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Re: '72 C3500 GMC flatbed project
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Originally Posted by MrBeast
You know seeing that thing a bit better, I would honestly scrap the mechanism and rebuild it, with that much rust in it, I would not trust it, and the steel to build that wouldn't be all that much.
Some box tubing and a little time, probably less time than you would spend fixing everything that is wrong with that one. I think you would be much better off, much safer too.
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You know, I thought about it. The tubing is structurally sound (there's not even any surface pitting), with the exception of that one spot on each side which trapped moisture. I'm confident in the strength of the metal once it's been repaired.
I do appreciate the input, though. I guess it's just the yankee in me, hard to scrap things 
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