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Old Sep 26, 2013 | 03:17 PM
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Carving up a Skeleton

Hi All!

I habe the carcass of my old regular cab long bed that something must be done with. I have not been able to find a buyer, but I keep putting off scrapping her. It is a clean and rust free frame, cab, and dented up box. So I am now entertaining the idea of carving her up for replacement metal; either to keep or sell. Is this a good idea?

If it is a workable idea, how would you all go about it? What pieces would you cut out to keep and what would you sell to the scrap yard?

I know how to carve a turkey, and all other fowl for that matter, but how do I carve up a Dodge cab, frame, and box?

I would hire the high school metals shop kids and they would go after it with a plasma cutter.
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Old Sep 26, 2013 | 08:14 PM
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I would haul that old scrap to my house for ya if it wasn't on the opposite side of the continent.
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Old Sep 26, 2013 | 09:05 PM
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I wish it wasn't so far away too.
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Old Sep 27, 2013 | 07:39 AM
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Too bad your'e there and I'm here...

I've been wanting a frame to restore.
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Old Sep 27, 2013 | 06:53 PM
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Old Oct 3, 2013 | 10:40 PM
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Don't carve up a good cab, someone will buy it whole... I personally need one badly, but distance would be the killer.
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Old Oct 4, 2013 | 12:39 AM
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Get ads up on craigslist in WA and OR...someone will probably buy it.

I've been selling off parts from my donor 93 that I don't need, and have had many people asking about the rust free clubcab. But I already bartered it to a buddy of mine for some cummins parts, and a couple MVI inspections...
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Old Oct 4, 2013 | 12:41 AM
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http://www.car-part.com/ for all you guy's in the rust belt try this place they will have rust free part's
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Old Oct 4, 2013 | 01:10 AM
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want to sell the fuel tank off it? im probably going to need one first part of next week. my trucks about an hour north of you at a shop right now
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Old Oct 8, 2013 | 03:03 PM
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I'm going to hack my rust-free cab for the benefit of my ramcharger,

Regular cabs are nothing special... especially the low-hump floor ones (like mine is)
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