gettin down to serious bizzness. the more i opened it up the more rust i saw.i neglected to buy the front&rear doorjamb extensions but they're on their way as well as new cab mounts. thank god for my grinders and air chisel!!
this is the rough cut out still a little up the toeboard has to go to remove all the rust
skin was removed with an air chisel applying upward force as not to distort the doubler
prior to removal the cab north/south support was welded to bushing perch so the cab wouldnt shift when the floor was removed
this bar was welded in to keep the door post from moving while removing the entire bottom of the pillar imho if you don't do this you're screwed when it comes to getting it to all line up again
more photos to come as i'm doing the floor/ lower cab in quadrants to prevent any movement while cut out and to ensure it will line up with the new replacement panels.
most people would look for a new cab before doing all this work. in the mid atlantic region the rust free cabs are 1 on totaly restored trucks or rare as hens teeth and cost a bundle. i should have all 4 quadrants done in about 4-6weeks and aprox 300.00 in new sheetmetal repair panels.