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I'm certain it's now as loud as it's ever been. It still needs a ton of work but it's looking better for sure.Looking good and sounding good too!!![]()
So I guess my truck was used as an example of just how bad MVs can look before they get restored.
It's quite the project but not too bad compared to what some people start with. At least in the pic above it's recognizable as a dump truck! I did find it funny how it was mentioned that way though. It has to be the same truck as mine, too much of the story lines up and there aren't exactly a ton of m59 dumps running around either.If you won't accept "no", you have a chance to work miracles.![]()
Out of touch with the market:Not much has happened with the dump truck lately. Since the GMC dump body is so rotted that will be headed to the scrap yard pretty soon. I'll remove the tailgate linkage, some of the hooks, the tailgate itself (good for a pattern) and anything else savable. I'll be keeping the subframe too of course since all that is good for spares.
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I think it's around $60 a ton up here. Not a lot but it pays for the trip to bring it. Since I've got a few larger items showing up in the near future I'm scrapping out the few junk trucks, cabs, etc. so they'll be a little room in the yard. I hate to scrap this bed but it's rotten throughout and the subframe parts are worth more to me than the whole assembly is worth to someone else.
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