i've had quotes in the 2500-3000 range for my '83, including patch and paint. professional guy, seems real reasonable!!
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An M1 for Ryan
A nice Mercury M1 titled as a 1951 with a 50 grille/front end-$6,000 http://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=&ni...view&ad=471558
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$2,500-3,000 is very reasonable for a quality body job but there`s a big $ difference between redoing an 83 and a 51....Most body shops won`t touch an older labour intensive resto, too costly and lack of properly trained personal.
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that is true. i think with the right tools, time and patience a guy could do a decent job on his own steam. i have neither time nor patience for painting of any sort, so when its done it'll be done right and by a guy who knows what he's doing.
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My problem is mainly with patience, it`s a very time consuming job to do it properly.
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I've never spent that much on a truck.
The 49 took 1700 all said and done
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The 49 took 1700 all said and done
58 International I got 1200ish into (800 for a windshield)
Look good enough for my standars I don't need a show truck. imperfections just show character
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I would do that in a sec! Rebuild that 351, do a little bit of work to it, run er at around 300 horse or so. Get a nice chrome kit for the engine so it wouldnt look so plain jane in there. That would be a hot little truck.
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the langham '53 that we all discussed last year had a 351C in it. i still think i should have went and looked at it, but oh well. Prep, i think you'd still have a decent deal if it cost you a couple g's to get it to your door. these things are getting more and more hard to find!!