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The start of rust repair
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Just bought the truck today!
1967 Long Bed with Leaf spring rear suspension Need some advice on rust area's I will be doing all the work myself I know the cab corners and rocker panels are readily available but what about the firewall metal? See pics Attachment 1244326 Attachment 1244327 Attachment 1244328 |
Re: The start of rust repair
Yikes! Cowls and firewalls are available but pretty spendy. My advice is find a new cab. They are out there and fairly cheap. For a do it yourselfer I would avoid firewall/cowl problems, front window channel and drip rail rot. Good luck with your repairs whichever route you go
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Re: The start of rust repair
I'd probably just expose the rusted spots, cut it out and weld in new sheet metal. Most of what you see is flat. Find some old fender, bedside, etc and cut what you need. May have to do a little hammer work, but nothing too hard. A new cab would be nice, but they're not common.
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Re: The start of rust repair
In a situation that bad the whole inner cowl more then likely is gone. It will continue down around the fresh air vents and then to the bottom of the door pillars. These trucks are VERY common being parted out and in junk yards. Rust is a tricky thing and is much worse then the surface shows. Only way you really know what you have is if it is sandblasted to bare metal.
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Re: The start of rust repair
I've got 5 cabs that are almost rust free compared to that one. If you're interestd pm me
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Re: The start of rust repair
Thanks for the advice
Wanted to get a feel for what people are doing. Next Sunday i will be taking the cab off the chassis and putting on a home made cab dolly. I'm going to start on the chassis first, but will inspect the cab once its off the frame. Im in no hurry for the cab to be perfect as of yet but will asses further when its off Quote:
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