thanks for the bump on the other thread.

i'm in school for aviation maintenance and repair. this class is about working with sheet metal. riveting is so much fun. if i had the resources, i would rivet new aluminum body panels for the caboose

 

nice choice ! I do body work in mass transit field lots of rivets too much drilling for me . now every thing is glue and clamp that is nice.

 

i think a polished aluminum, riveted car would look su-weeeeet

 

picked up this today on craigslist. $60, not too bad...

 

cb?? scanner ?

 

cb. all the controls and components are in the mic itself. no "base unit" except for a small box for power and antenna hook-ups.

 

nice! I do not see many cb radios any more

 

ok, so i've had a bit of an incedint. left bed body panel is smashed in. now the auto body place gave me two options: replace the section (no bondo) for ~1400 or repair the section (with bondo) for ~1000. i can get a junk-yard bed for ~700 (in good condition, possible option), or i can bang it out myself and have it look like a half-a55 job until i save up for a proper fix. right now, i can afford to do all but the first mentioned repair, but in a few weeks, i can get more done.

i've also heard of a mysterious "taco bed swap", but all i've heard is that it has been done. i dunno if this would be cheaper, but it's another option.

any and all help appreciated!!!

 

DANG! What happened, man? sorry to hear, Ian, really brudda. Not sure on the taco swap, but you could probably do well by making sure that there is no other damage to things under there(meaning, can they make it AS STRAIGHT as it was, and would it be easier to just swap out the bed?).

 

i'm thinking bed swap. i have another phone call to make, but it would probably be about the same (~900 or so total cost)

pic. more tonight


as to how it happened, let's just say that i now hate volvos

 

ahh not good man I think with that much damage you're better off getting a whole new bed. I wouldn't want to repair that and definitely NOT use bondo.

Have you thought about a fiberglass bed?

 

Those beds are pretty flimsy because toyota changed the style in 89 so they wouldn't rust out around the wheel well.
You could probably take your hand or 2x4 and push some of that out from under the truck. I've replaced whole bedsides before, pretty easy(i used to do collision repair). You certainly don't need an entire bed. But you will need to remove the bed to fix it, oh and your cap.
I have a welder and air if you want to replace it when the weather gets warmer. You know where i live.....just bring the Root Beer.

I think a fibergalss bed would be great, but VERY expensive.

 

I would probably do the bed swap. Don't forget Bondo should never be more than 1/4 inch thick or it will eventually crack.

 

i don't want bondo, and am not getting it. period. don't worry

as for the fiberglass beds, i want one. but they cost about the same as the full replacement of panel, and not to mention the place that makes 'em for 3rd gens is in canadia

i could do that... very do-able, and could be less expensive if i do it right. and my cap is fine. volvos arent that tall

 

Woah woah! If you 2 are meeting up i may have to drive back down to Maryland...

 

Sorry Ian, I know how you feel but at least yours will be a relatively easy fix, I would go for a new panel.

 

Look into bed swap and paint

 

maybe. dunno yet. and it probably won't be 'till it warms up. just don't get stuck on the way down... we don't want you to loose another toe!

 

Lol yes warm is good!! No toes shall be lost!

 

all right, i'm out untill 1230 tonight... now to go eat...