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HillBilly body work... or... broke, bored and hating rust

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Offline Quaddawg

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HillBilly body work... or... broke, bored and hating rust
« on: May 23, 2007, 08:42:23 AM »
I know, I know, it's a trail rig, and I don't mind dents, tree scrapes and rock rash, I have plenty of both... but what I don't like is horrible rusty holes showing, leaving piles of rust on the ground when I slam the door... LOL...


I don't see the point in doing nice body work, so I just hack up old fenders and body panels and bend em up, and rivet them on.... LOL..

Besides, with the olive drab, military look paint job, the rivets look right at home..


I also find that when I drive my junk on the street, I don't get much hassle from the law when I keep it looking at least semi-presentable..

Besides, it's free, and I am bored and broke today..

Before and afters...








And the little spot and hanging bumper cover on the driver side






Am I nuts to try to keep the rusty demons at bay???

Do you remember what this Kick looked like when I bought it??  LOL



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Re: HillBilly body work... or... broke, bored and hating rust
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2007, 10:25:34 AM »
You can't even tell from a distance  ;D. I think you're right about the law too, I expect its the same everywhere.
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Re: HillBilly body work... or... broke, bored and hating rust
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2007, 11:00:29 AM »
It just looks like it has battle scarz..  8)
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Re: HillBilly body work... or... broke, bored and hating rust
« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2007, 02:16:23 PM »
Better watch it Quaddawg, pretty soon you'll be waxing that bitch like I do!
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Re: HillBilly body work... or... broke, bored and hating rust
« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2007, 04:04:34 PM »
I like it, it looks great!  I am also thinking of painting my 4dr OD green.
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Re: HillBilly body work... or... broke, bored and hating rust
« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2007, 05:36:32 PM »
I have kicked around the idea of clear coating it, just for grins..

Clear coat OD looks pretty cool to me.. but then again, I am kinda nutz...


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Re: HillBilly body work... or... broke, bored and hating rust
« Reply #6 on: May 23, 2007, 06:00:01 PM »
Looks good to me. Nice work!
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Re: HillBilly body work... or... broke, bored and hating rust
« Reply #7 on: May 23, 2007, 08:36:17 PM »
Covering rust and adding body armor... what a great idea!   I like it. ;D
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Re: HillBilly body work... or... broke, bored and hating rust
« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2007, 09:12:11 PM »
Just patched up like an old war plane.  Cover the holes and send it out for another mission!!  Looks good.
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Re: HillBilly body work... or... broke, bored and hating rust
« Reply #9 on: May 23, 2007, 09:39:50 PM »
as long as you stopped the old rust.
It looks perty dang good.
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Re: HillBilly body work... or... broke, bored and hating rust
« Reply #10 on: May 23, 2007, 10:17:24 PM »
ditto what everyone said
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Re: HillBilly body work... or... broke, bored and hating rust
« Reply #11 on: May 24, 2007, 12:30:18 AM »
if you saw some of the shit I drive,  you'd think you had a show truck...  I'd post pictures,  but I can't get them up,  everytime i try it doesn't work and the thread on posting them is innacurate to what i see on the page...
any way,  ur truck loox mildy trail carnaged,  not bad at all...
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Re: HillBilly body work... or... broke, bored and hating rust
« Reply #12 on: May 24, 2007, 03:29:40 AM »
Quote from: HotRod on May 23, 2007, 09:39:50 PM
as long as you stopped the old rust.
It looks perty dang good.

Chassis Saver by Magnetic Paints... killer stuff, IMO better than POR15

That and die grinder by Craftsman, kills rust dead... lol...
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Re: HillBilly body work... or... broke, bored and hating rust
« Reply #13 on: May 24, 2007, 09:54:58 AM »
  Whatever it takes!!  I live in kentucky,home of the hillbilly,and I have seen much  worse,and some crazy  s|removethispart|@|removethispart|@t done to trucks and cars.a friend of mine took out his left quarter panel,and was throwing mother nature everywhere.So he stole a trash can,got out a hammer and screws, tin snips,and went to work.That was a year ago,and he still has a galvanized trash can quarter.i think it is the only part of his tryck with no rust
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Re: HillBilly body work... or... broke, bored and hating rust
« Reply #14 on: May 24, 2007, 12:56:43 PM »
No rust here in california, but plenty of deer to break the front end, and plenty of law people to hassle those who drive older cars >:(
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