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I posted this pic in another thread of a potential truck I'm looking at. To me, this looks pretty bad but I wanted to get some opinions on the safety of it and the difficulty of repairing this. The rest of the truck is really nice. Appreciate it.
Agreed that's normal rust and better yet parts you don't really see. It all comes down to your intentions. If you're looking to make a show car out of it with mirrors under it, then you have your work cut out. Otherwise, it will be a fantastic driver assuming this is it. The cab rear and rear cab crossmember that's missing is both available for cheap as replacement panels and an easy weld up with no paint matching needed. Not the easiest to get to if you want to make it look original but very easy to replace if you just want to cut out the cancer and make it fully structurally sound.
That being said, visually, this looks just fine to drive. Just make sure it is solid (cant push a screwdriver through it and it should "clunk" not "pop" when you hit it) near the points where the cab mounts to the frame. The rest of the crossmember is marginally overengineered there to support the floor pan through the side and mine does just fine missing the same amount you have gone.
Agreed that's normal rust and better yet parts you don't really see. It all comes down to your intentions. If you're looking to make a show car out of it with mirrors under it, then you have your work cut out. Otherwise, it will be a fantastic driver assuming this is it. The cab rear and rear cab crossmember that's missing is both available for cheap as replacement panels and an easy weld up with no paint matching needed. Not the easiest to get to if you want to make it look original but very easy to replace if you just want to cut out the cancer and make it fully structurally sound.
That being said, visually, this looks just fine to drive. Just make sure it is solid (cant push a screwdriver through it and it should "clunk" not "pop" when you hit it) near the points where the cab mounts to the frame. The rest of the crossmember is marginally overengineered there to support the floor pan through the side and mine does just fine missing the same amount you have gone.
Thanks for this. Makes me feel a lot better because the rest of the truck is very nice. I guess eventually down the road it's something I'll definitely fix. I was more concerned about the safety aspect of the damage. Here's the truck in question:
I'm not gonna pursue the truck afterall. Gut feeling says no. These trucks are not that rare but solid, clean, original ones not so much.
Fair assessment! Gut above all else! Especially if it was recently painted there's alot that can be covered up, I didn't see that it was a spray job in the last 10 years can hide all sorts of rust for a while until it eats through the paint.
Your not kidding. Very nice on the outside! To analyze the rust issue, where did this vehicle come from originally? Rust in those areas shown on photo is usually from water, dirt and leaves collecting due to poor drainage. Once that damp stuff sits for decades, it eats away at the metal, even on the West Coast. May not be from the typical rust belt areas if there is no rust issues on the frame, cab mounts and body panels. Does the seller have any photos of the vehicle before repainting? Many trucks get repainted simply because they were left outside and got sunburn. Some meticulous owners try to get the new car look back with new paint.
Did not look bad. I'd have repaired the end of the slanted support over to the pinch weld, it looks like was "boxed" which would explain how haybe mud / moisture collected and rotted it out. It was in the path of slush and snow and rain from the front tire too. Later models used an open type support that did not collect stuff. Repair the rear of the cab panel ... easy fix. Rest of it looked great.
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