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At least he used some diamond lath for strength.I did worse things to my 510 when i was 16.

"I did worse things to my 510 when i was 16"

 

Do you wish you had documented them for all the world to see though?

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Not so surprisingly, this is virtually identical to repair techniques in Great Britain based repair manuals.  But then, Rust is King in the isles!  Hence the fact that older British cars so often wear aftermarket body kits that look like Super Swallows.

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Lot's of us have done these kinds of repairs because we didn't have the skills, didn't have access to the right tools, couldn't afford to have it done right, or the car just didn't justify any better. But we didn't want everybody to know about the hack job we did. Today's kids don't think twice about putting every on the internet good or bad.

 

"Hey look at me, I fixed the rocker panels with spray foam. Ain't I great"

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I give him kudos for not being another useless idiot expecting handouts, eventually he will learn, good for him for being a DIY person, that's how you better yourself and eventually develop skills.

 

Kudos!

Yes, it's great his working on cars vs video games etc. like most of his friends

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It really does come down to what tools are available. I have been in that situation before; buy a welder and all the materials, or fix it for 30 bucks. If the price paid for the truck is under 1k then I could see someone choosing the latter. Generally if I can't afford to buy the welder and get the car/ truck fixed properly I will just sell the vehicle to someone who can.

 

Another way to see it is he will definitely have another shot to repair it in 2 years when the bondo seperates from the real metal.

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another.... There's never time to do it right but always time to do it over.

 

fast, cheap or good. Pick two, but the third choice then becomes mutually exclusive to the other two.

 

If fast and cheap it won't be good

If cheap and good it won't be fast

If good and fast it won't be cheap

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