Complete body restoration

[Joe0816]

I'm doing a full body restoration this spring. I have new cab, doors, and fenders. Anyone have a dual tank long bed for sale? Anyways, does anybody recommend I do something to it while every body part is off? If you want to see current pics and how bad it is, look in my albums.

[erics diesel]

i would say blast the frame down and repaint it with a quality paint like por15

[Joe0816]

Originally Posted by erics diesel

i would say blast the frame down and repaint it with a quality paint like por15

Already plan on it, thanks

[351fifty]

Since you've started a thread post piks in it and keep us updated on progress, sounds kool tho, one thing to find good ideas is look at bill obs project short box, Alberta 7.3

[Maverick1701]

if you are going to have the bed off you might as well replace your fuel pickups in the tanks...it's much much easier to do when the bed is off.

[Joe0816]

Here's the link to my album so far. Doesn't include everything but this spring, frame off will happen and that will be many pictures.
http://www.powerstroke.org/forum/mem...-psd-4378.html

[Diesel_brad]

Here is some ideas for you
My CCSB build

[Joe0816]

Starting to realise that this will be very expensive... Starting to buy small stuff now. bill was $311 for nothing but door seals, door glass seals, and cab mount bushings.

[Diesel_brad]

A true restoration is far from cheap

[Joe0816]

Well I am still doing body work, almost done with the doors and tailgate. My fenders are perfect and havent even started the cab just yet. I want to have everything ready so that I can just swap over to minimize down time. I sandblasted one of my doors yesterday, and today I painted the entire lower half of it with POR-15. Of course, I managed to get it all over my arms in the last 2 minutes of painting. Doing one more coat of POR then sandblasting my other door, then por. Also, if I manage to get the money together, I am building my trans and doing headstuds so I can be ready for a bigger turbo down the road.