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bluec10 · 01-15-2004, 07:34 PM

I need some advice about door bottom rust. I'm assuming that the rust I'm experiencing on my '76 is pretty common to our trucks.

Are doors fully interchangable from 73-87?

Is there ANY point in trying to fix the rust with patches, or is finding better doors at the wrecker a better bet?

Thanks for any help that you can offer.

**old Rusty C10** · 01-16-2004, 12:34 AM

if youre good with a welder and body work, you can get the patch panels from LMC or the like and just change it out of curse you can get aftermarket doors for about $120 skins but youll have to go for new weatherstrip too

bluec10 · 01-16-2004, 12:51 AM

If all doors from 7-87 interchange...I think I'm off to the wrecker. My door panels are hammered anyway, and the previous owner decided to spruce them up with white spray paint (its a brown interior).

It's probably a good idea to change the weatherstripping anyway isn't it? Poor seals caused the rust problem in the first place.

01-15-2004, 07:34 PM	#1
bluec10 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 663	Door Bottom Rust I need some advice about door bottom rust. I'm assuming that the rust I'm experiencing on my '76 is pretty common to our trucks. Are doors fully interchangable from 73-87? Is there ANY point in trying to fix the rust with patches, or is finding better doors at the wrecker a better bet? Thanks for any help that you can offer. __________________ Present: 2015 Tacoma. Yeah, not a GM, but I love it. 1969 GMC 32,000 - fix, drive, relax, fix... 2019 BMW R1250 GSA - Yahoooooooo 1979 Honda GL 1000 - retro touring at its best. Past: '05 Sierra 4x4 - Had 270,000 KM and running well when it was written-off by a stop sign runner. '94 F-150 from the "F word" company. I'll admit it...good truck. Sold what was left of it for $800 to a guy who came to pick it up at 11:00 PM with cash in hand. Hmm. '79 Sierra Grande (Black) organ donor - perfect rebuildable 4-bolt 350 and a good TH350. '76 Sierra Grande (Orange) - hate isn't too strong a word. Kid who bought it turned it into a hot rod. '68 C-10 R.I.P. - Dad's old truck...too far gone to resurrect. '59 C-50 - with hoist. Truck is gone, wife isn't. Nuff said.

01-16-2004, 12:34 AM	#2
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,313	if youre good with a welder and body work, you can get the patch panels from LMC or the like and just change it out of curse you can get aftermarket doors for about $120 skins but youll have to go for new weatherstrip too __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

01-16-2004, 12:51 AM	#3
bluec10 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 663	If all doors from 7-87 interchange...I think I'm off to the wrecker. My door panels are hammered anyway, and the previous owner decided to spruce them up with white spray paint (its a brown interior). It's probably a good idea to change the weatherstripping anyway isn't it? Poor seals caused the rust problem in the first place. __________________ Present: 2015 Tacoma. Yeah, not a GM, but I love it. 1969 GMC 32,000 - fix, drive, relax, fix... 2019 BMW R1250 GSA - Yahoooooooo 1979 Honda GL 1000 - retro touring at its best. Past: '05 Sierra 4x4 - Had 270,000 KM and running well when it was written-off by a stop sign runner. '94 F-150 from the "F word" company. I'll admit it...good truck. Sold what was left of it for $800 to a guy who came to pick it up at 11:00 PM with cash in hand. Hmm. '79 Sierra Grande (Black) organ donor - perfect rebuildable 4-bolt 350 and a good TH350. '76 Sierra Grande (Orange) - hate isn't too strong a word. Kid who bought it turned it into a hot rod. '68 C-10 R.I.P. - Dad's old truck...too far gone to resurrect. '59 C-50 - with hoist. Truck is gone, wife isn't. Nuff said.



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