Body Work

[BigRichard]

How much should I expect to pay for someone to cut out and weld in new cab corners and rocker panels and then paint them on a 2004 Ford F150? Anyone know someone around Omaha they might recommend? Doesn't need to be the best, just inexpensive.

[Hoover]

Probably depends on how good you want it to look.

Probably get it down for a case of Busch Light but its going to look like ass :)

[WhawhaWhat]

How much should I expect to pay for someone to cut out and weld in new cab corners and rocker panels and then paint them on a 2004 Ford F150? Anyone know someone around Omaha they might recommend? Doesn't need to be the best, just inexpensive.

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[BigRichard]

Probably depends on how good you want it to look.

Probably get it down for a case of Busch Light but its going to look like ass :)

On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best, how would you rate your work?

[loochy]

Doesn't need to be the best, just inexpensive.

This sounds like a bad idea
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[BigRichard]

This sounds like a bad idea
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I didn't say I wanted the worst either...:D

Somewhere in the middle of the road would probably be fine. It is a 2004.

And inexpensive =/= cheap

[vailpass]

This sounds like a bad idea
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What could go wrong?


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[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

why did you need a new thread?

[BigRichard]

why did you need a new thread?

From my one on the ball joints? Kind of a different topic that might draw other people. Why do you care?

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

From my one on the ball joints? Kind of a different topic that might draw other people. Why do you care?

because you have two on the front page about your fucking car.

[BigRichard]

I probably should have said something to the effect of "just not the most expensive guy".

[BigRichard]

because you have two on the front page about your ****ing car.

Don't click on them dipshit. Problem solved.

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

Probably depends on how good you want it to look.

Probably get it down for a case of Busch Light but its going to look like ass :)

Yeah, this is all true. If you don't care if it looks like shit ,maybe $20

If you want it perfect maybe $2000

[BigRichard]

Yeah, this is all true. If you don't care if it looks like shit ,maybe $20

If you want it perfect maybe $2000

At least I have a price range now :D

[loochy]

From my one on the ball joints? Kind of a different topic that might draw other people. Why do you care?

because he seems to be the world's biggest asshole
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[Marcellus]

More than what a 2004 F150 with rusted cab corners is worth. :D

Seriously though you are looking at $1500+ for decent work IMO.

[BigRichard]

More than what a 2004 F150 with rusted cab corners is worth. :D

It is in pretty damn good condition minus those points. It runs great and the leather interior is in great condition. I plan on holding onto it for a while. Figures it would be worth it to keep up the looks as well.

[Flying High D]

Sentimental value?

[BigRichard]

Sentimental value?

Not really, I think the truck is still in great shape minus those parts. I could buy a brand new one but why would I? It runs and drives great. I just don't like driving a truck that looks like a piece of shit.

[cooper barrett]

More than what a 2004 F150 with rusted cab corners is worth. :D

Seriously though you are looking at $1500+ for decent work IMO.

No, maybe not, It depends on the rust and what has to be done to access the damage.

The OP should post pictures or all the comments are just speculation.

I will say removing the rocker and installing complete cab corners and painting will be in the range above.

My suggestion is to find a used car manager and ask where he would send it.

[ModSocks]

More than what a 2004 F150 with rusted cab corners is worth. :D



This.

[ModSocks]

It is in pretty damn good condition minus those points. It runs great and the leather interior is in great condition. I plan on holding onto it for a while. Figures it would be worth it to keep up the looks as well.

Post pictures of the rust, otherwise it's impossible to know.

[SAUTO]

because you have two on the front page about your fucking car.

no worries for you anymore

[BigRichard]

Post pictures of the rust, otherwise it's impossible to know.

Here are a couple. I didn't get a very good photo on the second but the driver side(first one) is pretty much how the other side is.

<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/41066975@N05/42693818315/in/dateposted-public/" title="Rust on driver&#x27;s side of f150"><img src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/931/42693818315_6217d918d1_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="Rust on driver&#x27;s side of f150"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/41066975@N05/28710503087/in/dateposted-public/" title="Rust on passenger side of f150"><img src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/839/28710503087_448594bf06_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="Rust on passenger side of f150"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Simply Red]

Gosh I can't imagine the variables. I'd say a couple grand.

[ModSocks]

I wonder what the rest of those rockers look like underneath.

[Simply Red]

Here are a couple. I didn't get a very good photo on the second but the driver side(first one) is pretty much how the other side is.

<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/41066975@N05/42693818315/in/dateposted-public/" title="Rust on driver&#x27;s side of f150"><img src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/931/42693818315_6217d918d1_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="Rust on driver&#x27;s side of f150"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/41066975@N05/28710503087/in/dateposted-public/" title="Rust on passenger side of f150"><img src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/839/28710503087_448594bf06_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="Rust on passenger side of f150"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Oh just color sand that!

[loochy]

Here are a couple. I didn't get a very good photo on the second but the driver side(first one) is pretty much how the other side is.

<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/41066975@N05/42693818315/in/dateposted-public/" title="Rust on driver&#x27;s side of f150"><a href="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/931/42693818315_6217d918d1_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="Rust on driver&#x27;s side of f150"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/41066975@N05/28710503087/in/dateposted-public/" title="Rust on passenger side of f150"><a href="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/839/28710503087_448594bf06_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="Rust on passenger side of f150"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Meh...just go buy a bunch of bondo and slather it on there really thick like, then sand it and order some spray cans to match your color
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[ClevelandBronco]

Not really, I think the truck is still in great shape minus those parts. I could buy a brand new one but why would I? It runs and drives great. I just don't like driving a truck that looks like a piece of shit.

It's not all bad having a large vehicle that looks like shit. You're less likely to be challenged in heavy traffic. People won't just assume you care about yielding and merging peacefully.

[MIAdragon]

This sounds like a bad idea
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This, leave it unless you want to do it right.

[cooper barrett]

I wonder what the rest of those rockers look like underneath.



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[vailpass]

no worries for you anymore

That’s quality moderation.

[ModSocks]

Here are a couple. I didn't get a very good photo on the second but the driver side(first one) is pretty much how the other side is.

<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/41066975@N05/42693818315/in/dateposted-public/" title="Rust on driver&#x27;s side of f150"><img src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/931/42693818315_6217d918d1_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="Rust on driver&#x27;s side of f150"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/41066975@N05/28710503087/in/dateposted-public/" title="Rust on passenger side of f150"><img src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/839/28710503087_448594bf06_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="Rust on passenger side of f150"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

My concern is that the whole rocker underneath is fucked and can't be welded to. It's also curved there and i highly doubt pre-made patch panels exist for your truck, so someone will be spending some time, that you'll be paying for, matching that curve. Cutting out the rust, creating a matching patch panel, welding it in, grinding it down, applying body filler, sanding that shit down, priming it, prepping it for paint, paint + clear and then color sand and buff....oh, and he's going to have to sand the rest of the rocker and repaint that too.

But if the whole bottom of the rocker is rusted...Pfff...shiiiiiit. AND you have to do both sides?

My fabricators are really good, and we only charge $98 an hour, which is cheap for our industry. I'm not the guy who gives quotes, but i'm imagining 16-20 hours w/o paint, assuming your rockers can actually be welded on.

This is one of those jobs where you need to find a guy who knows a guy who's looking for a side job he can in his backyard. There's guys like that everywhere. I use guys like that. Not every job needs to be done by a professional shop.

[Bwana]

My concern is that the whole rocker underneath is ****ed and can't be welded to. It's also curved there and i highly doubt pre-made patch panels exist for your truck, so someone will be spending some time, that you'll be paying for, matching that curve. Cutting out the rust, creating a matching patch panel, welding it in, grinding it down, applying body filler, sanding that shit down, priming it, prepping it for paint, paint + clear and then color sand and buff....oh, and he's going to have to sand the rest of the rocker and repaint that too.

But if the whole bottom of the rocker is rusted...Pfff...shiiiiiit. AND you have to do both sides?

My fabricators are really good, and we only charge $98 an hour, which is cheap for our industry. I'm not the guy who gives quotes, but i'm imagining 16-20 hours w/o paint, assuming your rockers can actually be welded on.

This is one of those jobs where you need to find a guy who knows a guy who's looking for a side job he can in his backyard. There's guys like that everywhere. I use guys like that. Not every job needs to be done by a professional shop.

Huh? You don't think that will buff out? :D

[vailpass]

Looking at that picture reminds me of one of the positive aspects of living in the desert. People here don't know what ziebart is.

[ModSocks]

Just showed the picture to my quote guy, he agrees with me that 16-20 hours sounds about right w/o paint. We can't see the truck of course, so we may be totally wrong. But based off your pics...and HOPING the bottom of your rocker can actually be welded to.

[ModSocks]

Looking at that picture reminds me of one of the positive aspects of living in the desert. People here don't know what ziebart is.

I know, it's a trip. Being in SoCal the idea of a truck that new rusting out like that is a foreign concept.

[Bugeater]

Shit, I would grind as much rust as I could out of there, drench it with POR-15, bondo it all up and have that lower area sprayed with bedliner.

[Bugeater]

Err...umm, what I meant to say was...I would hire me to grind as much rust as I could out of there, drench it with POR-15, bondo it all up, and then send it somewhere to spray the lower area with bed liner. Fuck it, I don't have a job right now anyway.

[Buehler445]

Shit, I would grind as much rust as I could out of there, drench it with POR-15, bondo it all up and have that lower area sprayed with bedliner.

This is a hell of an idea.

I had a pickup that the dirt roads had beat the paint off. No rust yet, but the outfit I traded it to did that and it looked good. If the lines are sharp it will look good. You obviously have to take care of the rust.

[Bob Dole]

This is a hell of an idea.

I had a pickup that the dirt roads had beat the paint off. No rust yet, but the outfit I traded it to did that and it looked good. If the lines are sharp it will look good. You obviously have to take care of the rust.

Did that to the rear quarters on a 74 Camaro, but used fiberglass tape. Of course, I was just selling the thing.

[lewdog]

Looking at that picture reminds me of one of the positive aspects of living in the desert. People here don't know what ziebart is.

No rust here and I never have to winterize a car.

Downside, plastics on cars that sit out fade and crack like a used Vegas whore.

[cooper barrett]

Err...umm, what I meant to say was...I would hire me to grind as much rust as I could out of there, drench it with POR-15, bondo it all up, and then send it somewhere to spray the lower area with bed liner. **** it, I don't have a job right now anyway.

Busy buy some cab corners and glue them in and fill the void with metal. The rockers look like you could do the same.

I call 20 hours outrageous unless your writing a customer pay estimate. Years back i did the cab corners on my mailman"s 80's ford truck in less than an afternoon. This was just basic tools and a welding rig.

It's not like you are drilling every spot weld. Just move the bed back a few inches and use the patch panel as a guide. Trim the patch to overlap the hole by 1/2 inch on all sides and get a offset jig from Clark's to make it easy to install from the back, then glue it or braze it in place. In your case pop rivets and screws.ROFL


Good luck getting the bed bolts out of a 15 year old frame without welding bolts to them:shake:

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Or better yet....
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[loochy]

Just fill the inside solid with bondo....like a bondo brick.

[ModSocks]

Just fill the inside solid with bondo....like a bondo brick.

When this kind of shit shows up in the shop we curse who ever did it. The fucking worst.

[ModSocks]

Do it right, dude. This is not complicated work, just time consuming to do right. This is the kind of job where you need "a guy". A friend of a friend or something. Hell, put a CL ad out. Not a body shop, but a dude with some basic metal working skills who needs some side cash. Get him to do the metal/bondo work and then take it to a paint shop to finish it off.

[Bugeater]

When this kind of shit shows up in the shop we curse who ever did it. The fucking worst.
Nobody is ever going to bring a 2005 F-150 to your shop for a restoration.

[BigRichard]

Do it right, dude. This is not complicated work, just time consuming to do right. This is the kind of job where you need "a guy". A friend of a friend or something. Hell, put a CL ad out. Not a body shop, but a dude with some basic metal working skills who needs some side cash. Get him to do the metal/bondo work and then take it to a paint shop to finish it off.

Yeah, I was going to have whoever did it cut it out and weld in new stuff. I was hoping someone on here might know a guy around Omaha.

[cooper barrett]

When this kind of shit shows up in the shop we curse who ever did it. The ****ing worst.

What's wrong with bondo impregnated steel wool pads to fill 4" holes.

It sands pretty well in case you wondered.

[Bugeater]

Yeah, I was going to have whoever did it cut it out and weld in new stuff. I was hoping someone on here might know a guy around Omaha.
There's not really that many people from Omaha on here for whatever reason. LiveSteam is actually my go-to guy for anything metal but he doesn't have room to work on vehicles at his place. I have another friend who has the ability and the place to do it but he races stock cars in the summer so he doesn't have the spare time. I can certainly ask around.

[Marcellus]

What's wrong with bondo impregnated steel will pads to fill 4" holes.

It sands pretty well in case you wondered.

LMAO

[BigRichard]

There's not really that many people from Omaha on here for whatever reason. LiveSteam is actually my go-to guy for anything metal but he doesn't have room to work on vehicles at his place. I have another friend who has the ability and the place to do it but he races stock cars in the summer so he doesn't have the spare time. I can certainly ask around.

I wouldn't spend too much time asking around but if you happen to stumble on someone let me know. Thanks!

[Bugeater]

I wouldn't spend too much time asking around but if you happen to stumble on someone let me know. Thanks!
I know some car guys...

[ModSocks]

Nobody is ever going to bring a 2005 F-150 to your shop for a restoration.

It's going to end up in SOMEONE'S shop someday. And those guys will be cursing you, i promise.

[Bugeater]

It's going to end up in SOMEONE'S shop someday. And those guys will be cursing you, i promise.
Trust me, I get it, there is nothing worse than having to unfuckup someone else's work before you can do what you need to do. I've been doing just that in my house for the past 18 years. It's straight up maddening.

[banecat]

Wont Maaco put Bondo on it and paint it for like $299?

[cooper barrett]

Trust me, I get it, there is nothing worse than having to un****up someone else's work before you can do what you need to do. I've been doing just that in my house for the past 18 years. It's straight up maddening.

Fixing others **** ups requires a plasma cutter. Job done.

[cooper barrett]

Wont Maaco put Bondo on it and paint it for like $299?

Even MAACO frowns about doing shitty work.

Nobody's going to even paint it for $250:D:D:D:D:D:D

FYI The silver POR15 is great stuff for covering sins. Pro tip: Topcoat it when it's still tacky