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Old Dec 12, 2020 | 09:59 PM
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I just wanted to thank all of you help. I will be trying to do the body repair myself and after seeing you pictures and reading your posts has renewed my faith in I can do it. Thanks again.
Atta boy, RKen! If you need help just ask here. guys here, not me, can help you.

I see you're in Pennsylvania. Where? I'm in Lock Haven.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2020 | 10:07 PM
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here are AXracer's tutorials:
Welding 101: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-practice.html
rust repair and body workshop: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-workshop.html
Rust repair and patch panel forming: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l-forming.html

 
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Old Dec 13, 2020 | 05:44 PM
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Atta boy, RKen! If you need help just ask here. guys here, not me, can help you.

I see you're in Pennsylvania. Where? I'm in Lock Haven.
Harrisburg
 
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Originally Posted by rken302
I just wanted to thank all of you help. I will be trying to do the body repair myself and after seeing you pictures and reading your posts has renewed my faith in I can do it. Thanks again.
I think that is half the battle here confidence in your self, after all if you make a screwup try again just start out in places that won’t be seen and use that for practice. Read those tutorials by ax and mc&p and other peoples build threads the guys on here will say to practice before you start a weld and everyone has a bone yard full of mistakes we only show pic of things that were a success

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and some times time is more important than buying a part
 
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i used a shrinker stretcher tools i got from eastwood and quality welder (mine is a hobart welder) and take your time
 
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Old Dec 14, 2020 | 10:35 AM
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I think that is half the battle here confidence in your self, after all if you make a screwup try again just start out in places that won’t be seen and use that for practice. Read those tutorials by ax and mc&p and other peoples build threads the guys on here will say to practice before you start a weld and everyone has a bone yard full of mistakes we only show pic of things that were a success

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and some times time is more important than buying a part
You are right! I think I was overwhelmed when what looked like some small repairs then after media blasting turned out to be a big holes and floor that looked like Swiss cheese. I am lucky that the doors need no work other then holes from old mirrors that did not belong on the truck. Its all the fenders and floor. I will try to do the floor first and do my learning there then tackle the fenders. Thank you for your help.
 
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