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Originally Posted by raggedjim
Be careful and plan it well before you start... I've bought 2 different project trucks cheap for parts and shaving the drip rails is where they both jumped the shark. This isn't the same as replacing rockers and cab corners... It does look great when it is finished though.
Good luck, Rg
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After doing bodywork for lord knows how many years, for a living I might add, if a person can cut out and install rocker panels, cab corners, or floor pans I would think that shaving drip rails would be a gravy job. When I shaved mine I took a sawz all (tool of choice for me for the job) and cut about 10 to twelve inches at a time off, ground where I had cut smooth and welded it up in stages to prevent warping, when I had made my way all the way around from door to door, I made patterns of the door jams on both sides and cut pieces of metal to address body gaps between the cab and the doors, all the way around the doors, top to bottom, and welded them into the jams, then I ground the welds smooth where I trimmed the drip rail and applied body filler like you would with any body repair. When the job was done I ended up with paint stick body gaps all the way araound the doors, I took the time to grind and trim the roof above the window to achieve a smooth look without adding another body line like so many drip rail jobs I have seen. The bottom line is this.... You can not screw it up so bad that it can not be fixed. After all it's just metal on a cab, someone with a welder and common sense can do it......I guess what I am trying to say is this... Don't be scared , if you screw it up it can be fixed!