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revn67 · 02-02-2008, 09:16 AM

i have to the opportunity to purchase a 71 cab that has just had all rust and bodypanels replaced...and it is in epoxy primer right now....4 doors with minimal rust...3 fenders that are in good shape...67 grille..new weatherstriping for doors and windows and a 69 1/2 ton shortbed frame....i can buy this for $700.....is there anyone that wouldn't buy this lot of things?

john@thepier · 02-02-2008, 10:18 AM

Sounds good to me, buy it! Just the work done to the cab should have run more than the $700 and if the rest of the stuff is as good as you say than its a no brainer. Pictures of the stuff will help for a more accurate answer. John

stanglifemike · 02-02-2008, 10:20 AM

Yea whats the condition of the bed and frame?

cdowns · 02-02-2008, 10:24 AM

really depends on the quality of the work to the cab is the roof sound or made out of bondo

BP68 · 02-02-2008, 11:49 AM

If the cab was done right, then that sounds like a deal to me.

CG · 02-02-2008, 11:52 AM

Sounds ok to me, but I would rather see the body in bare metal myself.

71swb4x4 · 02-02-2008, 12:37 PM

I agree, IF the cab was done right it's a deal. I would want to see the cab with a set of doors mounted on it though so you can tell that the caps and body lines are correct.

revn67 · 02-03-2008, 02:59 AM

unfortunately i dont have pics on my computer of it but i saw the pics of the cab going through every process and he definitely did it right....the roof was not bad at all....in the pics of it in bare metal there were no rust issues in the gutters and there was only a minor dent on the upper portion of the cab in the back.....the only place he used filler was when he shaved the gas filler and some on the firewall where he shaved the firewall as well, the doors are all pretty solid...some of them have some rust spotting on the bottom and little dents here and there and one of the fenders i can cut up to use to repair others, but the other 2 are in really nice shape....the bed was a longbed and he shortened it, he is just throwing that in because he obviously won't need it and i don't need it either...i already have a bed i just restored so i dunno what ill do with that...i am very comfortable with bodywork and welding so i have no problem with any of that. the frame has surface rust but it is structurally sound.....if i think it isn't what he said then i just won't take the frame.

02-02-2008, 09:16 AM	#1
revn67 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: east longmeadow, MA Posts: 540	is it worth it? i have to the opportunity to purchase a 71 cab that has just had all rust and bodypanels replaced...and it is in epoxy primer right now....4 doors with minimal rust...3 fenders that are in good shape...67 grille..new weatherstriping for doors and windows and a 69 1/2 ton shortbed frame....i can buy this for $700.....is there anyone that wouldn't buy this lot of things? __________________ 67 small windowed,shortbed,fleetside, sbc 327, th350,12 bolt :under the knife: 71 cab for sale in parts classifieds! 2004 black chevy 1500 "finish your beer, theres sober kids in india!"

02-02-2008, 10:18 AM	#2
john@thepier Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Lake Geneva, WI 53147 Posts: 970	Re: is it worth it? Sounds good to me, buy it! Just the work done to the cab should have run more than the $700 and if the rest of the stuff is as good as you say than its a no brainer. Pictures of the stuff will help for a more accurate answer. John Last edited by john@thepier; 02-02-2008 at 10:18 AM.

02-02-2008, 10:20 AM	#3
stanglifemike Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Carrollton, GA Posts: 43	Re: is it worth it? Yea whats the condition of the bed and frame? __________________ 71 C-10 98 Mustang GT 06 Mustang GT

02-02-2008, 10:24 AM	#4
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: is it worth it? really depends on the quality of the work to the cab is the roof sound or made out of bondo __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

02-02-2008, 11:49 AM	#5
BP68 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Olive Branch, MS Posts: 824	Re: is it worth it? If the cab was done right, then that sounds like a deal to me. __________________ 68 C10 Shortbed Fleetside 06 Chevy Ext Cab Fleetside 03 Grand Prix GTP My build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=269999

02-02-2008, 11:52 AM	#6
CG BlahBlahBlah Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wa. Posts: 20,035	Re: is it worth it? Sounds ok to me, but I would rather see the body in bare metal myself.

02-02-2008, 12:37 PM	#7
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	Re: is it worth it? I agree, IF the cab was done right it's a deal. I would want to see the cab with a set of doors mounted on it though so you can tell that the caps and body lines are correct. __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

02-03-2008, 02:59 AM	#8
revn67 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: east longmeadow, MA Posts: 540	Re: is it worth it? unfortunately i dont have pics on my computer of it but i saw the pics of the cab going through every process and he definitely did it right....the roof was not bad at all....in the pics of it in bare metal there were no rust issues in the gutters and there was only a minor dent on the upper portion of the cab in the back.....the only place he used filler was when he shaved the gas filler and some on the firewall where he shaved the firewall as well, the doors are all pretty solid...some of them have some rust spotting on the bottom and little dents here and there and one of the fenders i can cut up to use to repair others, but the other 2 are in really nice shape....the bed was a longbed and he shortened it, he is just throwing that in because he obviously won't need it and i don't need it either...i already have a bed i just restored so i dunno what ill do with that...i am very comfortable with bodywork and welding so i have no problem with any of that. the frame has surface rust but it is structurally sound.....if i think it isn't what he said then i just won't take the frame. __________________ 67 small windowed,shortbed,fleetside, sbc 327, th350,12 bolt :under the knife: 71 cab for sale in parts classifieds! 2004 black chevy 1500 "finish your beer, theres sober kids in india!"



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