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Wbrown · 07-25-2011, 12:21 AM

Hey Bcutt just wondering with all that cab work did you think about shaving the drip ring around your cab makes for an awesome custom look

Project · 07-25-2011, 12:36 AM

You Sir have some serious skills!!! I gave up and scraped a truck cab that was in very similar shape. Makes me wish I hadn't gave up on that cab.

bcutt · 07-25-2011, 08:15 AM

I just cut about 2" forward of the rear roof seam with a cut off wheel after drilling out all the spot welds around the drip rail. That way I was able to remove the roof skin and get to the spot welds where the rear roof seam meets the cab. Once those spot welds were drilled out I removed the remaining 2" of the rear skin.
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bcutt · 07-25-2011, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Wbrown

Hey Bcutt just wondering with all that cab work did you think about shaving the drip ring around your cab makes for an awesome custom look

I considered it but wanted to keep the classic look of these truck and I think keeping the drip rail is key to that. I may try it on another truck down the road though

bcutt · 07-25-2011, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Project

You Sir have some serious skills!!! I gave up and scraped a truck cab that was in very similar shape. Makes me wish I hadn't gave up on that cab.

Thanks man, they are all repairable to me now

I considered starting with a less rusted cab but that just felt like cheating and took the originality away from the truck IMO...

Brandon

Wbrown · 07-25-2011, 11:03 AM

Good deal man keep up the awesome work looks great!!!!!

CParnell · 07-25-2011, 12:05 PM

That is amazing, keep up the good work. I fear I'm going to run into the same when I start mine.

bcutt · 07-25-2011, 12:18 PM

Face the fear, its only sheet metal

bosco200 · 07-25-2011, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by travisjoe

Just when I thought to myself (literally today) eff this mother effing truck and its effing rust, I come across your post. I bought my truck 7 months ago and have been in limbo teetering on getting rid of it but cant bring myself to do it. It has been my dream truck since i was a teen.

Uh...Wow....are trucks are practically twins

bcutt · 07-26-2011, 06:11 PM

Made some more progress on the passenger side door this weekend. Got the lower inner patch cut to fit just need to weld it in. Only 12-15 hours in this door so far

bcutt · 11-27-2011, 12:13 PM

Made a lot of progress since I last posted. Got the whole cab, bottom of cab and doors in Epoxy Primer. Also stripped the bed down into a pile of parts so I can start working on it. Hood, fenders and cowl panel are almost ready for primer as well. I will have more pics of those later and some better pics of the cab outside. It is a huge relief finally getting this stuff in primer... Anyway here are the pics.

oldblue1968chevy · 11-27-2011, 12:23 PM

wow looks great

flashed · 11-27-2011, 06:50 PM

WOW ,that looks great .Keep the pics coming and keep up the good work. Mine is still sitting in its corner of the bodyshop awaiting its turn, I hope they get started back on her soon.

bcutt · 11-27-2011, 07:10 PM

Thanks guys, more pics coming soon...

bcutt · 11-27-2011, 07:31 PM

Here are a few more pics of the primered cab..Bought a high hump recently and patched the shifter hole today in case I end up using it, got it finished up just didn't take a pic. Hood is about ready for Epoxy as well.

Hubscrub · 11-27-2011, 10:42 PM

looks great!

dadsworktruck · 11-27-2011, 10:50 PM

looking good !!!! but it is always nice to start out with a perfect cab isnt it, lol

**jocko** · 11-28-2011, 12:21 AM

you Sir, have game. Love the sound deadener on the INSIDE of the roof, now that's dedication. At the rate you're going, you'll have to roll down your window to make sure your horn is working.

bcutt · 11-28-2011, 05:31 PM

Haha thanks man.. it should be a quite ride when its all said and done.

bcutt · 11-28-2011, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by dadsworktruck

looking good !!!! but it is always nice to start out with a perfect cab isnt it, lol

I was just thinking how much easier it would have been if I started with a rust free cab..but then again what fun would that have been

07-25-2011, 12:21 AM	#76
Wbrown Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: cameron oklahoma Posts: 146	Re: Nothing like a little rust repair! Hey Bcutt just wondering with all that cab work did you think about shaving the drip ring around your cab makes for an awesome custom look

07-25-2011, 12:36 AM	#77
Project Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Flower Mound, Tx Posts: 54	Re: Nothing like a little rust repair! You Sir have some serious skills!!! I gave up and scraped a truck cab that was in very similar shape. Makes me wish I hadn't gave up on that cab.

07-25-2011, 08:15 AM	#78
bcutt Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: North GA Posts: 400	Re: Nothing like a little rust repair! I just cut about 2" forward of the rear roof seam with a cut off wheel after drilling out all the spot welds around the drip rail. That way I was able to remove the roof skin and get to the spot welds where the rear roof seam meets the cab. Once those spot welds were drilled out I removed the remaining 2" of the rear skin. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ "Some of my finest hours have been spent on my back veranda, smoking hemp and observing as far as my eye can see." - Thomas Jefferson 72 C10 SWB "Work in Progress"

07-25-2011, 11:03 AM	#81
Wbrown Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: cameron oklahoma Posts: 146	Re: Nothing like a little rust repair! Good deal man keep up the awesome work looks great!!!!!

07-25-2011, 12:05 PM	#82
CParnell Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Calgary, AB, Canada Posts: 156	Re: Nothing like a little rust repair! That is amazing, keep up the good work. I fear I'm going to run into the same when I start mine. __________________ 1968 GMC 910 Project Tommy 1974 Olds Cutlass

07-25-2011, 12:18 PM	#83
bcutt Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: North GA Posts: 400	Re: Nothing like a little rust repair! Face the fear, its only sheet metal __________________ "Some of my finest hours have been spent on my back veranda, smoking hemp and observing as far as my eye can see." - Thomas Jefferson 72 C10 SWB "Work in Progress"

07-26-2011, 06:11 PM	#85
bcutt Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: North GA Posts: 400	Re: Nothing like a little rust repair! Made some more progress on the passenger side door this weekend. Got the lower inner patch cut to fit just need to weld it in. Only 12-15 hours in this door so far Attached Images __________________ "Some of my finest hours have been spent on my back veranda, smoking hemp and observing as far as my eye can see." - Thomas Jefferson 72 C10 SWB "Work in Progress"

11-27-2011, 12:13 PM	#86
bcutt Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: North GA Posts: 400	Re: Nothing like a little rust repair! Made a lot of progress since I last posted. Got the whole cab, bottom of cab and doors in Epoxy Primer. Also stripped the bed down into a pile of parts so I can start working on it. Hood, fenders and cowl panel are almost ready for primer as well. I will have more pics of those later and some better pics of the cab outside. It is a huge relief finally getting this stuff in primer... Anyway here are the pics. Attached Images __________________ "Some of my finest hours have been spent on my back veranda, smoking hemp and observing as far as my eye can see." - Thomas Jefferson 72 C10 SWB "Work in Progress"

11-27-2011, 12:23 PM	#87
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11-27-2011, 06:50 PM	#88
flashed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: canton ga Posts: 12,724	Re: Nothing like a little rust repair! WOW ,that looks great .Keep the pics coming and keep up the good work. Mine is still sitting in its corner of the bodyshop awaiting its turn, I hope they get started back on her soon.

11-27-2011, 07:10 PM	#89
bcutt Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: North GA Posts: 400	Re: Nothing like a little rust repair! Thanks guys, more pics coming soon... __________________ "Some of my finest hours have been spent on my back veranda, smoking hemp and observing as far as my eye can see." - Thomas Jefferson 72 C10 SWB "Work in Progress"

11-27-2011, 07:31 PM	#90
bcutt Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: North GA Posts: 400	Re: Nothing like a little rust repair! Here are a few more pics of the primered cab..Bought a high hump recently and patched the shifter hole today in case I end up using it, got it finished up just didn't take a pic. Hood is about ready for Epoxy as well. Attached Images __________________ "Some of my finest hours have been spent on my back veranda, smoking hemp and observing as far as my eye can see." - Thomas Jefferson 72 C10 SWB "Work in Progress"

11-27-2011, 10:42 PM	#91
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11-27-2011, 10:50 PM	#92
dadsworktruck Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: blacksburg,s.c. Posts: 155	Re: Nothing like a little rust repair! looking good !!!! but it is always nice to start out with a perfect cab isnt it, lol

11-28-2011, 12:21 AM	#93
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 17,975	Re: Nothing like a little rust repair! you Sir, have game. Love the sound deadener on the INSIDE of the roof, now that's dedication. At the rate you're going, you'll have to roll down your window to make sure your horn is working.



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11-28-2011, 05:31 PM	#94
bcutt Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: North GA Posts: 400	Re: Nothing like a little rust repair! Haha thanks man.. it should be a quite ride when its all said and done. __________________ "Some of my finest hours have been spent on my back veranda, smoking hemp and observing as far as my eye can see." - Thomas Jefferson 72 C10 SWB "Work in Progress"

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