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[ShadowsPapa]

there is no clapped out oldies here... I build newer stuff now so I can turn the bolts and not have to use magnets in my eyes

Anything over 15 yea... forget that 10 years old is a rusty mess up here in New England .. our road crews put a McDonald's fry salter in tears.
I am not talking Cute Desert patina with maybe a some light holes. Its not uncommon for Daily driver 5 year Trucks to need brake lines and backing plates, even stainless exhaust is not safe, JK's need frame swaps up here already. Forget TJ's, I have patched more TJ Frames then installed lifts on them.

LOL - chicken! Here, a rust-free fender means there is still detectable paint somewhere and you might get a magnet to stick to it if you try. Frames buckle when you put 10 year old cars on a lift.

Yeah, that's a frame rail hanging down.

The one above -no fixing - even the cross members fell off the frame.
But this one, I cut out the rusted floor pan areas and welded in new steel -

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[Supazuk]

Exactly like that... unless the budget was a lot higher. Minus the gold trim, but I like the rest of this build.

LOL - chicken! Here, a rust-free fender means there is still detectable paint somewhere and you might get a magnet to stick to it if you try. Frames buckle when you put 10 year old cars on a lift.

Yeah, that's a frame rail hanging down.

The one above -no fixing - even the cross members fell off the frame.
But this one, I cut out the rusted floor pan areas and welded in new steel -

that's what 10 year old trucks look like in the north east

 

[ShadowsPapa]

that's what 10 year old trucks look like in the north east

The brake lines on my F250 rotted out in about 6 years - rusted from the outside-in instead of the normal inside-out.
Luckily, I found out while still in my own driveway when I got in and pressed the pedal, felt a pop, and it went clear down.

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