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The new owner of a bump side '72 F-250. I have rebuilt older trucks, but this is my first time dealing with rust. This truck has sentimental value, and while I have a ways to go to get her where I want her mechanically, I want to make sure I'm not dealing with cancer beyond my scope (i.e. - frame of resto). Ideally want to usher this beauty and workhorse into an easy life of semi-retirement, including short cruises around town, picking up landscaping supplies, and the occasional dump run. It's almost entirely rust-free, but I'm concerned about a couplet of trouble spots. It could be a dumb question, but is it safe to drive with the rusted cab mounts, and is there anything I can do to mitigate the rusting, including on the front lower quarter panels?
Also is there a way to make my pictures smaller? I'm new here, and the photos seem obnoxiously big for the continuity of a thread.
Passenger side cab mount rusted through. Driverside heading in the same direction.
Driver side front lower quarter after I removed the trim.
As for driving it with those cab mounts, its not horrible but I wouldn't go on the highway. One issue is there is a lot of pressure being applied to your steering joint and it will fail at some point. When you do address the cab mounts, buy the two piece ones from Dennis Carpenter as the one piece stamped units do not last. The fenders can be fixed with patch panels. As for the pictures, I think they are fine.
Thanks, Paul; I'll research that process and get the Dennis Carpenter mounts on the medium-term to-do list.
Appreciate the pointers, too; I think her highway miles are luckily in the rearview. That said, the term steering joint failure sounds scary to a relative novice. Obviously, my obligation to assess risk on my own, but that generally doesn't present itself as a dangerous, catastrophic failure? Would hauling 1500 lbs of river rock in the bed (72 f250, 2wd, 360) substantially increase the stress on the steering joint?
Does anyone have tips on rust-proofing the rest of the truck to help slow down the starting or advancement of future cancer?
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