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Old 04-14-2017, 12:35 PM   #22
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Re: How much rust is too much?

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Originally Posted by daveshilling View Post

Nostalgia wise, its totally still the family truck. Just consider sheet metal from 70 years ago as consumable as batteries and belts. Eventually things need to be replaced, right?

read, some day, about the ship of theseus paradox, you explained one side of it already!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus


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Originally Posted by dsraven View Post
just advising about the costs that add up and there will always be the unseen "holy cow" spot you never banked on in your estimate.

1000x yes. its hard to turn down a cheap cab, $400-600 sounds to your ears like magic. then the teardown that is more horrific than a murder scene brings you to reality. even if you do the work yourself for free, its still hundreds of hours.
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