bad cab corner pics!!

[tim21391]

here are pics of my cab corners i had another discussion over how to fix them..can you tell me how hard of a job this is gonna be from my pics please



on this one tell me about the rust on the door too please



this next pic of rust in on the front bottom of my driver door by the fender

[Dingfodgy]

Dude.......where are my pics?!

[49m]

I would sand it down and see if it is rust threw before i make a call on to cut them out.

[tim21391]

if it is then it will be holy and everything and look like swiss cheese...and if its still solid just run the filler over it and call it good on my other topic over cab corners..how hard you think it is to match this paint color

[49m]

you can go to a local paint shop and have them scan the color of the truck and mix paint to match it.

[Gorn]

you can go to a local paint shop and have them scan the color of the truck and mix paint to match it.

Can they match fade and chauk look now a days?

[49m]

yes

[LockDoc]

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I can guarantee you it will be rusted through. Plan on installing cab corners and door bottoms. I wouldn't recommend just filling it , it won't last a year. The problem with installing the replacement parts is that they hardy ever fit correctly and need modification.

LockDoc

[tcb-1]

some of our members that live in the "rust belt" would call that a little surface rust!!! Ohio/Pennsylvania members, am I right???

[BurnoutNova]

i wish my 67 looked like that... i would LEAVE it

mine is much worse

[sjarrett71]

Looks good to me. I haven't seen any around here that weren't rusted completely through.

[Mint68]

I wish I had a pic of my 71 k10 that I sold. The cab corner was made of tripple expanding foam.

[BurnoutNova]

Originally Posted by Mint68

I wish I had a pic of my 71 k10 that I sold. The cab corner was made of tripple expanding foam.

thanks again,

hopefully that thing wont need them again for another 30 some years

[Gorn]

That looks like normal rust pattern and original paint. You might be able to save them. I would expect some weak areas and holes but they pretty solid. Your really going to have to grind it down to see how bad it is. There are some tricks using a block of brass and a mig welder to "fill in" those weak area as long as they are not to big. There are several chemical that will Kill rust and paints that will stop it from returning. One thing is for sure you need to get that rust stopped now. 6 months could be the differents between saving your panels and replacing them.

[BP68]

See how deep it goes, and do it right. New metal. I had a experienced body man help me with mine, and it really wasn't that hard. But the bed will prob need to come off and now would be a perfect time for a new paint job. If you plan on doing a paint job in the future but not right now, I would try to grind out the worst of it and coat it with some sort of rust stopper.

[Jim_PA]

I thought that's how they came from the factory

[tim21391]

this truck is the original color but this is not the original paint...it has been repainted awhile back because the inside of the bed side does not match the paint on the truck the bed is a more faded look anyways.....some of you know im only 17 and everything and so i probably wont get a new paint job yet..after another year and a half of high school im going to a 4 year college and getting into there auto restoration program and when i get out of college im doing an off frame resto...i just wanna fix the big problems so it dont look bad and everything....so probably the best way to fix is...take bed off then grind/sand the rust spots down and see how bad they are if they are holey and bad cur the bad out and put in a new piece and if its not all the way threw grind/sand it down and bondo and then take it to get painted....say i do end up doing the body work myself can u use a spray can of automotive primer or is that a no no thanks guys your awesome your helping me convince my dad to letting me do this this summer

[tim21391]

oh and yeah the bottoms of my doors are rusted out to but they look like surface rust just the ends of the doors are rust flaking but that aint no biggy nobody can see it if the doors shut so im not gonna mess with them...yet

[dinotruck68]

dang wish my cab corners looked like that.... i can almost fit my hand in one of em... hav sum1 check em out, if theyr pretty messed up dont bondo it or anything just get sum new metal in