Halfbreed - GMC Z71 + IH Extd Cab

[sparkydog]

Friday afternoon I chopped on the roof tin and ended up not getting it to feather like I thought it would. I don't think I'm in trouble but the next cut(s) will make me a hero or a zero. Decided to stop and study for awhile and shifted my attention toward the GMC cab... heh heh

[sparkydog]

Over the last week I went from thinking I was never going to use any of the GMC body metal on my project, to thinking it wouldn't hurt to keep the floor pan and firewall, to wanting to use the firewall, to now I'm getting more interested in using the floorpan. So I decided that I would proceed with cutting up the GMC as if I will use the floorpan and that way I have all my options open.

So for the third time I proceeded to destroy a perfectly fine looking bunch of sheet metal.

First I cut out the roof inner liner. I may end up grafting this into the IH in order to provide a nice attachment point for a dome light and an overhead console.....someday.

Then I took out the windshield and frame. It wasn't exactly pretty but I got it done and learned more than I wanted to know about the inner structural supports of the cab of the GMC.

[sparkydog]

Saturday morning off came the back of the cab.

Note - no real GMC trucks were harmed in the filming of this movie...

[sparkydog]

Next I fabbed up a quick little frame so I could support the brake MC and the fender skirts when I take the floorpan/firewall off. I know it looks stupid but it works.

The floorpan is up off the shock mounts and is ready to come out. All I'm waiting on is freon evac on Monday afternoon and I can pull the HVAC unit out.