a little town south of Corpus, about ten miles from the water and it was a rust bucket! XXL is right--it's big place with several distinct climates. Here's a quick geography lesson for those interested: Ecoregions of Texas and Attached Images __________________ Ben '68 Chevy C10 Custom LWB 327/TH400 2nd owner '16 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE Dblcab 4wd 5.3



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08-07-2002, 06:58 PM	#17
Gee_Emm Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,002	Well I was just comparing it to what I deal with up here. We have winter 7 months of the year so you could literally have a chunk of 7 month old snow riding around stuck to your truck until it melts in the spring. Plus all the sand and salt that they throw on the streets. From what I saw while driving across the northern tip was almost comparable to the rust that we get here.

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