Rusty cab corners

[canadakustom]

If i have one bad thing to say about the body on a gmt 400 it would be that the ext cab corners rust way to easy.. So i had to take action and cut that rust outta there and weld some new metal back in.

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Heres my temporary repair job i took aluminum tape and a can of rocker guard to the effected area it held for a few months but it was just a bandaid

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This is the panel cut out and new steel welded in

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After last coat of clear

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Waiting for paint to dry

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With the trim back on paint colors a bit off but i plan on painting the whole truck one day

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[canadakustom]

Heres a few more pics before i pulled her into my make shift paint booth

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Had to clear the taillights while i was at it.

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[jollyjerry]

Nicely done. Why do the cab corners rust on these? Any preventative measures for it?

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[canadakustom]

Im not sure why they rust so easily but ive noticed that some color schemes seem to be worse than others. Id say this pewter color is the most prone to rusting.

I got a 1993 2wd in the same color and its right rusted out

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[jollyjerry]

Heh my favorite color. I thought maybe a water rail drains there or there's a drain hole that plugs easily

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[strikk]

Nice work! I am in the middle of the same job.

How bad were the backing plates, behind the inner cab corner, that you had to weld the bottom seam too? I see in the fourth picture it looks decently solid, did you cover that in any rust preventative while you were in there?

 

[90halfton]

Nice work. When will you be available to do mine.....lol