1986 Ford "TurtleTop E350 and Intro
Hi all. I'm Austin and I am the (unfortunate?) owner of a vintage RV. One that appears to have little presence on the web. You know you might have issues when you can't find one on YouTube. It's a 1...
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As someone who came from Michigan, and now lives in Arizona...I wouldn't touch a rusty body/chassis even if I was paid to do so. If you don't fix all the rust issues, it will quickly become a never ending nightmare that will continue to get worse. If you're not capable of doing body work, it's also going to become a very expensive nightmare.
Rust is also a lot like an iceberg - the rust you see is only a small part of the problem. You start cutting out visible rust, and you're going to find a lot more beneath the surface. A fist sized hole in a windshield pillar is a very big deal, and I'd be concerned about structure rot inside that could lead to tee he windshield coming out.
I wouldn't put a dime in the rest of the systems before the rust is addressed, and I'm betting this will become "sell it for what you can, and rack it up to an expensive lesson"
Rust is also a lot like an iceberg - the rust you see is only a small part of the problem. You start cutting out visible rust, and you're going to find a lot more beneath the surface. A fist sized hole in a windshield pillar is a very big deal, and I'd be concerned about structure rot inside that could lead to tee he windshield coming out.
I wouldn't put a dime in the rest of the systems before the rust is addressed, and I'm betting this will become "sell it for what you can, and rack it up to an expensive lesson"
