1978 Ford Pickup

[txfirefighter]

A guy I work with asked me tonight if I could fix two bullseyes on his 78 pickup. I have had people tell me to stay away from older vehicles especially when drilling. Should I attempt it if I can get the resin to flow without drilling?Or is it to big of a risk?

[DaveC]

Personally, I used to do alot of practice on a 67 Pickup and a 73 Buick. For me, drilling wasn't a problem. However, due to the age of the windshields and the deterioration of the laminate, I would get the funky milk look on most of the repairs.

[maxryde]

Hey tx, I practiced on a 78 pu that I own as well as a 71. Both Ford And both with factory glass they came out better than my 92 ranger did. I had 4 bulls on the 78 and I can only find one repair if I search a while now. I have seen the pvb whiting on older damage but I think the key is on older glass if the damage is semi fresh than the pvb has not had time to deteriorate and you can get good results.
My bro inlaw on the other hand has a chev with cracks that run the entire length up and down the center of his WS and we fixed them for practice the PVB had been compromised so the repairs looked awfull but it was good practice on crack repair and someday he'll figure out that while chev makes a good pu it's just not Ford tough Just my 2 cents
Scott :~)

[DaveC]

just not Ford tough ?

Hmm . . . can your Ford pull 30,000 pounds and handle a 10,000 pound load in the bed?

My "little" Dodge can

[maxryde]

"!0,000 lbs in the bed" Who you got in there