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Old Dec 24, 2011 | 11:20 PM
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I am planning a complete overhaul from the frame of my truck to the roof now that Christmas is over the biggest project I feel is going to be the frame...... Any starting suggestions I mean it's prolly not gonna start till around spring time unless I get a garage I can work in..... My first thought was to buy a whole other frame and just build that then switch everything over or would it just be best to buy a beater car and just strip my truck completely and keep all original parts just make them better and replace broken
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Old Dec 25, 2011 | 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by MURDEREDOUTF150
I am planning a complete overhaul from the frame of my truck to the roof now that Christmas is over the biggest project I feel is going to be the frame...... Any starting suggestions I mean it's prolly not gonna start till around spring time unless I get a garage I can work in..... My first thought was to buy a whole other frame and just build that then switch everything over or would it just be best to buy a beater car and just strip my truck completely and keep all original parts just make them better and replace broken
That sounds really cool man. I would go the beater car route but thats just me
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Old Dec 25, 2011 | 01:38 AM
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That sounds really cool man. I would go the beater car route but thats just me
Same here get a car for $300-$500
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Old Dec 25, 2011 | 06:35 AM
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That would be a really cool project make sure u take lots of pics for us.
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Old Dec 25, 2011 | 08:53 AM
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I will def get yous pics and I found a nice car for 700 I'm gonna go with to I can't wait to get started haha
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Old Dec 25, 2011 | 12:47 PM
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If you off road your truck add some cross members to the frame to help get rid off some frame flex
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Old Dec 25, 2011 | 02:48 PM
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awesome project.. i took the bed off of my truck and did a frame restore from the cab back.. havent gotten a chance (or money) to do the front half lol but its still a work in progress.. definitely worth it!
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Old Dec 25, 2011 | 03:10 PM
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My girls cousin was telling me to do the frame in some kind of paint called pour 15 or something like that he said it's real thick and expensive but that I would never have to do the frame again
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Old Dec 25, 2011 | 03:25 PM
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POR-15. Stuff is amazing. http://www.por15.com/ It's a 31$ just for a pint. It would be easier just to sand blast it.
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Old Dec 25, 2011 | 03:28 PM
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Yeah it's por-15 good stuff but kinda high you can get it in a spray cans , brush on in pints, quarts, and gallons. spray runs around $20, pints-$30,quarts-$50, gallons- $150.
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