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Great answers guys. I knew it was a subjective question before I asked. I've already redone the two rearmost cross members and repeatedly por-15 the frame.
As sandman mentions, if I'm going to take the bed, tank etc off again to address this I'd be better off just putting in a new rear frame. Problem is the front frame is also showing enough bad rust that I'm pretty sure a crack or hole will appear after not much longer.
Unless I go all-in on this I don't think even my personal friend mechanic will inspect it (mandatory state inspections where I live). It's also becoming a true danger ranger and unsafe to drive if not already.
TLDR; Because it was a free truck and I got 50k miles and 7 years out of her, it needs a new bed, cross member, probably rear frame, and several other odds and ends to even pass inspection, there's not much to think about but selling it for what I can. I say all this in case in helps another with similar rust issues.
It's been real guys. Many thanks for the help over the years. Be well.
As sandman mentions, if I'm going to take the bed, tank etc off again to address this I'd be better off just putting in a new rear frame. Problem is the front frame is also showing enough bad rust that I'm pretty sure a crack or hole will appear after not much longer.
Unless I go all-in on this I don't think even my personal friend mechanic will inspect it (mandatory state inspections where I live). It's also becoming a true danger ranger and unsafe to drive if not already.
TLDR; Because it was a free truck and I got 50k miles and 7 years out of her, it needs a new bed, cross member, probably rear frame, and several other odds and ends to even pass inspection, there's not much to think about but selling it for what I can. I say all this in case in helps another with similar rust issues.
It's been real guys. Many thanks for the help over the years. Be well.
