My truck has some major rust issues that are getting worse faster and faster. Every time I look at it I see a new crack or one that has become longer. It's something I can fix myself but I don't really have the room to do it right. It's work I don't really like to do - repair work and it will probably take 6 months to a year for me to do it in my spare time if I can manage to do it with the space I have and that's if I focus on that project. So 6 months to a year using my spare time to do something that I don't really like to do. It doesn't sound appealing. I could pay someone to do it, but I can also buy a rust free truck for the same price.

What it boils down to is that the floors, body supports, radiator support, and fenders need a lot of work. I really want a dragster so that I have something to have fun with that I don't really care if it breaks. Would it be safe to use the trucks body with a utilitarian patch job for a dragster? It would be relatively slow at first so I can learn to drive it but I'd be aiming for 8s or better somewhere down the road. I can do a quick, not-even-trying-to-look-stock patch job with no problem.

The plan then would be to buy another rust free swb uni like I have and swap the current driveline and much of the other stuff I've made to the new truck and build a new driveline for the dragster.


Lawrenceville, GA