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**mattfranklin** · 06-30-2015, 12:08 PM

New front suspension is pulled apart, cleaned, and painted.
Front clip is off.

There is a bad zone of rust-out below the battery box on the radiator support and inner fender. Should I replace or patch? I have a MIG and some bodywork experience (as in, sure I can weld and make the metal strong, but it's kind of ugly -- still I keep getting better at it). Do they make patches yet for inner fender rust-out? Who has experience with the radiator support patches?

Pictures soon.

06-30-2015, 12:08 PM	#35
mattfranklin Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Moraga, CA Posts: 800	Re: PROJECT: How would a Chevrolet dealer build a shop truck in the early 1970s? New front suspension is pulled apart, cleaned, and painted. Front clip is off. There is a bad zone of rust-out below the battery box on the radiator support and inner fender. Should I replace or patch? I have a MIG and some bodywork experience (as in, sure I can weld and make the metal strong, but it's kind of ugly -- still I keep getting better at it). Do they make patches yet for inner fender rust-out? Who has experience with the radiator support patches? Pictures soon. __________________ (Very) Slow-Going Build Thread: Stock 1970 Short Step with Stock 1970 LT-1 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=567340