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| | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 71 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 71 | In stripping rust and paint from my 53 tailgate I found factory spot welds that were obviously not smoothed out or blended in for painting. It would be easy enough to conceal them for my restoration but would that be correct? What was normal production practice? | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 339 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 339 | Spot welds were obvious on tailgates during production and
final assembly, I left mine as they were...Bill B. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,186 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,186 | I agree, leave them obvious. It's a truck and looks cool.
Bruce | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 | With these old trucks it is easy to over restore them you have to remember what they were built for. These trucks were meant to be used many of them led hard lives so things like that were not part of the original design or a factor in the purchase by the original owner. That being said it is 2009 and it is your truck so you should build it how you want it not how others want it. If you are looking to show/judge as original you have to take that into account if not have fun and personalize it. | | |
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