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D150dude

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17E82B5F-2BA2-4443-A6F6-5581843EE84D.jpeg 0FFA0C75-95BF-4199-8F10-69E7996610EA.jpeg hi everyone just picked up this 81 last week, kind of funny how things turn out last year I looked at an 88 4x4 and ended up passing on it then found this one it’s only 2wd with a 225 but my wife has a truck we used for hunting and fishing just want another truck for cruising and going for town runs. It has a few spots of rust engine runs good needs the usual break job. The wipers don’t work and the shift indicator doesn’t move. For the rust sound the wheel wells I plan on just taking a air grinder and follow the pin stripes smooth it off then put fender flares on but as for the back panel by the bumper there’s a couple holes that rust came through, what would be the easiest fix for know until properly taken care of? Was thinking of sanding then putting some bedliner on it
 

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Welcome to RamForum.
 

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for a temporary fix I would use a sealer like Por 15 until you can get to it properly. That should slow the rust down for a while.

those slant 6 motors are pretty bullet proof. not much power overall but good low end torque.

enjoy!
 

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welcome. what part of Ontario are you from?

i would say leave the rust alone till your ready to deal with it properly. nothing will really stop it from getting worse other than parking it in the winter. salt and sand that they drop on the roads in the winter is what is the worse thing for stuff like that. parking it and letting it be in the winter will be the best thing to keep it from getting worse.
 

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