riley_miller25•24d agoMost Upvoted

Shoutout to the guy who brought a rusted '82 F-150 into my bay last Thursday

This dude rolls up with a truck so far gone the floorboards were basically just a suggestion, and he's totally serious about restoring it for his son's first car. I spent 45 minutes just poking holes through the frame with a screwdriver before I could even start giving him a real estimate. Has anyone else had to break it to a customer that their project is more scrap metal than salvageable?

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stellaa6924d ago

A father trying to pass something down deserves a little respect.

the_mary24d ago

My buddy Dave had a guy bring in a 1970s Dodge Dart once that was basically a flower pot with wheels. He spent an hour showing him how the entire rear end was held together with bondo and prayer. The father was dead set on giving it to his daughter who just turned sixteen. Dave finally had to tell him straight up that thing would fold like a paper bag in any kind of accident. The guy got REAL quiet and just nodded for a solid minute before asking if Dave could at least save the ashtray for a keepsake. Sometimes the hardest part of the job is being honest about when love just isnt enough to fix something.

finleym4319d ago

Think that Dart was actually a '74 or '75 model. The '70s had the boxy version, not the earlier round one. Either way, bondo holds more together than most people want to admit.