1962 Econoline truck HELP
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econo truck check
Hey cad1992
check the typical splash and spray areas,floor boards etc... remember it's a
unibody so check the frame box channels on the inside edge, get under with a flash light and a scratch all to poke at the sheet metal. also the trucks should have a cross beam in the rear (about 165 lb) to add balance and traction.
also check the inside edges of the body (vertical panel from the floor pan to the
spot welded rockers. this can be repaired with flat sheet metal the rockers are
available from macs in Lockport NY. i haven't saved up for mine yet so i can't
comment but the few things I have gotten were good quality and prompt.
Good luck
SVJ
check the typical splash and spray areas,floor boards etc... remember it's a
unibody so check the frame box channels on the inside edge, get under with a flash light and a scratch all to poke at the sheet metal. also the trucks should have a cross beam in the rear (about 165 lb) to add balance and traction.
also check the inside edges of the body (vertical panel from the floor pan to the
spot welded rockers. this can be repaired with flat sheet metal the rockers are
available from macs in Lockport NY. i haven't saved up for mine yet so i can't
comment but the few things I have gotten were good quality and prompt.
Good luck
SVJ
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Back corners rust, especially around the box that covers the gas filler neck.
The front floor seam usually rusts out and the front floor pans.
Watch for frame damage. I found a few that the vehicle has hit a ditch and they buckle over the wheel wells. You can see this if the doors line up or rub against the back of the door post and top of the wheelwell. I have a nice parts van. It would of been worth restoring for lack of rust. But the guy hit the ditch and bent the frame.
A friend was going to buy a van. Good thing I went with him. I saw the that it was bent right away. Due to this he got the van for way below asking price and uses it for parts for his other two vans.
The front floor seam usually rusts out and the front floor pans.
Watch for frame damage. I found a few that the vehicle has hit a ditch and they buckle over the wheel wells. You can see this if the doors line up or rub against the back of the door post and top of the wheelwell. I have a nice parts van. It would of been worth restoring for lack of rust. But the guy hit the ditch and bent the frame.
A friend was going to buy a van. Good thing I went with him. I saw the that it was bent right away. Due to this he got the van for way below asking price and uses it for parts for his other two vans.
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