Newbie from NC - '71 GMC C1500 Custom

[hdrolling]

Congrats and welcome, good find with no rust. I thought my NC truck didn't have rust until I figured out they had just covered it in fiberglass, luckily no fell through the holes in the floor. Getting it squared away but a lot more work than I had planned on.

[Tipster_621]

Originally Posted by hdrolling

Congrats and welcome, good find with no rust. I thought my NC truck didn't have rust until I figured out they had just covered it in fiberglass, luckily no fell through the holes in the floor. Getting it squared away but a lot more work than I had planned on.

I was told the original, and only, owner kept it in a carport when it wasn't being driven, and it looks like it. Right now, I've got a cover on it to keep water from getting in the doors around the windows, and also from getting in through the voids in the drip rail sealant.

My plans were to just clay bar it and hand polish the crap out of it, until the paint peeled up on the hood, so now I'll have to at least get the hood repainted.

When I was young, my grandfather had an old Chevy truck with three on the tree, and every few years, he'd go buy a gallon of white paint, and paint that truck with a brush! I don't think I'll go that route.