Oppo How Bad is the Rust on My Truck?

"CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever" (carsoffortlangley) 12/09/2017 at 23:34 • Filed to: None

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Safety image of my truck looking good, horrific rust gore to follow.

On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being terminal) how bad is it?

shop-teacher > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 12/09/2017 at 23:39

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Eh, maybe a 3 or a 4. Definitely fixable.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > shop-teacher 12/09/2017 at 23:40

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That’s good! I’ve not had much experience with rust. It will just take $$$.

Spridget > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 12/09/2017 at 23:40

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I’d give it a 6. It doesn’t look like a super easy plug in like a floor board, and might require some tricky body work to do it right, but someone with experience should be able to pull it off and fix it. It’s certainly not terminal, but it will require new paint.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 12/09/2017 at 23:44

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Look on the bright side... your truck is turning itself into a Lotus!

MM54 > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 12/09/2017 at 23:45

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On 1-10 I’d say 4 or 5, since it’s visible it will take more work (and paint) as compared to an inner panel or a floor, but patches for those areas should be readily available and a fairly common job (most trucks rust in the cab corners and bedside)

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 12/09/2017 at 23:47

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Just bear in mind that rust is like fungus...you only see the fruiting bodies. That said... I’ve had worse than that patched.

shop-teacher > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 12/09/2017 at 23:47

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Yeah, pretty much.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 12/09/2017 at 23:48

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:’(

cluelessk > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 12/09/2017 at 23:57

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Make sure you take it somewhere reputable. Improper repairs rust faster than if you would of never touched it.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 12/10/2017 at 00:10

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The truck has lived this long and only has that much, it’s fine. I have rust on my bed rails and it seriously freaked me out, then I remembered it’s almost 40 years old.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 12/10/2017 at 00:16

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Lol, I guess! What 40 year old truck do you have?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 12/10/2017 at 00:18

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The red one I post all the time.

Turning 38 years old in January!

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 12/10/2017 at 00:22

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I’ve only ever seen the wagon and other truck, I love it!!

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 12/10/2017 at 00:23

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So do I. It’s by far the best thing I’ve ever bought* (*ring for my wife notwithstanding)

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 12/10/2017 at 00:59

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2/10. My Jag is a 7/10 which consists of various rust bubbles on the body and the floors are completely gone.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/10/2017 at 01:11

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Your poor jag!!

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 12/10/2017 at 02:02

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lol thats a clean truck in MI

pip bip - choose Corrour > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 12/10/2017 at 07:23

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your car is worthless, i’ll give you tree fiddy

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 12/10/2017 at 09:38

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As long as there’s nothing bubbly on the frame you’re good.

jimz > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 12/10/2017 at 10:00

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Surprisingly not bad for a D-series in a snow region.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > jimz 12/10/2017 at 13:13

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We don’t really get snow here actually and I don’t DD it.

That being said, it is from Edmonton which is a hella snow region

19JRC99 > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 12/13/2017 at 03:57

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I’d say a solid 5. It needs attention, but they aren’t gaping holes in the body. The good thing is the patch panels are readily available from LMC Truck.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/09/2018 at 17:55

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Looks good from 20 feet. it’s the right amount to just accept and leave alone. (like iceberg only 10% is visible on the surface) That’s a good looking honest truck, if you go looking for rust you will find it.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/09/2018 at 18:01

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Yeah, its not top priority to fix. If the panels gotta be replaced, might as well let it rot a little more and buy other things.

thanks! I love my truck

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/09/2018 at 18:11

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The friend I’m helping with the vega is actually a D-truck guy, drives an 80 stepside slant6 and has a matching 80 fleetside shorty. These are the same as ford/chev of the period for rust. rockers/cabcorners, driver’s floor and rear wheel arches. the front fenders on these dodges tend not to rot as they let mud and grass fall out the bottom. But as my buddy is doing, you can collect rust free bits one by one if you’re patient. Dodge Truck guys aren’t like dealing “unobtainium mopar gold” guys. they’re more practical and down to earth, like an old D truck. 

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/09/2018 at 18:57

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I’ve certainly seen trucks where entire sections of the body were completely missing. Just rusted away entirely. So while bad, it could be worse haha. You can cut/grind some of it away and put some paint on it if you want. But really you might as well just ignore it until the truck rusts into the ground. My Miata was rusty like this and has since been repaired but that took months and some money to fix.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/09/2018 at 19:45

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this is my baby, Made in Japan and rusted in Winnipeg, like rusted in half, more than once. like it has rot in the middle of the a pillars and the window frames of the doors. Rot like: “now, the government of Saskatchewan doesn’t consider a rusted box on a truck a safety concern, but come on buddy, seriously?” (back half is homemade). Truck is good to go for another 30 years and I’ve loved it since it showed up at Grandpas place in red back in 85. It’s the only “car I’ve always wanted” But I know I can’t just take it apart and put it back together.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/10/2018 at 08:49

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As long as the truck doesn’t break in half or you feet drag on the floor, it’s ok :)

Rust issues are overrated anyway

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 02/16/2018 at 20:58

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Ew. I’m a Californian and no rust is one of the things I pay exorbitant amounts of taxes for.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/16/2018 at 21:15

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Vancouver isn’t too bad for rust. But it was an Edmonton truck

Long-Voyager > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 02/19/2018 at 10:21

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Catch it and fix it now, it will be a quick/easy fix (assuming you’re doing it yourself).

Let it go longer, you’ll be looking for new body parts. It’s why I’m driving mine around like this through this winter:

Alright, I put the taillights back in.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Long-Voyager 02/19/2018 at 10:43

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I think I may replace the panels anyway, they aren’t too expensive. Luckily this isn’t my DD, so it isn’t progressing too much. It’s had these rust holes for years.

Long-Voyager > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 02/19/2018 at 12:12

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I cut out the bad areas and welded in replacement panels.

I’ll be painting it this spring.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 07/18/2018 at 19:38

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When I was stationed in Germany back in the late 80s, we GIs drove around in late-70s era German cars, cars that no self respecting German would be caught driving. But we had to get them inspected and the unibody frames had to have rust holes welded over and when we got our cars inspected, the inspector would go around with a screwdriver poking holds everywhere he could and we’d gasp and he’d be incredulous because there was no structural integrity there anyway and we’d still gasp.