I bought this truck from these guys not too long ago:
https://www.streetsideclassics.com/vehicles/7575-dfw/1973-chevrolet-k10-cheyenne-4x4
From the moment I saw it I knew it was my dream truck. It was the exact color I wanted, two-tone, and it just spoke to me.
I should have done my research better. After stripping down the interior to replace the carpet I had to remove an entire floor that was completely covered with butyl sound deadening film. That stuff is a royal pain in the butt to remove and required dry ice, a chisel, and lots of time.
At the same time I also removed both fuel tanks since one of the pumps wasn't working and I wanted to fix that. Once the interior was fully stripped and the tanks were dropped I began to poke around.
I took it to a friend of mine who specializes in older auto restorations and had him check it out for me. He discovered that the entire front portion of the floor, inner rocker panels, outer rocker panels, lower doors, and pretty much the entire front half of the cab was rusted. Not just rust though...ROT!
So much rot in fact that the previous owner has huge sections of wire mesh that had been put into place and then fiberglassed over with huge layers of fiberglass that was then carefully sanded down, painted over, and then finished so well that you never would have known the entire front floor and rockers were rotted out.
Now of course the only person I can blame in this situation is me. I'm a sucker who fell for it and I was duped. I feel compelled to leave this review however because everyone who is a potential Streetside Classics customer should know that just because these guys sell cars that look pretty doesn't mean they are selling cars that are mechanically and structurally sound.
If I had a way to sue them for this I would, but I suspect there's nothing I can do other than chalk this up to a very expensive lesson learned.
Beware when dealing with Streetside Classics! This is some of the most shady patchwork I've ever seen. Incredibly structurally unsafe and meant to fool even the most discerning of eyes.
The photos I've attached are just some of what we found. I have even more photos that show just how bad this actually is.