My 1970 GMC “Project Splice”

[72 tigger]

Nice welds- looking good!

[Kronald_70GMC]

Originally Posted by 72 tigger

Nice welds- looking good!

Thanks!

[ryans69chevy]

How much of that cab are you going to have to fix to make it right? Is there a supplier up there that you get patches for pretty cheap?

[Kronald_70GMC]

Originally Posted by ryans69chevy

How much of that cab are you going to have to fix to make it right? Is there a supplier up there that you get patches for pretty cheap?

Im basically doing lower firewall patches made by me, then Im replacing footwells, front floor patch panels, rear floor patch panels, inner rockers. Then I have a whole used cab support that I got off my grandpa that only has 1 small rust hole. Then it will be lower front and rear pillars, cab corners, and rockers. Then its on to mods from there. Haha its alot of work but I enjoy it. All my panels came from lmc truck. They are so-so, some slight mods required so far.

[ryans69chevy]

I gotcha. Yea it's a lot of work! When I'm working on my stuff I'm trying to figure out how body shops do it so much quicker... and how people could afford that! Good gosh I spent all weekend shaving my drivers side cowl vent and I'm about half done. Unbelievable!

I have to replace all that stuff on my cab, plus some. I finally called a distributor in MN last week and got talked into a complete floor since it was basically like $75 more than all the patches added up. I was gonna suggest something like that for you too. There is still time to reconsider! Lol

[Kronald_70GMC]

Originally Posted by ryans69chevy

I gotcha. Yea it's a lot of work! When I'm working on my stuff I'm trying to figure out how body shops do it so much quicker... and how people could afford that! Good gosh I spent all weekend shaving my drivers side cowl vent and I'm about half done. Unbelievable!

I have to replace all that stuff on my cab, plus some. I finally called a distributor in MN last week and got talked into a complete floor since it was basically like $75 more than all the patches added up. I was gonna suggest something like that for you too. There is still time to reconsider! Lol

I was planning to do that as well but when I bought the truck it already had all the panels for the repair. So I cant really justify buying a whole floor pan now. Plus Ive got more time than money right now.

[ryans69chevy]

I'm in the same boat as you man... more time than money. That's why I'm doing all these odds and ends on the cab that don't cost me anything except grinder discs.

Get going on that thing then!!