Here's a consideration that hasn't yet been mentioned. JHZR2 is in New Jersey, which eliminated its safety inspections for most private vehicles some years ago. For the rest of you with a similar problem in other states, that kind of rust could be a real problem during an inspection. In Virginia, floorpan perforation as JHZR2 has is an automatic fail. (So is frame perforation.)
Pennsylvania recently tightened its inspection rules. There any body panel rust-through, even on a front fender, now fails inspection.
Unfortunately, if that were my truck and I lived in Virginia, I'd lean toward junking it because of the inspection and repair issue here. Keep us posted on your progress, JHZR2.
Pennsylvania recently tightened its inspection rules. There any body panel rust-through, even on a front fender, now fails inspection.
Unfortunately, if that were my truck and I lived in Virginia, I'd lean toward junking it because of the inspection and repair issue here. Keep us posted on your progress, JHZR2.