I bought the truck brand new in February 1998.
It was the last of the old body style.
After 24 years and only 130,000 miles, the body was shot.
Body mounts, shock mounts, core support, wheel wells, floor boards, cab corners were rotten to nonexistent.
2022 started a 2-year overhaul.
I replaced all of the sheet metal, body mounts and repainted the truck with the help of my 2 sons. When you start a project like this, you can’t just stop there.
We also replaced all the breaks and rebuilt the axles and drive shafts.
It may not be perfect, but it turned out really well and I am extremely happy with it.
It’s like a brand new truck for only about $5,000 in supplies, most of it came from LMC.