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Originally Posted by custom10nut
To Do:
1.Get my new rocker panels put in (I’ve had the replacements for almost 20 years now)
2. Take the old bed wood out and install the new (which I cut and routed and finished myself, and ready to install).
3. “Wet Blast” the inside of the bed and paint everything.
4. Prep and paint the rest of the truck.
I’ve had my truck for 27+ years now and it was a real struggle to keep it a few times (I was active duty Army for 30 years), and had the truck in storage a couple times.
The thing standing in the way is, Im in the process of building a new house, and don’t have a shop to do all my work. The house will be done soon, then the shop goes up  |
The rocker panels are the catalyst for a truck to be garaged for years! That is how mine got started. Look at the rockers and say - huh this is a weekend job and it will be back on the street by Monday. Monday rolls around and you have the whole front clip removed, the cab stripped and the bed across the garage!
I did all the work myself including painting. I figure the truck has lasted 49 years and after I have cut out all the rust and treated all the rust it should last as long as I'm around.
Good job on the wood. That is a lot of work to make it all. Are you gonna stain or paint it? What type of wood?