Man you got some haters over on the HAMB. I say it's YOUR truck, YOUR money, YOUR time, YOUR bloody knuckles working on it, so build it how YOU want it. I have stopped giving a hoot what people think a long time ago. Many question my methods but when it's done everyone wants to ride it.
Besides if your International is like the '66 I had the metal is so thick it'll take another 50 years for the rust to eat a hole in it. :lol: The thinnest part of the truck is 9 gauge steel...... and that's the dashboard. :shock: If memory serves me correct mine weighed in at 6800lbs empty.