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Re: chop the roof off it ??
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Originally Posted by Longhorn Man
cutting the roof off shouldn't cause issues with door gaps or anything, the roof doesn't span a distance long enough to add to the strength of the frame. With the body being split in two (cab and bed) right in the middle, all the strength is built into the frame, and the body isn't used.
They sold trucks with no roofs... cowl/chassis models.
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I have no real world experience but why did Blazers have rocker boxes to stiffen them? I think the roof does help keep the cab "aligned" to some degree.
Also cowl models had no windshield doors or anything beyond the firewall, they were designed for aftermarket companies to graft their bodies too, firewall back.
But then if you're just building a beater for the heck of it, give it a go, just do it to a chevy and leave the GMC's alone. 
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Currently on or near the homestead:
67 Chevy SWB 2WD stepside 350/3 on tree (Pat's)
67 GMC SWB 2WD Fleet 402/auto (Brian's under construction)
67 Chevy 3/4 ton 2WD 402/auto (Business Hauler)
67 Chevy 1 ton dually 2WD 396/4 speed (Former business hauler, Needs TLC)
68 Chevy 1/2 ton Suburban 2WD 250 six/3 on tree (Brian's Needs TLC)
70 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD 350/4 speed (Pat's - Disguised as a 68 GMC)
71 Chevy SWB stepside (Crushed by tree - parts donor)
72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD (Parts donor)
72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD Suburban (Parts Donor)
72 GMC 3/4 ton 4WD 292 six/4 speed (Mine - Disguised as a 67 GMC)
81 GMC 4WD Dually Dump Body 350/4 speed (Business Hauler)
82 Camaro Z/28 355/Super T-10 (Pat's toy)
93 Caprice 9C1 (Brian's Cop Car)
02 Toyota Camry (Reliable but a souless steel and plastic hulk)
2011 2SS RS Camaro M6 Factory Hurst Shifter 
Maybe I need to sell some of this crap
Yet another Bozo with a sawz-all
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