Pity7700

damn good job man you just saved yourself a **** ton of money doing it yourself

Ckale

Nice job!!! Expecially because that is one of those jobs that isnt "fun."

iowaredneck

bravo!!!!

schmanman

man, I really want to do that. ford did a terrible job with the rocker design on the 97-03 f150, it traps salt and crud from the road and rusts

AZFX4

Good job. I'm glad I live in AZ. Rust is not a problem.

formula150nh

try nh, rot is the worst up here in new england

skizriz

That's why I posted this. I was nervous to say the least about cutting out the side of the truck I had just bought a month ago.

As I said, I really don't have any above average mechanical skills, little body work skills, minimal MIG welding skills, basic hand tools, and no room in the garage to do it.

Hopefully it will give some help to all of us "average Joes" on here that want to replace theirs but think it's too big of a job.

pickupsrule

Great job but too much work for me.
Whew! Now that's hard work.
Many people would have probably stuffed a bunch of crushed soda cans in the cavity and covered it with a gallon of Bondo.

mouth21

hey man that looks great. i live in canada and the roads here are salt and sand with dirt under that in the winter. the truck i just got looks even worse than yours, thanks for the post the info will be very useful

davidmartines077

Good Work, I'd hire you in my body shop anyday! Pretty good for a first timer! Just remember to use some self etching primer on any bare metal thats showing after your done putting filler on to help protect against corrosion. Now on to my favorite part sanding! J/K! Take your time and remember if you dont like the way it looks before you paint it, it's not gonna look any different once you do. You can always sand somemore off or put somemore on until you get it to where you want it. I have a couple of tricks I like to use to get in those hard to reach places if your interested.