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Old 07-16-2011, 12:33 PM   #19
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Re: Project "My Happy Mess"

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Originally Posted by VA72C10 View Post
Came out looking pretty clean overall!!! A couple spots to fix but all in all looks good and should look great painted!
I agree!

I figured that brake line would disintegrate, it was the worst with rust. I ended up replacing the front lines about 5 years ago due to them rusting away. Okay, not bad for a 40 year old truck! The BEST steel in the world, ever made! Love this truck and everything it stands/stood for in American ingenuity/craftsmanship.

Here's the truck frame/suspension primed!









Trailing arm, may need some patch work



The "black rust", he said it "grows" - it's alive!



Pictured in an above post, I'm so glad the cab floor was clean! It had a thick coat of old undercoating that seemed to have protected it well.

You guys are fortunate I like taking pictures! lol

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