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Tree fell on my '86 diesel -- bed replacement question...
I've had a run of bad luck it seems
A huge black oak dropped a branch on my truck last night -- branch was 40 ft long and about 18" thick at the base. It was rotten at the base.
Landed across the bed and banged in the bed sides pretty good... Don't have pics yet, but dents are pretty wide, maybe 10" on one side and 8 on the other.
How much work is involved in simply replacing the bed sides? LMC sells inner and outer bed sides. I thought the bed was a box bolted onto the frame... and that I could pick up one from a salvage.
I wouldn't bother if this truck wasn't so special -- they only made about 3000 turbodiesel Rangers in 1986 and I love it. It only has 180k miles on the engine and only has needed an injector pump replacement.
Any input would be helpful. What year of Rangers can I use -- how late can I go? it's a regular cab, short bed, 2WD model.
Plan to take it to a body shop next weekend, but am trying to get an idea of what is involved -- mainly because it will determine the future of the truck. My wife is NOT happy about this expense.
And no, I did not have collision/comprehensive on the truck. Geico won't insure except for liability if the vehicle is that old... :-/
I've had a run of bad luck it seems
A huge black oak dropped a branch on my truck last night -- branch was 40 ft long and about 18" thick at the base. It was rotten at the base.
Landed across the bed and banged in the bed sides pretty good... Don't have pics yet, but dents are pretty wide, maybe 10" on one side and 8 on the other.
How much work is involved in simply replacing the bed sides? LMC sells inner and outer bed sides. I thought the bed was a box bolted onto the frame... and that I could pick up one from a salvage.
I wouldn't bother if this truck wasn't so special -- they only made about 3000 turbodiesel Rangers in 1986 and I love it. It only has 180k miles on the engine and only has needed an injector pump replacement.
Any input would be helpful. What year of Rangers can I use -- how late can I go? it's a regular cab, short bed, 2WD model.
Plan to take it to a body shop next weekend, but am trying to get an idea of what is involved -- mainly because it will determine the future of the truck. My wife is NOT happy about this expense.
And no, I did not have collision/comprehensive on the truck. Geico won't insure except for liability if the vehicle is that old... :-/
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