Shaving the drip rails

[Ackattack]

One of the things that I've always disliked about our trucks is the drip rails. I've read on here about people cutting them off, and stories about the cons of removing them.

Well I figure I'll give it a try myself.

Here you can see the 3 distinct layers of metal that are contained in the front drip rail (over the windshield)



I made the cut tangent to the curvature of the top skin of the roof, which leaves a little ledge on the bottom side.

Then I moved to the side and cut out this piece



You can see the the drip rail on the side is a seperate piece only spot welded on.



And you can actually remove the entire drip rail piece before doing any cutting .



I didn't get to welding it back together today as my welder won't reach where the cab is currently setting. Hopefully I'll get the trial cuts welded sometime this week.

Oh, also, this is an extra cab that I have that is pretty rusted out, so I figure I'd practice and see what is all envolved before I cut up the cab I'm planning to use. Hopefully if I figure out the process I'll be able to do it on the "finished" cab.