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sigshooter · 01-15-2014, 08:52 PM

I started my big window conversion today and I came ascross a few short cuts. I drilled out the spot weld below the window/behind the tank, but instead of trying to drill out all of the welds around the lip of the window/underneath the seal. I used a grinder and cut off wheel and cut the outer metal of the donor cab. I cut it in a way that it was easy to fold it down at the window lip, opening up a "v" around these welds. I lightly hit them with the cut off wheel and just by working the two pieces open and closed/back and forth it popped the welds apart without drilling all of the welds. I continued to cut the outer part of the cab one section at a time and exposed the rest of the welds such as ascross the top headliner portion and continued the same process. It worked great and saved a lot of time drilling those hundreds of welds.

It ruined the rest of the outer metal, but all I wanted was the inner panel

sigshooter · 01-15-2014, 08:53 PM

Another

sigshooter · 01-15-2014, 08:56 PM

Another picture

sigshooter · 01-15-2014, 10:13 PM

Panel removed, now I just need to clean it up and remove a coupłe pieces of the donor cab that are still attached

ol_skool_chevy · 02-12-2017, 10:16 PM

good stuff

shortstep60 · 02-13-2017, 12:33 AM

How are you going to put your BBW section in your truck? I have done Three and I use 3m panel glue its fast you don't have to put a hundred spot welds. I have used it for ten years and love it I have a truck in my shop right now if you want me to send you some pictures.

sigshooter · 02-13-2017, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by shortstep60

How are you going to put your BBW section in your truck? I have done Three and I use 3m panel glue its fast you don't have to put a hundred spot welds. I have used it for ten years and love it I have a truck in my shop right now if you want me to send you some pictures.

I have a couple myself, I have a spot welder I use for most of it, simple and easy with no grinding to clean up. I use the 3m panel adhesive along the top where I can't use my spot welder.

01-15-2014, 08:52 PM	#1
sigshooter Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tahlequah, Ok Posts: 1,235	Big back window conversion tips I started my big window conversion today and I came ascross a few short cuts. I drilled out the spot weld below the window/behind the tank, but instead of trying to drill out all of the welds around the lip of the window/underneath the seal. I used a grinder and cut off wheel and cut the outer metal of the donor cab. I cut it in a way that it was easy to fold it down at the window lip, opening up a "v" around these welds. I lightly hit them with the cut off wheel and just by working the two pieces open and closed/back and forth it popped the welds apart without drilling all of the welds. I continued to cut the outer part of the cab one section at a time and exposed the rest of the welds such as ascross the top headliner portion and continued the same process. It worked great and saved a lot of time drilling those hundreds of welds. It ruined the rest of the outer metal, but all I wanted was the inner panel Attached Images __________________ 1965 long bed ( grandpas old truck ) 1964 long bed BBW Custom Cab 1966 Short stepside 1964 long bed 1965 long bed Custom Cab, factory air, V-8, powerglide Last edited by sigshooter; 01-15-2014 at 09:06 PM.

01-15-2014, 08:53 PM	#2
sigshooter Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tahlequah, Ok Posts: 1,235	Re: Big back window conversion tips Another Attached Images __________________ 1965 long bed ( grandpas old truck ) 1964 long bed BBW Custom Cab 1966 Short stepside 1964 long bed 1965 long bed Custom Cab, factory air, V-8, powerglide

01-15-2014, 08:56 PM	#3
sigshooter Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tahlequah, Ok Posts: 1,235	Re: Big back window conversion tips Another picture Attached Images __________________ 1965 long bed ( grandpas old truck ) 1964 long bed BBW Custom Cab 1966 Short stepside 1964 long bed 1965 long bed Custom Cab, factory air, V-8, powerglide

01-15-2014, 10:13 PM	#4
sigshooter Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tahlequah, Ok Posts: 1,235	Re: Big back window conversion tips Panel removed, now I just need to clean it up and remove a coupłe pieces of the donor cab that are still attached Attached Images __________________ 1965 long bed ( grandpas old truck ) 1964 long bed BBW Custom Cab 1966 Short stepside 1964 long bed 1965 long bed Custom Cab, factory air, V-8, powerglide

02-12-2017, 10:16 PM	#5
ol_skool_chevy Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hillsboro, Oregon 97123 Posts: 1,300	Re: Big back window conversion tips good stuff __________________ Measure with a yard stick Mark with Chalk Cut with a torch Built it yourself, don't count on others to to do it for you or with you. It will never get done

02-13-2017, 12:33 AM	#6
shortstep60 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Mayetta, Kansas Posts: 439	Re: Big back window conversion tips How are you going to put your BBW section in your truck? I have done Three and I use 3m panel glue its fast you don't have to put a hundred spot welds. I have used it for ten years and love it I have a truck in my shop right now if you want me to send you some pictures.



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