is my cab too far "gone"

[SnS C10]

How about some more info on that truck Texas 1963? How did you obtain the drop, engine, tranny? Or did you post all that somewhere else?

[dougf]

Nice truck! About that roof, I would give it a shot. I'm afraid you may blow holes in the metal trying to weld a patch since the metals probably thin. I have an old Sears flux core welder and use .030 for all my sheet metal repairs. I use short zaps and wait to cool to prevent war page, zap again in a few spots, etc... If I were you I would *consider* drilling all spot welds, popping the top off and taking a look before major repair. If everything looks ok you Cana do your repairs, wire wheel, clean, coat with por15 or paint, then zap the roof back on!

[SnS C10]

So under the sealer in the drip rail there are spot welds?

[Monte's62]

Originally Posted by Shaun23a11en

So under the sealer in the drip rail there are spot welds?

Yes, there are something like 100-125 of them all the way around. I have never did a re-skin, but member LT1 Burb has a good write up in his build. I don't know how to post a link to his build.. Sorry! Good luck Shaun

[Texas1963]

Originally Posted by Shaun23a11en

How about some more info on that truck Texas 1963? How did you obtain the drop, engine, tranny? Or did you post all that somewhere else?

I put some info on the static drop thread and Im keeping the 230 L6 with 2 spd powerglide. If I come across a 292 im gonna hop it up and stick it in but im in no rush. The 230 runs and sounds awesome. 2 in straight pipe single out the back. It rapps!

[Texas1963]

Originally Posted by Shaun23a11en

Sweet truck bro, do you have any picture of the rust you need to repair?

Here's what I'll be dealing with.

[rickoner]

Originally Posted by Texas1963

Here's what I'll be dealing with.

I think i would be looking for another cab. Aren't you it Texas? That looks worse than a lot of the ones up here. Almost everything you'd need to fix that isn't repopped so you'd have to use a donor cab anyways.

[1963c-10]

I agree...if the bottom half of the cab looks like the roof, I'd look for a donor cab.

[Texas1963]

You would think that, but the rest of the cab is solid. It sat for 8 years under a tree and was covered in green moss when bought it over a month ago from a buddy.

[awbrown]

some careful cutting and you can put the whole roof on ,just cutting across the windshield posts and across the rear window .... I have seen it done , just have to measure real carefully ....

[1963c-10]

If the bottom is solid, then a roof swap would be the way to go if you can handle the welding aspect of it.

[canadian_diesel1964]

Man that's a dream cab in Canada!

[Texas1963]

I'm not the best welder but I have mad gridding skills! LOL

[SnS C10]

Well I ended up cutting out the worst rust there is. There are some other rust issues around where I cut this section out but am going to address them later as this is the worst one. I also made a replacement piece.

[Drak993]

I am with Texas 1963. Clean it up best you can . roloc disc are very good at difficult areas . Rust Bullet is the newest rust preventative paint . Application is like Por-15 was 20 years ago. You can paint and bondo right over it. I always use fiberglass reinforced filler for first coat because it is waterproof . less chance of any future problems.

[dougf]

Agree with above, repair what you can, coat what you can't get to, filler, drive, enjoy.

[canadian_diesel1964]

Fibreglass is great too!
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