Posted by Josh on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 at 12:35PM :
I am in search of an EXCELLENT, ABSOLUTELY ZERO RUST. Regular cab. Preferably an Adventurer due to the trim pins in the body. But will look at any exceptional cabs.
This is for a 1976 Dodge Powerwagon. My cab is in need of extensive rust repairs which at this time are not in my budget. Rockers are badly rusted, rust holes are peeking through above the passenger windshield causing water to leak into the cab, and rust underneath the rear window. These things are reapairable as the cab is dent free, and is excellent shape aside from the rust.
I figure the only way to get the cab fixed properly would be to take it off, have it bead blasted inside and out, and spend lots of TLC fitting sheet metal to the top of the cab, as the rust has somehow managed to get under the rain gutter, and seperate the two sheets of steel causing about 15 rust holes in two feet of sheet metal running right along the edge just behind above the rain gutter. Rockers are easily replaced, but the rust in the rear passenger window is pretty crazy as well. Seems to be eating up the edge where the weather stripping seals the window to the body and is quickly munching up nicer sheet metal to the south, east, and west....
Thanks for your help
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