Another update on the restoration.
Finally attacking the bed, it needed the most metalwork, so I did a lot of the work end of last summer and fall and just finished tailgate today.
Ready for basting.
Epoxy spayed.
Had tons of fun with these little bad boys, had a little rust behind the do-dads.
Had to fix three and patch holes on backside of all three. Right where the bead roll is of course...
Filler work on bed sides all done, ready for another round of epoxy then filler primer.
And now for the tailgate that I feared... Had a pretty bad bend on top rail and had to cut the section out. Cut new piece from DOM tubing. Bottom rail totally rusted out. Had to add new bottom rail with DOM and tack right angle lip around front and a piece for the backside.
No too shabby if I don't say, all worked out very well! I didn't know how I was going to fix that thing...Took a lot of beers and long deep stares at it.
Next is to re-epoxy, then filler primer and then, on to the last bits, the cab and doors. Which needs no metalwork, just blasting and epoxy/primer.