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Old 07-11-2017, 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by S14serge
How hard would it be to remove a panel on the stepside and replace it with a new one?
Like replace the bed side? Super easy. Remove the rail cap, remove the step, remove the tail light, remove the bolts from the bottom supports on either side of the wheel well, remove the 8 (?) bolts from the front side between the cab, the couple inside the area behind the light, then along the top.
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Originally Posted by trxmxzx
Driverside fit very well, passenger I had to extended 1/2" (I think it was even smaller) I tried looking for photos. I'll have to dig more (snipped)
That's not bad. Extended on the straight segment? Good to know, thanks for the heads up! Looks like yours were pretty rough before that as well haha.
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Yup you got it, just remember to test fit before you final weld it in place. Tack and place doors back on

ya mine where horrible - looked like most 99 pickups in Michigan today
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Originally Posted by trxmxzx
Yup you got it, just remember to test fit before you final weld it in place. Tack and place doors back on

ya mine where horrible - looked like most 99 pickups in Michigan today
So youre saying theirs still 99 pickups left in michigan?? I always thought stuff was bad here rust wise until i see stuff with MI or WI plates..
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Originally Posted by trxmxzx
Yup you got it, just remember to test fit before you final weld it in place. Tack and place doors back on

ya mine where horrible - looked like most 99 pickups in Michigan today
Nice, good to know! I won't be going into this blind, I have a couple of friends to help give pointers throughout. How long did it take you from start to finish?
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Originally Posted by skolman91
So youre saying theirs still 99 pickups left in michigan?? I always thought stuff was bad here rust wise until i see stuff with MI or WI plates..
Ha. You think they have it bad, wait 'til you see an eastern Canadian vehicle. Those guys look at western Canadian vehicles like we look at southern USA stuff. Metal goes missing by the square foot in less than ten years.
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Originally Posted by skolman91
So youre saying theirs still 99 pickups left in michigan?? I always thought stuff was bad here rust wise until i see stuff with MI or WI plates..
Not many! If you do they are usually dragging the bed panels or tailgate down the road after hitting some pot holes.
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I had it apart for 3 months - probably had 80 hrs into it

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CAPS (Central Alberta Paint and Body Supply) in Red Deer has pretty good prices and availability on sheet metal and it seems to all fit pretty decently.
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Originally Posted by 1994Vmax
CAPS (Central Alberta Paint and Body Supply) in Red Deer has pretty good prices and availability on sheet metal and it seems to all fit pretty decently.
That they do, and they also supplied the paint and supplies for my hood haha. Cool to see more AB guys on here.



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