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ChevyJr

04-12-2014 06:05 PM

Cab rear lip

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Does anyone have any experience with fabricating this bend/lip? Oh and dont worry... Thats not my cab corner work. Soon to be replaced. Thanks.

Captainfab

04-13-2014 12:18 AM

Re: Cab rear lip

I don't know if a panel flanger will give enough offset or not. You might check it out. Do you have a H-frame press? If so you could make a fixture to form that.

steveb64

04-13-2014 09:44 PM

Re: Cab rear lip

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I had to fix that area on both sides of my cab. I used a pair of vise-grips that had 5 inch pieces of steel plate welded to the jaws. I then used this to clamp onto my sheetmetal patch and use it as a bending break. I worked from the top bend down to the bottom bend, used my vise to clamp the tool into as I pushed and hammered the bends. Took my time, adjusted and tweaked each piece as I went, and then did the final cut to fill the hole.

I think they turned out very well.

ChevyJr

04-21-2014 11:23 PM

Re: Cab rear lip

Looks good. I'm going to try my hand at it. If it doesn't work...maybe i'll look for a parts cab and cut that out. Wish me luck!

LT1 Burb

04-21-2014 11:38 PM

Re: Cab rear lip

I have a cab I am cutting up with rust free corners and would sell a pair with those pieces.

ChevyJr

04-22-2014 12:29 AM

Re: Cab rear lip

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Originally Posted by LT1 Burb (Post 6640127)

I have a cab I am cutting up with rust free corners and would sell a pair with those pieces.

Well i have new corners on it. But the flanged lip is what I was looking for. The lip in between the cab corners.

ChevyJr

04-22-2014 12:31 AM

Re: Cab rear lip

Would you have something like that left on the cab? And maybe part of the driver side firewall? Thanks.

1963chevyc20

04-22-2014 02:18 AM

Re: Cab rear lip

Ok! Now that someone has this issue I know I am not the only one!!! But if you look under the cab right were the damage to the lip is done you will see some kind of floor support. It is running parallel with that lip. How do I fix that and is it a floor support?

LT1 Burb

04-22-2014 09:11 AM

Re: Cab rear lip

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Originally Posted by ChevyJr (Post 6640192)

Would you have something like that left on the cab? And maybe part of the driver side firewall? Thanks.

SHow me what piece of the firewall.

ChevyJr

04-22-2014 09:38 AM

Re: Cab rear lip

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Originally Posted by 1963chevyc20 (Post 6640292)

It gets messy under there. The floor brace is spot welded to the floor, the floor is then spot welded to that lip. In the process of fixing that as we speak. The brace is made of 14 gauge steel which for me isnt the easiest to bend accurately. I've cone close, but not close enough to match what i cut out.

ChevyJr

04-22-2014 11:27 PM

Re: Cab rear lip

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Originally Posted by LT1 Burb (Post 6640624)

SHow me what piece of the firewall.

Here is a picture of a firewall and also I was wondering if you have the rear cab brace or rear cab lip. Thanks.

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