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**67 cst swb** · 05-11-2005, 01:13 AM

Anyone know what a stripped, nothing but the metal, cab weighs? no doors no glass, no column, no nothing... just the cab... any ideas?

cableguy0 · 05-11-2005, 01:25 AM

stripped cab with just a windshield weighed in at 560 pounds when i scrapped my wrecked one

JPSAUTO · 05-11-2005, 11:56 AM

I think the scale might be off, my 69 bare cab had to come off the frame, for the 4th or 5th time, and two of us lifted and moved it off the frame wasn't easy but we did it and I know I can't lift 280lbs.

68LSS1 · 05-11-2005, 12:27 PM

I think I remember Ed having a mid 60's cab shipped and him saying it weighing 453lbs.

Longhorn Man · 05-11-2005, 07:00 PM

500 and some chainge sounds right.

silvertonguedevil · 05-11-2005, 08:36 PM

Four of us lifted my cab off of my frame and put it in the back of my pickup and I can tell you it was lighter than the shortbox bed (steel floor).

69 longhorn · 05-11-2005, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by JPSAUTO

I think the scale might be off, my 69 bare cab had to come off the frame, for the 4th or 5th time, and two of us lifted and moved it off the frame wasn't easy but we did it and I know I can't lift 280lbs.

You might be surprised......4 guys lifted the cab off my longhorn (duck soup). In my late 20's to mid 30's,I did some lifting. picked up a 351 Windsor for a builder(500-525 on the weight). The guys at the boneyard are asking "how are we going to load this"? Lets pick it up & set it on the old truck......well, a 185 lb me had 1 end of that Ford, & 2 freakin idiots had the other end! If you havent guessed it, there were too d@mn many feet on the other end(a couple of *****s too!) we got it loaded, but it was a little "spooky"! Me & one old stout 18yr old kid carried complete SB Chevs updown the basement steps(many moons ago). I did a box swap on a 71.....2 guys, off /on with a steel box! nothin like being 20 yrs old

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Eddie H. · 05-11-2005, 11:28 PM

Many years ago when I was young and stupid, I picked up a 390 Ford long block and loaded it by myself.
It's a wonder I didn't ruin my back for life. Now when I need a cab or bed moved, I have my son call a few of his teenage friends and I supervise

69 longhorn · 05-11-2005, 11:52 PM

Well, a heart attack last fall slowed this old man down a tad.....still, neither one of my boys are big enough to "jack with the cardiac patient"! That youngest (15 yr old kid) is gonna be a "bruiser"......15yrs old, goin 6' & 220 lbs, that kid is not done growing yet! The oldest is about 6' 2", & about 185lbs. Its a real biotch, when I have to ask for a hand , on chit I have done all my life, BY MY D@MN SELF! Those kids have been pretty good tho.......& that is really what makes the world go around

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cableguy0 · 05-12-2005, 12:59 AM

me and one buddy picked up and carried my lwb steel floor bed the biggest problem was the weight being off center and the bed wanting to tilt forward but we got it. i am still 21 and stupid lol. picked up and amc 304 short block not long ago and damn was that thing heavy.2 guys can move the cab two stout guys at least. the weight isnt centered so its a biotch as well

05-11-2005, 01:13 AM	#1
67 cst swb Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rapid City, SD Posts: 2,281	cab weight? Anyone know what a stripped, nothing but the metal, cab weighs? no doors no glass, no column, no nothing... just the cab... any ideas? __________________ My Trucks: 1967 Chevrolet Short Wide Box 327 TH350 9" w/3.90 gears paint will be White - Current Project 1967 Chevrolet Custom LWB 283 TH400 3.73 Posi, no-AC, no-PS, no-PB, bench-seat, small-window - mostly orig driver 1967 Chevrolet CST LWB originally a 327 TH400 3.73 Posi AC PS PB, had Buddy Buckets, Small Window - parts truck 1967 Chevrolet CST LWB, 283 MT 3.73 had Buddy Buckets, Panoramic Window - parts truck 2001 Chevrolet 3500 2WD Crew Cab Dually 8.1L Allison White

05-11-2005, 01:25 AM	#2
cableguy0 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Delta,Pa Posts: 14,950	stripped cab with just a windshield weighed in at 560 pounds when i scrapped my wrecked one __________________ Owner of North Point Car Care in Dundalk Md. We specialize in custom exhaust on both modern and classic vehicles. We are a full service auto shop from classics to modern vehicles. Feel free to contact me with questions. I will give a 10% discount to any board member.

05-11-2005, 11:56 AM	#3
JPSAUTO Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 158	Not Too Heavy I think the scale might be off, my 69 bare cab had to come off the frame, for the 4th or 5th time, and two of us lifted and moved it off the frame wasn't easy but we did it and I know I can't lift 280lbs.

05-11-2005, 12:27 PM	#4
68LSS1 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 1,191	I think I remember Ed having a mid 60's cab shipped and him saying it weighing 453lbs. __________________ '68 Short Step LS1/T56, Hydratech, Fatman Fabrications Stage III, Baer, Hot Rods to Hell, US Body, S&W, etc

05-11-2005, 08:36 PM	#6
silvertonguedevil Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Seaside, Oregon Posts: 1,789	Four of us lifted my cab off of my frame and put it in the back of my pickup and I can tell you it was lighter than the shortbox bed (steel floor). __________________ -Greg My Chevy trucks, past and present: 1962 C10 SB Fleetside 1964 C10 LB Fleetside BBW 1966 C10 SB Fleetside 1966 C10 SB Fleetside BBW 1968 C10 SB Fleetside 1971 C10 LB Fleetside 1971 C10 SB Fleetside 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1972 C10 LB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1974 C20 Cheyenne 1979 K5 Blazer Cheyenne 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Custom Deluxe 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Scottsdale 1986 C10 SB Fleetside Silverado 2008 Silverado 1500 4x4

05-11-2005, 07:00 PM	#5
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	500 and some chainge sounds right.

05-11-2005, 11:28 PM	#8
Eddie H. Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Paradise TX USA Posts: 1,200	Many years ago when I was young and stupid, I picked up a 390 Ford long block and loaded it by myself. It's a wonder I didn't ruin my back for life. Now when I need a cab or bed moved, I have my son call a few of his teenage friends and I supervise __________________ "Negative people always seem to have a problem for every solution"

05-11-2005, 11:52 PM	#9
69 longhorn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: rock island,il,usa Posts: 5,382	Well, a heart attack last fall slowed this old man down a tad.....still, neither one of my boys are big enough to "jack with the cardiac patient"! That youngest (15 yr old kid) is gonna be a "bruiser"......15yrs old, goin 6' & 220 lbs, that kid is not done growing yet! The oldest is about 6' 2", & about 185lbs. Its a real biotch, when I have to ask for a hand , on chit I have done all my life, BY MY D@MN SELF! Those kids have been pretty good tho.......& that is really what makes the world go around L __________________ http://community.webshots.com/user/hotrodhorn

05-12-2005, 12:59 AM	#10
cableguy0 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Delta,Pa Posts: 14,950	me and one buddy picked up and carried my lwb steel floor bed the biggest problem was the weight being off center and the bed wanting to tilt forward but we got it. i am still 21 and stupid lol. picked up and amc 304 short block not long ago and damn was that thing heavy.2 guys can move the cab two stout guys at least. the weight isnt centered so its a biotch as well __________________ Owner of North Point Car Care in Dundalk Md. We specialize in custom exhaust on both modern and classic vehicles. We are a full service auto shop from classics to modern vehicles. Feel free to contact me with questions. I will give a 10% discount to any board member.



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