So my '60 stepside is slowly coming apart. The bed sides are in really good shape for being 45 years old, but they have the normal dings, a couple of holes drilled in them, and a bit of pitted surface rust. By most assessments, eminently salvageable.
But here's the paradox! New panels from GMCPauls are only $130. After I bead blast the old ones, prime 'em, fix the holes, fill the small dents and pits, I'm almost certain to be in them more than $130 in work and time!!
The same thing is true of the bed front. $90 repro!! How can I afford to NOT buy new ones?
The crossbraces and stuff -- things that I don't have to make PRETTY make sense to keep, but what am I to do with the sheet metal? My goal here is to make this an immaculate restoration.
Brian
