Mon Dec 25, 2017 6:24 pm by nikkinutshop
Before you start pouring hours and money into that well rotted truck, it would be advisable to make a written plan with a few cost estimates. Plan on spending $20,000 for an average job, if you can do the work. Triple that amount for an average job if you send it out. A 100,000 dollars is not out of the ball-park in 2017, for a good job.
In 1990 I started with a rust free R120. I did all of the work and I have all of the tools and training. the body repairs and paint and upholstery was $16,000 . Another $10,000 went into the driveline.
Because the truck is a 1950, it will be more difficult to find some of the parts because the hidden door hinge body was only one year.
That grill is in really rough condition. Repairs will be labour intensive and very expensive. A good grill could sell for as much as $1000. I was bidding on a grill on eBay and I stopped when the price went over a grand.
Do not force the door open, you could bend or break the hinge and you may not be able to find another.
Do you have the missing running board? How is the box for rot? A good front bumper is well over $250.
Don't rip the engine apart before finding out if it will run. Rebuilding one of these old IHC 22SD is about twice as expensive as rebuilding a small block Chevy or Ford.
Think seriously about walking away, or, if that is too late, part it out.
This is the bottom line truth that you need to know.
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nikkinutshop on Tue Dec 26, 2017 12:39 am, edited 1 time in total.
I would rather have tools I do not need than to need tools I do not have
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