Taking the Cab off the frame. - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

c-tenkid · 09-24-2003, 04:36 PM

Well today I called up ECE planning on ordering new radiator support bushings and hardware.Well i ended up ordering a complete kit with all new bushings,bolts,and a sleeves as well as new bed bolts.

So it looks like this weekend I am going to take the cab off my 67 and sand blast the frame and repaint it.Along with replace the rest of the floor and undercoat it.

How heavy is a cab?Will I be able to pick it up with my cherry picker?Maybe 4 or 5 guys could get it.

Thanks

*MJF* · 09-24-2003, 04:59 PM

With an S10 cab it could be lifted with 3 people, but it was better with 4(with doors off). Your cab will be heavier so I'm not sure if 4 people could lift it or not. Plus remember you'll have to lift it over everything that's still in place. tires, engine, etc.

Using a cherry picker will be a little hard to do without damage. If you strap it by the roof, for sure you'll damage the doors if they're there. If they're not there you might buckle the roof, but I don't know for sure.

I've never lifted off a cab that I really cared about so I wasn't worried about damage. Maybe you could bolt something to your seat bolts & attach to that, but I'm not 100% sure they are even strong enough. If you try to lift by the roof or by wrapping something around it, I suggest using a strap rather than a chain. A big problem with the cherry picker will be finding a balance point since it will be front heavy.

c-tenkid · 09-24-2003, 05:17 PM

The doors are going to stay on it.

I wonder if I could take and build something to slide under the cab and pick it up.So there is no stress on the cherry picker on one side and a floor jack on the other and have 2 people move it.And the roll the chasiss out from under it.

This is going to be interesting....

palallin · 09-24-2003, 05:23 PM

Others have have success using the cherry picker inside the cab. Personally, I'm a fan of the front-loader tractor. . . .

See http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...threadid=69919

Don't underestimate the weight of a complete cab. . . .

Smooth68 · 09-24-2003, 05:59 PM

A bare cab with no glass and nothing but doors and steering column took 4 guys and that was just barely enough.

bodazpa · 09-24-2003, 07:29 PM

when we moved mine 4 good sized guys lifted it up, and when we did we almost tossed it across the shop.we thought it was gonna be much heaver than it was..I had no glass, tank, seat, or anything in it. just make sure you cut the ground strap that goes from the cab to the frame.........good luck John

Zeke · 09-24-2003, 08:54 PM

If you use a cherry picker run a couple of 4x4's spaced apart with blocks thru the cab, just a strap will buckle the cabDon't go thru the door windows they will bend under the weight

progress · 09-24-2003, 09:05 PM

Lifted my bare cab without doors and with tank with a couple of light duty ratchet straps wrapped around the door pillar posts front and rear and hooked to a cross beam in the garage. I used one strap on each side. My son and I and one other kid lifted one off a truck and put it on the ground. We struggled with only three of us. It had no windshield or rear glass but had a complete door with hardware and glass. I would guess the door alone is 60-75 lbs. The cab is more like 250lb. With four guys it is easy work.

c-tenkid · 09-25-2003, 12:48 AM

Here is the radiator support I just got done with.

I mounted an electric fan off an 86 camaro onto it.I am going to make it look a better.I am just glad it fit though.

I will be pulling the cab off the frame this weekend.

c-tenkid · 09-25-2003, 12:55 AM

opps forgot the pic.

c-tenkid · 09-25-2003, 01:10 AM

Here's the other side.

greenhorn male · 09-25-2003, 01:17 AM

You did all that with vise grips, pliers and a hammer?

skyhawk1 · 09-25-2003, 07:03 AM

I was lucky enough to have a good friend with a truck like this to lift the cab off and then come back when I was ready to put it back on.

67chevemall · 09-25-2003, 11:48 AM

Man skyhawk1 your killing me with that pic!!!

Thats the way to do it!!

oh the pain!!!

landon4421 · 09-25-2003, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by skyhawk1
I was lucky enough to have a good friend with a truck like this to lift the cab off and then come back when I was ready to put it back on.

me too !

My friend has a boom truck and it worked great hardest part was tying the straps !

09-24-2003, 04:36 PM	#1
c-tenkid Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Festus mo Posts: 370	Taking the Cab off the frame. Well today I called up ECE planning on ordering new radiator support bushings and hardware.Well i ended up ordering a complete kit with all new bushings,bolts,and a sleeves as well as new bed bolts. So it looks like this weekend I am going to take the cab off my 67 and sand blast the frame and repaint it.Along with replace the rest of the floor and undercoat it. How heavy is a cab?Will I be able to pick it up with my cherry picker?Maybe 4 or 5 guys could get it. Thanks __________________ 69 c-10 lwb,Converted to 4x4,dana 44f,12blt,4 inch lift,vortec headed 355,th350/np203 34x10.50x15 swamper tsl's

09-24-2003, 05:17 PM	#3
c-tenkid Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Festus mo Posts: 370	The doors are going to stay on it. I wonder if I could take and build something to slide under the cab and pick it up.So there is no stress on the cherry picker on one side and a floor jack on the other and have 2 people move it.And the roll the chasiss out from under it. This is going to be interesting.... __________________ 69 c-10 lwb,Converted to 4x4,dana 44f,12blt,4 inch lift,vortec headed 355,th350/np203 34x10.50x15 swamper tsl's

09-24-2003, 05:23 PM	#4
palallin Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St. James, MO Posts: 1,239	Others have have success using the cherry picker inside the cab. Personally, I'm a fan of the front-loader tractor. . . . See http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...threadid=69919 Don't underestimate the weight of a complete cab. . . . __________________ '69 Longstep K-10: 327/SM465/T-221/Closed Knuckle Dana44/12-bolt.

09-24-2003, 05:59 PM	#5
Smooth68 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: West Fork, Arkansas - Razorback Country Posts: 1,826	A bare cab with no glass and nothing but doors and steering column took 4 guys and that was just barely enough. __________________ Smooth68's Web Site WTB 64-66 project or frame/cab, SWB or LWB...I have the fever! Whatcha got?? '68 Short Step - Shaved Body, Soon Bagged - *SOLD* Driver-2004 GMC Z-71 Ext-cab

09-24-2003, 07:29 PM	#6
bodazpa Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: 283 Small Block ln. apt k10 Chevyland N.J. Posts: 261	when we moved mine 4 good sized guys lifted it up, and when we did we almost tossed it across the shop.we thought it was gonna be much heaver than it was..I had no glass, tank, seat, or anything in it. just make sure you cut the ground strap that goes from the cab to the frame.........good luck John __________________ 71 chevy 4x4 ,np205 transfer case, 3 speed tranny, sjs 283, 4in suspension lift, and 71 hugger orange paint,33x12.5 parnelli jones on 15x10 m/t classicII, cowl hood,new bed painted, linex liner. Truck has been completed since 2005.... 2003 Chevy Avalanche Z71, on 6in super lift w/ 35in tires RNG4x4 aka the "Redneck Roller" words to live by "If it fits, it fits" "friends help you move, real friends help you move bodies..." Sponsored by "Kick Ass Kustom"

09-24-2003, 04:59 PM	#2
MJF No longer truckless Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Campbell, CA Posts: 299	With an S10 cab it could be lifted with 3 people, but it was better with 4(with doors off). Your cab will be heavier so I'm not sure if 4 people could lift it or not. Plus remember you'll have to lift it over everything that's still in place. tires, engine, etc. Using a cherry picker will be a little hard to do without damage. If you strap it by the roof, for sure you'll damage the doors if they're there. If they're not there you might buckle the roof, but I don't know for sure. I've never lifted off a cab that I really cared about so I wasn't worried about damage. Maybe you could bolt something to your seat bolts & attach to that, but I'm not 100% sure they are even strong enough. If you try to lift by the roof or by wrapping something around it, I suggest using a strap rather than a chain. A big problem with the cherry picker will be finding a balance point since it will be front heavy.

09-24-2003, 08:54 PM	#7
Zeke Active Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: L.A. Lower Alabama Posts: 453	If you use a cherry picker run a couple of 4x4's spaced apart with blocks thru the cab, just a strap will buckle the cabDon't go thru the door windows they will bend under the weight __________________ 1969 C10 350 3spd 1995 GMC 3500 XC 350 dually When Thomas Edison worked late into the night on the electric light, he had to do it by gas lamp or candle. I'm sure it made the work seem that much more urgent. George Carlin

09-24-2003, 09:05 PM	#8
progress Gotta luv a clean shave Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 226	Lifted my bare cab without doors and with tank with a couple of light duty ratchet straps wrapped around the door pillar posts front and rear and hooked to a cross beam in the garage. I used one strap on each side. My son and I and one other kid lifted one off a truck and put it on the ground. We struggled with only three of us. It had no windshield or rear glass but had a complete door with hardware and glass. I would guess the door alone is 60-75 lbs. The cab is more like 250lb. With four guys it is easy work. __________________ Welding while you wait...you can help if you like and it...might even save you a little as long as you don't mess things up! We make house calls too...just like the old days!

09-25-2003, 12:48 AM	#9
c-tenkid Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Festus mo Posts: 370	Here is the radiator support I just got done with. I mounted an electric fan off an 86 camaro onto it.I am going to make it look a better.I am just glad it fit though. I will be pulling the cab off the frame this weekend. __________________ 69 c-10 lwb,Converted to 4x4,dana 44f,12blt,4 inch lift,vortec headed 355,th350/np203 34x10.50x15 swamper tsl's

09-25-2003, 12:55 AM	#10
c-tenkid Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Festus mo Posts: 370	opps forgot the pic. Attached Images __________________ 69 c-10 lwb,Converted to 4x4,dana 44f,12blt,4 inch lift,vortec headed 355,th350/np203 34x10.50x15 swamper tsl's

09-25-2003, 01:10 AM	#11
c-tenkid Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Festus mo Posts: 370	Here's the other side. Attached Images __________________ 69 c-10 lwb,Converted to 4x4,dana 44f,12blt,4 inch lift,vortec headed 355,th350/np203 34x10.50x15 swamper tsl's

09-25-2003, 01:17 AM	#12
greenhorn male Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Bay Area, Northern California Posts: 1,344	You did all that with vise grips, pliers and a hammer? __________________ 03 Tahoe 72 GMC Super Custom 2500 Custom Camper, my reliable workhorse. Dual gauged tanks, dual battery trays.

09-25-2003, 07:03 AM	#13
skyhawk1 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Oceana WV USA Posts: 184	I was lucky enough to have a good friend with a truck like this to lift the cab off and then come back when I was ready to put it back on. Attached Images __________________ "The World's a Mess"! 71 C-10 72 Suburban 2WD Oceana, West Virginia

09-25-2003, 11:48 AM	#14
67chevemall Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NB Posts: 3,367	Man skyhawk1 your killing me with that pic!!! Thats the way to do it!! oh the pain!!! __________________ 1968 Chevy C10 307 3ott fleetside 1967 Chevy C/10 V8, 3spd, fleetside lwb.Sold 1967 Chev C/10 step, 383, M21. SOLD



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