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Old Feb 22, 2005 | 08:14 PM
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Question cab rust

i just bought a 1974 crewcab 4X4 shortbox it has rust in the cab above the front window i was woundring if i should patch it or use a doner regular cab and replace the whole front above the window dose any buddy else have or have had this problem and if so what did u do.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2005 | 09:23 PM
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donor from a good cab is teh best route. be glad the rust isnt along the sides, much more common, and harder to fix.


oh and congrats on finding many peoples dream truck...
 
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Old Feb 22, 2005 | 10:02 PM
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Thread/Topic is considered Bodywork & will be moved to that forum
 
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Old Feb 23, 2005 | 12:32 PM
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thanks yeah it took a while to find one for a good price i was looking in a truck trader one day and found it only $1,895 but talked down to $1,500 because of the rust and the bed was falling apart
 
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