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11-27-2012, 09:40 PM | #2 |
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I had a friend to come over and we measured the door openings on his truck and they were 35 inch and we measured mine and both door were 35 to the letter. I hope they stay that way. keep your fingers crossed
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11-23-2012, 09:22 PM | #3 |
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Today I blasted the roof of the cab and primed. There was two 3/8 inch holes drilled in the roof. It looked like some one had two C B or something. I cut a small piece metal and welded them in and they come out nicely. I wish all my welds would come out that way. You can't even see where they were. I know that is what they supposed to do.
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11-23-2012, 09:25 PM | #4 |
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On the drivers side door there a re a lot of rust out places . what is the best way to fix this.I have trouble welding up side down.
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11-24-2012, 07:41 PM | #5 |
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Today i blasted the fire wall and called it a day. Pic will follow Monday.
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11-25-2012, 01:24 AM | #6 |
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In situations of welding in difficult places I start out just a tack weld at a time. Takes a lot longer but ends up being easier. As for the measurements of your year of cab I don't know specifically. Not sure if an assembly manual would have that information. Since I stretched my cab I basically used the A pillar and front cab roof line and the door to move and make (what I felt) was an acceptable gap between panels.
You may want to just tack panels into place before committing to a full out welded in place to test fit your doors and rockers. Your doing great so far. Just take an extra moment to check then go back to your 110 mph. Your flyin through this build |
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Really good to hear the cab is staying still. Makes me wish I had more day light. Working 4am-4:30 and not getting home til 5:30 cuts into working on the truck.
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11-27-2012, 11:09 PM | #9 |
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i feel you on this. just got home (its 7 pm here). still have to eat. then i better get in the driveway and get to work. because as great as it is, the truck just wont seem to fix itself.....
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But I did manage to prime the front of the truck and sanded the hood. |
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Today i cleaned up my work area. Boy was it in a mess. Tomorrow I will finish the front of the crowl cab. blasting I mean. I will post pictures tomorrow. I also will be trying to patch drivers side damage under the rain gutter. wish me luck. I never had luck welding up side down. My welds look like it came out of a tube when I weld up side down.
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Today I finshed blasting the Lower part of the fire wall. And blasted the inside of the cab. and primed the inside of the cab. Tomorrow I will install the short hump. My old one was for a standard shift transmission. I did not like the hole in the hump and it was too tall for me. (Looks) I also bondo glass the hood. I am going to use this one until I find one that had no repairs or buy one. Which ever comes first. The first Of the year I will be going to St. Petersburg, Fl. There is a company that has the hood, doors,front floor pan and rear floor pan for the drivers side. This way i will not have to pay shipping. Shipping of this much will be as much or more than the asking price.
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good progress for you. ill measure my cab for you if you need me to. pm me.
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Today I installed the automatic transmission hump and wire wheeled and grind the welds and primed it. Tomorrow I hope to tackle the rust under the rain gutter on the driver side door.
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Also I got the rubber around the vent window today. A friend came by today and he needed a turn signal switch, but had none. So as we were looking thru his truck he found the rubbers and gave them to me. It saved me a few dollars.
tomorrow I will go and get the doors from him that came off the cab and see how far off I am from 35 inches I also primed the crowl |
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more pic. also primed the inside of cab roof.
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today I did not tackle the rust under the rain gutter. I will tomorrow.
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Is there any difference between the ball joints in a 68 drum to a 72 disk brakes.
I hope to get my new 72 frame over here this week. I am going to use parts off the 72 to make my truck have disk brakes . So I hope the ball joints are the same. Someone said that they think the ball joints are a little longer for disk brakes. |
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Can you use the a arms and everything? Convert the whole thing over all at once? I would think the only difference would be if one is a 3/4 ton vs a 1/2 ton. Don't quote me on that though. I pulled the front cross member out of my '66/a arms/spindles/everything all at once and stuck in a '79. Only had to drill two holes. Might try asking a reputable parts store. If you get someone nice they should be helpful on a question like that. Good Luck. For running around not getting anything done, you sure got alot done. |
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Okay, Now you can't quote me on this but from the research I've done,,,,,the spacers or "shims" slip in between the hinge and truck. We already knew that.
What I would suggest is putting the door on and seeing how well the gaps are. Without any shims. The gaps from top of door to roof, rear of the door, and bottom to the rocker. If rocker isn't installed I personally measure the gappage between the A pillar, roof, and B pillar. On my '66 the plate that the hinge bolts bolt to slide around a bit to allow for some adjustment. Starting the bolts and lightly snugging them up finger tight still allows you to gently move the door around to adjust your gaps. This is one site that may be of way more help than what I can give. http://www.ecklerstrucks.com/chevy-t...1947-1972.html I also looked up this thread and they seemed to discuss some hinge/shim issues. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=514985 and this thread too. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=529045 Sorry for not checking in sooner, couch got ahold of me and was turning me into a potato. Hope this helps and good luck. Your doing not only awesome but Killer Awesome!!! |
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This one seems really good too.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=423586 This one but might not be as helpful. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=539521 |
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