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is my cab too far "gone"
Hey guys I have surface rust on the cab of my 64. There's a hole above the driver door as pictured. The rust goes all around but is only thru in the part pictured. Queston is, is it diffucult to repair the hole that's pictured and once repaired do I leave it be, or does the rest of the very dark surface rust need to be cut and repaired? If so I guess the roof of the cab is trash?
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Re: is my cab too far "gone"
The only way to really tell how far gone it is is to have it blasted that way you will see everything and not just whats on the surface.
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Re: is my cab too far "gone"
Blasting will tell you the ugly truth about the cab.you can also poke at it with a pic to give you a vague idea of how bad it is then decide if it's worth blasting and fixing or just time for a new cab.
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Re: is my cab too far "gone"
It's rusted done to the base of the drip rail. I may just weld in a patch to help it out for now.
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Re: is my cab too far "gone"
Just put a vinyl top on B<}
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Re: is my cab too far "gone"
I'm not sure what to do. Just cut some out and shape a panel and weld it in. Or let it sit and wait on a new cab in a few years
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Re: is my cab too far "gone"
My flux core gasless welder sas it will weld down to 22 Guage sheet metal. Withe .030 wire do you guys think this type of welder can handle this
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Re: is my cab too far "gone"
I have the same thing on mine. I'm going wire wheel all the old seam sealer out around the whole drip rail, treat the metal and apply POR-15 then apply seam sealer. As far the hole I'm going to cut out the rust and weld in a patch and call it a day.
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Re: is my cab too far "gone"
At the very least I'd fix the hole to keep the issue from getting worse than it is. At least it would buy you some time to decide what you want to do down the road.
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Re: is my cab too far "gone"
How do I post pics?
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Re: is my cab too far "gone"
Texas1963 go to the the tab that says manage attachments and you can upload pictures from your phone or computer there
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Re: is my cab too far "gone"
That section I need repaired look difficult to read create. I may need to find a cab at the junk yard and cut it out
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Re: is my cab too far "gone"
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Re: is my cab too far "gone"
Ok so on the bottom of the screen go to " go advanced"
Then go to manage attatchments. From there see where it days choose file? You can choose up to 5 I believe. Once you choose the files you want, look to the right and click upload Once they are uploaded, click close window on the bottom of the screen. The previous page should now be showing. You can now write a message or just post a reply and the pictures will be there since you just uploaded them |
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Re: is my cab too far "gone"
Here is my first pic post on this site.
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Re: is my cab too far "gone"
Thanks Shaun! It's on now!
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Re: is my cab too far "gone"
Sweet truck bro, do you have any picture of the rust you need to repair?
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Re: is my cab too far "gone"
I think it is repairable. You could cut a section out and then form a piece to drop in. Maybe hold it in place with a couple of magnets or something until it is tacked in. .030" wire seems heavy to me, as I am using .025" IIRC and that is a standard size.
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Re: is my cab too far "gone"
No problem texas1963. Yea I'm gonna attempt to repair this rust issue.
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Re: is my cab too far "gone"
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20 gauge would be .0359
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Re: is my cab too far "gone"
So what exact Guage should i use to patch in the roof? I have .035 in my welder now. Should I switch to .030?
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Re: is my cab too far "gone"
Hi Shaun Use 20 gauge sheetmetal for the patch and .023 wire in your welder
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Re: is my cab too far "gone"
Thanks for the advice 65sub
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