Hey gents,
Thought I would drop a message here to show that this build isn't lost, just put on hold. I am once again on another deployment, and this is following a cold late winter in Colorado. Needless to say, progress has been pretty slow. With what down time I have here and the eagerness to start working on my truck again. I am developing a plan for when I get back home.
Before I had left, I was working on the floor and rocker panels. After getting one side in, I was not happy with how it turned out. Additionally, after lifting the rubber soundproof matting that is towards the front, there is significantly more rust. So I am opting to just go ahead and purchase a whole new floorpan. This should speed up a few things and may just save me some cost.
I am looking for some opinions. Ideally I would like to have metal in lieu of the bondo, but trying to keep this build going and within somewhat of a budget. I am leaning more towards leaving it and just cleaning up the lines so that everything is smooth. Any concerns, alternatives, ideas?
With all these rust issues, I am most definitely going to spray some kind of rust inhibitor within the cab, specifically the roof and the cowl area. I have seen that Eastwood has some rust inhibitors. Any others I should look into?