Frame Off: How can i get the body off?

[Volker_Germany]

With my 70 Panel we think about a frame-off...

But we have some problems.....

1: How easy is it to get the body back on the Frame?
2: the wooden panels in the back: are they over or under the body? How we can replace them? Anybody has a pic documentary about that?
3: Size....I have seen that some body parrts are under, some over the wood. The small and easy point is that the thickness of our wood what i can buy in Germany is in mm, but the us is inches...What if i use wood that is a little thicker or thinner? Will the old parts fit or do i need to import US Wood?

[LockDoc]

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First off welcome to the board!

I can't really help on the body removal/replacement but here are some threads on the wood floors.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=548096

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=75629

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=334704

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ght=wood+floor


On the panel trucks the wood is actually 2 pieces of solid plywood with the metal strips bolted to it instead of individual planks.

I think the Suburban floors are pretty much the same type of installation, just shorter than the panel trucks.

LockDoc

[Volker_Germany]

Thanks, LockDoc

Following the links i found that website

http://www.gmcpauls.com/47-72_BedWood_Info.htm

With all sizes...just need to check if the PanelTruck has the same size

Volker

[Bigdav160]

Does a panel truck have a solid plywood panel or individual boards? On the Suburban, the floor is plywood and sandwiched between the body and crossmembers. They are then bolted to the frame.


Yep, 2 pieces of plywood. The strips just make it look like individual boards. The only function of the strips is to make it easier to slide stuff in and out....

LockDoc

[pritch]

I lured 10 of my friends over with beer one day and we lifted my Panel body onto a rack I had built:



I am going to build a overhead crane to put it back on with. I need one anyway, not for just this. I have almost all of the parts I need to build this, and I will as soon as I am ready to put it back on.

I want to change my bed wood eventually, too, but the more I look at it, the body must be back on in order to do this. Good luck with your project!