Order Of Putting Truck Back Together
 

i'll tell you after about 2 years of these parts sitting in the garage ,can anyone give a list of what order they should put the truck back together . i've seen so many nice trucks here ,so i know this has to be a hot topic

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big pimp , ya gonna be at the swap meet at the horse track off of fallbrook this sun?

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From what i've heard the first thing to go in should be the radiator support. Then just work your way back from there. If I'm wrong some one will surely correct me. Good luck on your reassembly.

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I've always heard start with the cab, and everything flows with that.....

After all, everything lines up off of the cab, right.....????

my .02...

Chad

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From my personal experience, I set the cab first, however I do not tighten anything. I then follow the list below:

inner fenders
radiator support
outer fenders
grille support
grille assembly

After all of these parts are loosely hung, I check alignment and commence tightening fasteners, starting with:

cab supports
inner fenders
radiator support
inner fenders
outer fenders
grille support

I then install:

hood
doors
cowl extensions
firewall cowl
bed
tailgate
glass

After all the sheet metal is correctly installed, aligned and tightened, I follow with the underhood trim, interior trim and the exterior trim.

I hope this quick synopsis is helpful. There are numerous small tasks along the way, however, this is a broad brushed summary of the process that I have followed with success.

Tony

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:agree: Every build post I've seen, will have the cab on the chassis, followed by the front end, and bed.

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thanks tony just what i was hoping for . you the man

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Before all the front sheet metal is aligned to the cab, shouldn't you shim the cab to align with the box? From what I have seen of our trucks, the box always fits higher than the cab so everything else usually has to be shimmed to match starting. I'm not suggesting the box should go on first because that would just be a PITA but as far as alignment goes you need to start with the item that fits the tallest.

As far as the doors go, I would think they should be installed before the fenders. They would be adjusted to fit the hole and the fenders aligned to match the front of the door. The other reason you want to put them on before the fenders is because it is tough to get at the hinge bolts with the fenders on.

I'm no expert on the subject but I just went through the assembly on my truck and these 2 issues stuck out in my mind.