I was looking at my cab and was wondering if it's too badly rusted to get fixed. Anybody got one cheap?
So, scrap the cab and find another? Suck it up and fix this one? Or find a less rusted cab and use parts from it?

Floor:






Kick panel/Firewall:



Inner fenders:





Would it be wise to drill out the spot welds, fix each panel, then spot weld the whole thing back together? Leaving the main structure intact so as not to do anymore damage.

 

See that crease on the inner fender (last picture) in front of the U shaped cutout? I was pulling on the radiator support to remove the cab from the frame and I tweaked the inner fender a little.
The driver side cab mount was partiallly attached and when I pulled up on the driver side of the radiator support, I bent it a little. That's fixable right?

I'm buying a small sandblaster next week to help with the rust removal.

Or should I just move to Arizona?

 

I'm 100% Californian and to me that rust is horrendous. If I think I'm right, you can see a body mount in the first pic... No good...

 

I don't think even Jesus could help you on that one.

 

I know where there is one in pretty good shape for $250 but on the wrong side of the country for you....Time to build a Truggy...

 

and i bet there's more hiding....i'd start fresh with a less rusted cab and keep that one for a buggy/beater

 

selling it to Fred Flinstone?

 

ummm thats too much, looks like a canadian truck .

 

I agree with everyone that has responded so far. I don't think it's worth your time and resources to try to repair it. I think you'd be better off finding another cab for a swap.

Troy

 

Thanks for all the replys.
I'm going to put my resources into finding a frame and building a rolling chassis first. A cab is no good if you do not have something to bolt it to.
If I stumble upon other parts I need I'll pick them up.

 

Like the crews been saying, it's fixable, but with a lot of time and effort. I'd be looking for something less rusty. Looking back at the amount of time/work i put into patching/fixing my 83, I should have just looked for something less rusty. Good luck.