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Offline Joegibbstruck

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newb with rust
« on: April 21, 2017, 09:51:50 AM »
So I'm new here, and bought this 79 c10. The bottom of it is completely rust free. There are a couple pin holes around the passenger side windshield, but once I got it home I found out the inner and outer cowl are rusted through and someone down the line attempted to put a later front clip on it. So they slotted the cowl for the hinges. I have all my parts catalogs ordered but they have not arrived yet. What I have looked at online, I can't find replacement panels for the cowl area. Do I need to be in the look out for a donor cab to steal these parts from, or does someone make these panels.











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Offline VileZambonie

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Re: newb with rust
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2017, 10:24:24 AM »
Donor or fabrication.
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Re: newb with rust
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2017, 10:39:49 AM »
Quote from: VileZambonie on April 21, 2017, 10:24:24 AM
Donor or fabrication.

bingo.

either way aint going to be fun. thats a good bit of repair work
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Offline Joegibbstruck

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Re: newb with rust
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2017, 11:10:55 AM »
I'm guessing I need a pre 81 if I want to go back to the 73-79 front clip. Found a 76 on craigslist for 800 for the entire truck, but I don't want an entire truck lol. Hoping someone has a cab laying around with no title that I can pick up for just a couple hundred bucks.
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Re: newb with rust
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2017, 04:41:11 PM »
Get the entire truck, take what you need and sell the rest or do a cab swap. You can post your spare parts in the classifieds section here or craigslist and make your money back.
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Re: newb with rust
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2017, 07:09:56 PM »
Quote from: Joegibbstruck on April 21, 2017, 11:10:55 AM
I'm guessing I need a pre 81 if I want to go back to the 73-79 front clip. Found a 76 on craigslist for 800 for the entire truck, but I don't want an entire truck lol. Hoping someone has a cab laying around with no title that I can pick up for just a couple hundred bucks.
Be careful with this, title normally follows the cab, unless your in a special state where it needs to be numbers matching. Meaning if at any point there may be a chance you need a title, it's better to have them legal.

I agree, try to get the whole truck-and because you now know some problem areas, you could find a better cab then yours and just do a whole cab swap.


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Offline Joegibbstruck

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Re: newb with rust
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2017, 10:07:48 PM »
Found a cab today that has what I need not rusted out. It has a title, but I'm just gonna cut it apart and scrap the rest. Paid 200 for cab with title, core support, and hood to go back to the 79-79 front end. I am not scared of body work. I have a 66 mustang in my garage that I have replaced 1/2 the car with replacement panels.
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Re: newb with rust
« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2017, 06:15:37 AM »
Save your vin plate and title before you scrap it.
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Re: newb with rust
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2017, 08:28:05 AM »
Quote from: VileZambonie on April 22, 2017, 06:15:37 AM
Save your vin plate and title before you scrap it.
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Re: newb with rust
« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2017, 12:36:57 PM »
Got my replacement firewall yesterday, paid 230 for a spare cab, straight hood, coresupport, headlight bezels, and upper and lower grille trim. Now the task of coming up with a plan on doing the firewall swap. Think I'll cut the pillars where the factory joint is at the roof. As my passenger side has some rust on it.







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