Originally posted by mkabwe:
I had to do it on my 58. The correct way to fix it is to replaced all the bad metal. Go to my truck build website below I have pics of what I had to do to repair it (Page 3). It my help you in your situation, yours is much easier than mine was to repair.
If you look at the gallery pics of the rest of the truck (link at bottom of signature) you can see the rest of what I have instore to fix. The PO started on the floor and door front pillars but did not lock the cab together when he cut the metal out. So I will have to wing it putting it all back together. I imagine I can mount the doors back and lock it down then remove the doors again and pick up where he left off. Its still mounted on the frame so maybe it hasn't shifted much. We'll see.
There is also frame rot behind the cab, completely rusted through. But thats patchable I supose. All just takes time.
Thanks for all your input folks, I imagine I'll be back with more questions as I get further into this.
Wade in NW Florida
