Hello this is my dads old 74 f100 I know it’s in rough shape I was just wondering if the cab is to far gone to fix ? Any comments are appreciated.

 

Depends on your expectations. The rust shown is significant. The cab corners are not structurally sound. And it will continue to progress. If you want a truck that is safe to drive and will last a few more decades, I’d replace that cab - and give the frame a proper inspection. If you want a farm truck to tinker on with your dad, tinker away.

 

Thank you very much

 

Not sure where you're located, but this is how you fix a rusted cab cheap and easy. ones with solid floor boards are normally about $500

1973-1979 Ford A/C Pickup Cab - auto parts - by owner - vehicle... (craigslist.org)

 

Rust is ALWAYS optional... unless you have some skills. Then it's doable. New cab corners and floor boards are way less than a cab and shipping.

I love that "rust is optional" saying... LOL. That's for guys with no fab skills and more money than brains. Amirite?

 

unfortunately there are no quality patch panels for these trucks, you’d think there was a market for them. But, there are more dry trucks than rusted ones I suppose. It does take a fair amount of fab skills to come out with an acceptable repair on a lot of the common problem areas.

 

I've done extensive rust repair including fabricating unobtanium sheet metal over the past 40 years. It sucks and that's why very few body shops want anything to do with it. For the last 25 years (since getting a car from an dry climate) I never recommended someone try and fix something as bad as what you show (knowing there WILL BE areas much worse once you get into it).
I have seen way more rusty projects that died vs ones that succeeded. Hopes and dreams lost, and money down the drain because of the monumental challenge major rust can be for the average person. It often starts with a free or very cheap price-of-admission vehicle that is very needy. You think, yea I got it for free so I can fix it up for little money but that's where the fairytale ends. Seriously I could write a book on it. Today its even worse as parts and materials are so expensive. Just shipping costs alone are insane when you start ordering parts.
Sure, if its a rare big dollar vehicle like a Plymouth Superbird or even a 66-77 Bronco, then it justifies major rust repair. But our Dentsides are far from that. If your sentimental value of the truck far exceeds monetary value, then yes absolutely it can be repaired, just be prepared for a long frustrating costly process. As long as you do your homework and understand fully what you are getting into, go for it.
You'll have way more money in it than market value just getting it mechanically sound and safe and reliable to drive. Bought my 77 maybe 4 years ago. It ran, drove and stopped but hadn't been driven regularly in many years so not road worthy but I could tell at least was maintained at one time in its life. To get it to a very reliable safe driver, I put $5500 in it (no labor, just parts and supplies) and that's no money spent on body work, engine or tranny rebuild, tires, or wheels. I keep track of every dollar spent including shipping costs. So yea it adds up fast and anyone who does a project and tracks all costs will tell you same.

 

Thanks everybody for the advice , I’m in Ontario, Canada . Im thinking maybe I will take any parts off that seem decent and keep my eye out for a truck that seems to be in better shape structurally sound . I wish that I had done some of this stuff when I was younger but I wasn’t interested and my dad didn’t have the patience to teach me . Now he has Alzheimer’s and it’s to late to talk to him about it .

 

It's theoretically all repairable, you can buy cab corners, cab mounts, floor pans, basically all of the patch panels you want if you want to repair it. Or you can find a cab and just replace the whole cab, but if you don't have a shop and somewhere to store your truck for a while that's not always doable.

Better off searching on here than craigslist Car-Part.com--Used Auto Parts Market

I'm similar to you, my dad had a '79 F150 when I was a kid up until he sold it in 2008 or so, for way less than it'd be worth now. I never had any interest in any of it or maybe he'd have given it to me, I was almost 30 before i started tinkering with this stuff and am about to start learning to weld to do some cab repairs on mine.

 

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