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Auto body work

The outlook is not that dire. The degree of difficulty depends on the degree of rust damage.

I removed and replaced a moderately rusted drivers floor pan in one day with an air chisel, die grinder, drill, and a tube of unibody adhesive. I bought a fully formed replacement floor pan from Sherman. All it took to install was a hammer, some sheetmetal screws, and a drill.

Unibody adhesive is equal to, or superior to, spot welding panels, is much cheaper, and is easier for a beginner to do successfully.
 
Best bet is to find a better shell when you move and use the current truck as a parts rig. the body work on my full frame S10 cost over $2000......in parts. My first xj finally broke in half a few years back. my second isnt far behind.
 
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