Thread: My rusty/ratty 48 chevy truck build (w/ pics)

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Heck mate,there are guys paying good dollars for a painter to squirt that sort of finish on to their cars and you have the original stuff. Is the cab really rusty underneath or as it appears, a nice straight body with that lovely old aged look???

Originally Posted by Whiplash23T

Heck mate,there are guys paying good dollars for a painter to squirt that sort of finish on to their cars and you have the original stuff. Is the cab really rusty underneath or as it appears, a nice straight body with that lovely old aged look???

At the bottom of the doors, the inside and outside panels don't touch. There is about a 3 inch gap...same for the cab corners. The worst rot is in the roof above the windows....you can see daylight above the window seals. I think mice built nests in the headliner.

I replaced the floors and beefed things up with a 1x2 tube frame under the floor, but didn't repair anything that would be visible from the otside of the truck.

I have a really nice, rust free cab that could be swapped over, but it doesn't have the cool looking weathered farm truck look.

I never got around to swapping cabs. I guess the rusty truck will live another rod season.

Originally Posted by Flipper_1938

I never got around to swapping cabs. I guess the rusty truck will live another rod season.

It is rusty but it looks good

Went to the Bunny Run in Jackson, TN. Truck now has 8400 miles on it!