1971 Cheyenne super questions

[davepl]

Originally Posted by ho70

probably looking at 10k for paint and body

Paint and body on mine was $20K plus metalwork. Multiple quotes, local and remote. I know everyone's got a buddy that can do it with a roller for $500, I just can't count that.

He's looking at $10K if his Dad does it for him! Well, it's not that bad, but:

Even before paint, assume $2K parts and supplies and $8K labor, so you've got 80 hours of labor. I don't know that a good bodyman could fix all the rust on this truck in 2 weeks. Maybe they could. But rust is expensive. It'd be far cheaper to find a less rusty truck, but it's a big block Cheyenne, so...

Fixable but not cheap unless you've got a welder and some skills of your own. Sounds like he does, but while editing this message I see the deal fell though!