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Originally Posted by weim55
Paint is becoming such an expensive commitment I’m starting to notice how rare it is anyone does a complete anymore. The whole ‘patina’ thing has its place I guess, but there’s nothing like fresh new finish. Enjoy the reassembly, looks like you’ll be driving soon 
Steve weim55 Colorado |
I ran across the guy who did mine via internet search . He came highly recommended . I called him , he looked at truck gave me a price I couldn’t believe . Way low for a decent body man. But after talking to him , he quit the body shop work to make some real money as he said. He is now a mill wright and does this out of his shop as a hobby. His estimate for cab corners , rockers , cab supports , front , rear fender rust and damage repair , hidden tail gate latches and tail gate work , install new cab doors , align all panels , prime , prime , paint and 5 coats of quality clear less than $10,000 he didn’t make any money that’s for sure. He sent me progress pic’s daily , told me to come over any time and look at his work . He did everything him self , He has a 2 wheel 68 step like mine but he’s going to leave it rough and make a sleeper out of it. With a blown 454 , 700r4 , Ford 9” rear end .
He’s a hell of a body , paint guy and has become a friend since he started. By the way he did everything in 6 months !