Rust Help and General Truck Questions

"JR1" (type35bugatti)
07/12/2016 at 20:24 • Filed to: Chevy s10

So here is my S10. I’ve had my old buddy going on 5 1/2 years now and over that time my friend has developed a lot of cancer. What should I do?

How should one remove all this cancer? Would it be cheaper to go to a junkyard and get parts? Or should I weld and use sheet metal? Or am I screwed and is it terminal? I’d love to customize it and do some more hard off-roading and adventures with it but until this rust is fixed I don’t want to put any money into it.

I wouldn’t mind doing something kinda like this. Mild modifications

DISCUSSION (11)

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > JR1
07/12/2016 at 20:45

You should be able to get cab corners and rocker panels for it. All trucks of this era loved to rot there. Relatively simple cut/weld job for a body shop that knows what they are doing.

TheHondaBro > JR1
07/12/2016 at 21:19

Super Soaker filled with vinegar.

Boxer_4 > JR1
07/12/2016 at 21:50

Assuming the frame is solid, smallbear has it right. Patch panels appear to be readily available for pretty cheap. Fitting the panels shouldn’t be to bad. That just leaves painting the finished project.

Personally, I’d see what a competent body shop would quote, but I don't weld (or respray) yet.

shop-teacher > JR1
07/12/2016 at 23:39

They all rust in those spots. As long as the frame is good, these spots are no big deal. You might be able to get a used bumper, but they make patch panels for the body.