Thread: Fiberglass or steel?

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Use steel with steel. As Jay said patching with glass is a temporary repair, or good for making up a mold for glass parts--but not a preferred method on body work that you intend to make nice and keep.....

Thanks for the input. My last projest (85 GMC s-15 Hot ROD see pic) is steel and glass and seen 7 years of daily driving, no delamination problems. Then again I live in So. Calif with a mild climate all year. Just finished intstalling Air suspention front and rear on the Morris so I'm ready to get back on the body. Still undeceided, lean ing towards metal.
I guess I'll figure it out as I go.
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Steel is the only way to go with a steel car. You wouldn't patch a glass car with steel would you?
Why use an S-10 frame?? are you building it as a truck? It is a big thick frame for a little street rod. A custom built 2x3 Frame would be a better choice in that case.