When I picked up my 84 it took two people to close the tail gate, one to hold the drivers box side up, another to slam the gate up. The cab corners are gone, floor has numerous holes, the original fenders which the PO swapped out barely held the inner fenders up.
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Sat for two years on grass, you can tell good rust by the rich earthy reddish colour
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Swapped the box with a better one (better being I can close it myself!) and doused it with marine enamel ($100 paint job) Been a pretty good truck.
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I had a 79 that was much much worse, but it was runnin a 351M on propane
Scott