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Boise69 · 01-08-2007, 01:44 AM

OK after much thought on this and weighing the pros and cons i've decided to pull the cab along with everything else.

Does anyone have a link that demonstrates the easy procedure to pulling the cab? a step by step perhaps? not really all the details just the important things to consider.

ANy organizing advice to keep everything straight?

72armyswbtruck · 01-08-2007, 02:23 AM

I have one for removing the front clip complete but not the cab

Boise69 · 01-08-2007, 02:24 AM

I'd like that too please

Fordeater · 01-08-2007, 02:36 AM

i removed my cab using a cherry picker and some chains. I didn't approach very well. It was a disaster for me. Hopefully somebody else has some good tips so putting my cab back on will be easier.

72armyswbtruck · 01-08-2007, 02:40 AM

I'm lookin for the link in the FAQ's, it's there I did it and it was posted to the FAQ's last year some time but now I can't find it.

72armyswbtruck · 01-08-2007, 02:43 AM

OK Here is the linky link:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ght=front+clip

Dean · 01-08-2007, 08:51 AM

I've done it several ways with no problems but it is much easier now with my lift.

Joe67 · 01-08-2007, 11:05 AM

I have used a cherry picker, 2x6 board and a 2.5" strap to remove and replace my '67 cab by myself a few times now

*Billla* · 01-08-2007, 11:41 AM

I guess my big question is are there any problems with lifting it by the roof? I expect just a 4x4 or two would do the trick...but I worry about bending the thing...

krue · 01-08-2007, 11:52 AM

I lifted mine with a 2" strap and a chainfall hanging in an oak tree with no problems. I left the doors on and slid the strap all the way forward in the door openings, then shut the doors and lifted away.

**Yukon Jack** · 01-08-2007, 12:23 PM

Is your cab gutted? I did mine that way to reduce the weight as much as possible. I lifted mine very much like shown in Dean's first pic. Worked very well. Be careful of your rain gutters. I used a piece of wood in that area to keep the straps from bending the rain gutters.

As you lift the cab, go slowly so you can make sure you have all the ground straps and misc. wires disconnected. Get the emergency cable and speed cable unhooked as well.

pkj · 01-08-2007, 01:31 PM

lots of zip lock baggies and a sharpie. keeps all your parts organized, and make notes on bags. believe me you wont rember all this stuff when you go back to assembly.

71chevytruckguy · 01-08-2007, 05:11 PM

take everything out, and doors off. get a of 3 of your buddies, 2 on each side with the biggest guys toward the firewall and lift away. this things are front heavy. chris.

Chevyman680063 · 01-08-2007, 06:27 PM

This will come in handy when I go to remove my cab. I've thought about using the cherry picker idea. It would be better if I had a lift but then I would need somewhere to put the lift.

72 cheyenne pdx · 01-08-2007, 06:46 PM

Rokcrln has designed a cab and bed lift that hooks up to a cherry picker. Here is the link. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...06#post1941906

PanelDeland · 01-08-2007, 07:05 PM

Here's a method I saw posted a couple days ago.

http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=222143

72armyswbtruck · 01-08-2007, 09:31 PM

I think that I would leave the doors on just to help keep the cab from tweaking if you can. Did anyone else have any problems with the cab tweaking?

**oldgold70c10** · 01-08-2007, 09:38 PM

Take front clip off, take doors off, remove seat and tank, and get three buddies to help you pick it up and set off the frame. be carefull, as the bare cab is a little front heavy. One man can easily tip the cab from the normal position onto its back, though I recomend a dolly. These cabs are really light totally gutted out. I've got an old beat-up junk cab that I can load and unload into the bed of my truck by myself. You will, of course, want to take more care if it is a cab you are working and don't want dented/glass broken.
If you are doing a cab swap, and the old cab is really rotted/dented, it is also real easy, after unbolting it, for one person to just roll it off the frame.

gyjackson · 01-08-2007, 10:16 PM

I've done it three times without a "tweak". Fortunately I have a loader on my tractor which makes it pretty painless. I have done it with and without the doors. Last time without doors, with all interior still inside. Put a 4x4 through the door openings as far forward as possible, a chain on each end tied to the loader bucket, unbolted the mounts, unhooked the steering at the rag joint, cut the heater hoses and wind. washer hose, unhooked the temp. sender, oil pressure line, and speedo cable, dropped the shift rod, pulled the wiring harness apart at the firewall, slipped the wires out of the gutter, unhooked the throttle cable and e-brake cable, and ground staps. then up I went.....OOPs, broke the fuel line...and lost about 5 gallons of gold till I got the can under it. After It was on the ground I removed said 4x4 then bolted the doors back on for safe keeping of the interior till later. No bends, no tweaks, no errors.

msgross · 01-08-2007, 10:31 PM

has anyone put a cab on a rotisserie to turn it upside down and work on the bottom? I plan on making a "litter" style jig to bolt the cab to then mount to a rotisserie and be able to work on the bottom of the floor while standing or sitting..... I would die if the thing fell off and ruined my only cab!

Boise69 · 01-08-2007, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gyjackson

I've done it three times without a "tweak". Fortunately I have a loader on my tractor which makes it pretty painless. I have done it with and without the doors. Last time without doors, with all interior still inside. Put a 4x4 through the door openings as far forward as possible, a chain on each end tied to the loader bucket, unbolted the mounts, unhooked the steering at the rag joint, cut the heater hoses and wind. washer hose, unhooked the temp. sender, oil pressure line, and speedo cable, dropped the shift rod, pulled the wiring harness apart at the firewall, slipped the wires out of the gutter, unhooked the throttle cable and e-brake cable, and ground staps. then up I went.....OOPs, broke the fuel line...and lost about 5 gallons of gold till I got the can under it. After It was on the ground I removed said 4x4 then bolted the doors back on for safe keeping of the interior till later. No bends, no tweaks, no errors.

Thank you for that! That was what i was looking for. I plan to strip the interior completely and doors, glass in, and use my fork lift and a 4x4. should be simple. thanks forum

msgross · 01-08-2007, 10:59 PM

don't forget brake lines and all ground straps...

longhorn71 · 01-08-2007, 11:01 PM

same idea just a different truck..............we lifted an 85 blazer body during a swap this summer (sorry no pics tho)the only thing that was missing from the inside was the column.used a 4" wide cloth sling through the door opening and the back of them clivesed (s/p?).another sling was used through the rear wheel wells and brought up above the top.clivesed(s/p?) the ends togther.put a 4X4 block of wood through the two loops.wrap a chain around the center of the 4x4 hooled to a chain hoist and lift.

gyjackson · 01-08-2007, 11:25 PM

You bet hammer man, happy to help!!
Remember, like they all say, check it close to make sure everything is disconnected. When you pull it up with the fork, go up about two inches then stop. Get off and look it over again. Bet you find somethin' else hanging on. Never fails no matter how much you do it. Cut it loose then give it a shake for good measure.

01-08-2007, 01:44 AM	#1
Boise69 The Hammer Man Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 864	pulling the cab OK after much thought on this and weighing the pros and cons i've decided to pull the cab along with everything else. Does anyone have a link that demonstrates the easy procedure to pulling the cab? a step by step perhaps? not really all the details just the important things to consider. ANy organizing advice to keep everything straight? __________________ Boise69. Bought in Boise ID and its a '69 ___________________________________________ 1969 Chevy C-10 SWB 350/400 - drivable project www.americanhammer.com 2013 MBZ Sprinter customized 2005 MBZ Sprinter Van 2004 Land Rover Discovery 2001 Yamaha Road Star 1997 MBZ E420 1989 Ferrari Mondial T

01-08-2007, 02:23 AM	#2
72armyswbtruck Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 4,034	Re: pulling the cab I have one for removing the front clip complete but not the cab __________________ "Remember, They can Kill You, but they can't eat You, That's against the law!!!!!!!!!"

01-08-2007, 02:24 AM	#3
Boise69 The Hammer Man Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 864	Re: pulling the cab I'd like that too please __________________ Boise69. Bought in Boise ID and its a '69 ___________________________________________ 1969 Chevy C-10 SWB 350/400 - drivable project www.americanhammer.com 2013 MBZ Sprinter customized 2005 MBZ Sprinter Van 2004 Land Rover Discovery 2001 Yamaha Road Star 1997 MBZ E420 1989 Ferrari Mondial T

01-08-2007, 02:36 AM	#4
Fordeater Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 57	Re: pulling the cab i removed my cab using a cherry picker and some chains. I didn't approach very well. It was a disaster for me. Hopefully somebody else has some good tips so putting my cab back on will be easier. __________________ Tearin em down and prayin they go back together

01-08-2007, 02:40 AM	#5
72armyswbtruck Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 4,034	Re: pulling the cab I'm lookin for the link in the FAQ's, it's there I did it and it was posted to the FAQ's last year some time but now I can't find it. __________________ "Remember, They can Kill You, but they can't eat You, That's against the law!!!!!!!!!"

01-08-2007, 02:43 AM	#6
72armyswbtruck Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 4,034	Re: pulling the cab OK Here is the linky link: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ght=front+clip __________________ "Remember, They can Kill You, but they can't eat You, That's against the law!!!!!!!!!"

01-08-2007, 08:51 AM	#7
Dean Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 1,492	Re: pulling the cab I've done it several ways with no problems but it is much easier now with my lift. Attached Images

01-08-2007, 11:05 AM	#8
Joe67 67 is sold Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Troy, Michigan Posts: 6,738	Re: pulling the cab I have used a cherry picker, 2x6 board and a 2.5" strap to remove and replace my '67 cab by myself a few times now __________________ Joe - Formerly 67c10step ------------------------------- 1967 Chevy Stepside - ECE 4/6, fuelcell, 5lug - SOLD gr8lakes - My ebay auctions Click here to order forum apparel :: Click here to become a subscribing member

01-08-2007, 11:41 AM	#9
Billla Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Monroe, WA Posts: 3,815	Re: pulling the cab I guess my big question is are there any problems with lifting it by the roof? I expect just a 4x4 or two would do the trick...but I worry about bending the thing...

01-08-2007, 11:52 AM	#10
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,450	Re: pulling the cab I lifted mine with a 2" strap and a chainfall hanging in an oak tree with no problems. I left the doors on and slid the strap all the way forward in the door openings, then shut the doors and lifted away. __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

01-08-2007, 12:23 PM	#11
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,684	Re: pulling the cab Is your cab gutted? I did mine that way to reduce the weight as much as possible. I lifted mine very much like shown in Dean's first pic. Worked very well. Be careful of your rain gutters. I used a piece of wood in that area to keep the straps from bending the rain gutters. As you lift the cab, go slowly so you can make sure you have all the ground straps and misc. wires disconnected. Get the emergency cable and speed cable unhooked as well. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

01-08-2007, 01:31 PM	#12
pkj Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: waycross ga. Posts: 438	Re: pulling the cab lots of zip lock baggies and a sharpie. keeps all your parts organized, and make notes on bags. believe me you wont rember all this stuff when you go back to assembly.

01-08-2007, 05:11 PM	#13
71chevytruckguy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kernersville, NC Posts: 599	Re: pulling the cab take everything out, and doors off. get a of 3 of your buddies, 2 on each side with the biggest guys toward the firewall and lift away. this things are front heavy. chris. __________________ its a work in progess. 71 c-10 lwb, in the middle of frame off restoration. 69 c-10 swb, drag truck, 406 sbc, balanced, comp 292 cam, ported, polished, gasket matched, and bowl blended pro comp 210cc heads, 2.02/1.60 ferrea valves,1.6 roller rockers, re curved hei with msd 6al box, 2-step rev limter, accel 300+ wires, ported victor jr intake, holley 750 double pumper carb, dynomax 1 5/8 headers, 4 spd munci m-20 with super case and iron midplate, mr. gasket vertigate shifter, 5.38 pro gears with full spool, 33 spline moser axles and c-clip elimators, line-loc, 5 gal fuel cell, holley blue pump. 7.807 @ 88.37mph 1.60 60FT 80 g-20 van, tow rig, cammed 305, th350, 10 bolt 88 jeep wrangler, dd, 258, ax-15 swap, 4.5" lift, 33x12.50's, lockers, 3.55's

01-08-2007, 06:27 PM	#14
Chevyman680063 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 850	Re: pulling the cab This will come in handy when I go to remove my cab. I've thought about using the cherry picker idea. It would be better if I had a lift but then I would need somewhere to put the lift.

01-08-2007, 06:46 PM	#15
72 cheyenne pdx Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Portland Posts: 382	Re: pulling the cab Rokcrln has designed a cab and bed lift that hooks up to a cherry picker. Here is the link. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...06#post1941906



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01-08-2007, 07:05 PM	#16
PanelDeland I am a Referee of life. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Greensboro N.C. Posts: 13,993	Re: pulling the cab Here's a method I saw posted a couple days ago. http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=222143 __________________ The 47-present Chevrolet and GMC Truck Message Board Network,it's owners,moderators,members,and associates of any type should not be held responsible for my opinion. You can't fix stupid,not even with duct tape. "My appearance is due to the fact that "GOD" does punish you for having too much fun!" Barrett-Jackson has perfected alchemy,they make rust into gold! "You can lead a horse to water but you can't saddle a duck" "Cleverly disguised as a 'Responsible Adult' "Sometimes your Knight in shining armor is just a retard in tinfoil"

01-08-2007, 09:31 PM	#17
72armyswbtruck Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 4,034	Re: pulling the cab I think that I would leave the doors on just to help keep the cab from tweaking if you can. Did anyone else have any problems with the cab tweaking? __________________ "Remember, They can Kill You, but they can't eat You, That's against the law!!!!!!!!!"

01-08-2007, 09:38 PM	#18
oldgold70c10 Who's got steelies? Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Morrison, Oklahoma Posts: 1,026	Re: pulling the cab Take front clip off, take doors off, remove seat and tank, and get three buddies to help you pick it up and set off the frame. be carefull, as the bare cab is a little front heavy. One man can easily tip the cab from the normal position onto its back, though I recomend a dolly. These cabs are really light totally gutted out. I've got an old beat-up junk cab that I can load and unload into the bed of my truck by myself. You will, of course, want to take more care if it is a cab you are working and don't want dented/glass broken. If you are doing a cab swap, and the old cab is really rotted/dented, it is also real easy, after unbolting it, for one person to just roll it off the frame. __________________ 1969 C10 LWB W/ 250 I6 & 3spd 1970 C10 with '67 small window cab, 68 front end, blue; 305/TH350, 3.08 limited slip rear end, manual brakes, power steering; & 4-wheel drums-My daily driver. 1975 Chevelle Malibu Classic Coupe 350/th350 mint green 1970 C20 Suburban 350/700R4 4.10 gearing green & white 1978 Big 10 Silverado 350/th350, working ac, 2 tone blue-My summer daily driver 1983 GMC 1500 Sierra 305/SM465 2.73 rear end How to add a trip odometer to your 67-72 stock speedometer How to rebuild your Q-Jet My Truck Page My Youtube Channel

01-08-2007, 10:16 PM	#19
gyjackson Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: arkansas Posts: 29	Re: pulling the cab I've done it three times without a "tweak". Fortunately I have a loader on my tractor which makes it pretty painless. I have done it with and without the doors. Last time without doors, with all interior still inside. Put a 4x4 through the door openings as far forward as possible, a chain on each end tied to the loader bucket, unbolted the mounts, unhooked the steering at the rag joint, cut the heater hoses and wind. washer hose, unhooked the temp. sender, oil pressure line, and speedo cable, dropped the shift rod, pulled the wiring harness apart at the firewall, slipped the wires out of the gutter, unhooked the throttle cable and e-brake cable, and ground staps. then up I went.....OOPs, broke the fuel line...and lost about 5 gallons of gold till I got the can under it. After It was on the ground I removed said 4x4 then bolted the doors back on for safe keeping of the interior till later. No bends, no tweaks, no errors.

01-08-2007, 10:31 PM	#20
msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	Re: pulling the cab has anyone put a cab on a rotisserie to turn it upside down and work on the bottom? I plan on making a "litter" style jig to bolt the cab to then mount to a rotisserie and be able to work on the bottom of the floor while standing or sitting..... I would die if the thing fell off and ruined my only cab!

01-08-2007, 10:59 PM	#22
msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	Re: pulling the cab don't forget brake lines and all ground straps...

01-08-2007, 11:01 PM	#23
longhorn71 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: CANADA Posts: 1,681	Re: pulling the cab same idea just a different truck..............we lifted an 85 blazer body during a swap this summer (sorry no pics tho)the only thing that was missing from the inside was the column.used a 4" wide cloth sling through the door opening and the back of them clivesed (s/p?).another sling was used through the rear wheel wells and brought up above the top.clivesed(s/p?) the ends togther.put a 4X4 block of wood through the two loops.wrap a chain around the center of the 4x4 hooled to a chain hoist and lift.

01-08-2007, 11:25 PM	#24
gyjackson Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: arkansas Posts: 29	Re: pulling the cab You bet hammer man, happy to help!! Remember, like they all say, check it close to make sure everything is disconnected. When you pull it up with the fork, go up about two inches then stop. Get off and look it over again. Bet you find somethin' else hanging on. Never fails no matter how much you do it. Cut it loose then give it a shake for good measure.

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