well if it is roadworthy then eah gor for it but make sure you get all the rust and rust proof it properly. cause rust suxs and has a tendency just to F%$ken appear and piss you off

like mine i have little bubbles in my sill that are going to get rubbed off asap

Well, thats it, I'm thinking that it will be a LOT cheaper to get replacement panels than to have the origonal ones fixed up. At least then I would have a straight body, and I would be able to start from scratch with rustproofing, etc.

I mean, the thing is roadworthy too, aprt from the rust!

its never to far gone if you have the $dollars$ to fix it up

youve just got sum up what need replacing,what doesnt and how much it will cost to get on the road.

from what i can see the tail gate will need replacing, the sills, looks the wheel arches would have alot of rust underneath.

if you know lot of people that could help you out e.g mates, body panelists, you could get it looking good

if the inside is ok and not to much rust thats eatin holes then i would say some were under $1000 even though i dont own one and stuff but thats how much they go for in the trading post and it looks like most of the panels will have to be repared or replaced like the tail gate i dont think you want to fix a new on e will be needed

Just wondering if you guys could take a look at the following pics, and let me know what you think about this ute. It looks a bit rough, but I was thinking that nearly every panel can be replaced cheaply. But, is it too far gone? I know I have seen something worse that has been restored. How much would you pay for it?

Thanks for your time!

Leigh

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