no brokenhead, the point of this discussion is how to preserve a Task Force panel truck under daily use - and it's Larry that wants the "scheduled" vacuumings, I'm talking about restoration work intended to prevent the inevitable rot that happens on the panel trucks in a way that allows keeping an eye on the known trouble spots .... no, I haven't heard of anyone making better access doors in the panel body [there already are 3 small ones down each inside interior skin of a TF panel], but after restoring 2 panels and parting out one that was beyond recall, I decided to do it right, getting too old to do another, totally rebuilding a TF panel trucks rockers is the "incredible amount of work" .... but recovering a vehicle that's spent 60 continuous years on wet roads
is always work, what's to fear?
you say "My truck has had nothing done, and there is very little rust for 60 years."
so your truck is obviously not a panel truck, and I'd question whether it's been in
continuous use in the PNW climate, without being very well taken care of before you got it, and low mileage - even a pickup in this climate has rotten door bottoms unless it's had some work done, at least all the ones I've seen here on the Island, and definitely all the 55-59 trucks, probably after only 20-30 years use on the wet coast
it's all about how you use them,
daily driving of vintage vehicles that were originally intended to last maybe 10-20 years takes 'due care and attention'
Bill
