How to do a frame-off? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**MikeB** · 04-25-2002, 02:25 PM

A few questions: What's the best way to lift the cab and bed (long, wide) off the frame? Where do you then set the cab and bed to access underneath them? My 69 looks great from the outside, but I have lots of surface rust on the frame, under the floor pan, etc. And there's no way I can get to it all without pulling the cab and bed. Thanks for your advice.

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MikeB
69 C-10 Fleetside, mild 383, Dart Iron Eagle 180cc heads, Crane Energizer 266 cam and 1.6 roller rockers, Edelbrock Performer manifold and 600cfm carb, HEI w/ MSD components, 1986 front spindles/disc brakes, Vintage Air in-dash, lowered 2"/3".

diggin69 · 04-25-2002, 02:32 PM

Well if you have a sand blaster & dont mind wearing the sand you good do o.k. job of getting grime off the bottom, but if you rally want it to be nice it is worth taking the cab off to do it. To take the bed off is not that bad if you have 3-4 friends to help just put it on some sturdy saw horses. the cab you can set on a skid with some caster wheels so you can roll it around, makes it alot easier. Hope I helped.

Diggin 69

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1969 C/10 3/4 ton 4x4 longbed custom, frame made from a 79
1972 custom-10 half/ton longbed
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**MikeB** · 04-25-2002, 02:48 PM

The bed's easy, but what's the best way to lift the cab. Can 4-6 guys lift it from the bottom? I have heard that you run a couple 4x4 pieces of lumber from the driver's side to passenger side and lift it by the roof. But that sounds like too much weight on the roof.

69 longhorn · 04-25-2002, 02:56 PM

I lifted & set the last cab with a picker through the window(rolled down first!). I pulled the seat,& set up chains fastened to the floor(off seat mounting holes), & had to drill a hole center of the trans hump,close to the firewall to bolt a chain to get "balance". 4 guys can lift the cab,but its a stumble walk across the rails. Good luck........69

Maximum Overdrive · 04-25-2002, 03:24 PM

I have heard of people using the 4x4 method but they have everything stripped from the cab. Doors, windshield,etc etc.

**chevy71super** · 04-25-2002, 07:28 PM

My self and my son-in-law lifted my cab on and off the frame a couple of times. It was stripped, no doors or anything, except for the windshield.

**MikeB** · 04-25-2002, 07:59 PM

Thanks for all the suggestions. Now all I need is that 24x30ft shop!

04-25-2002, 02:25 PM	#1
MikeB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: North Texas Posts: 3,597	How to do a frame-off? A few questions: What's the best way to lift the cab and bed (long, wide) off the frame? Where do you then set the cab and bed to access underneath them? My 69 looks great from the outside, but I have lots of surface rust on the frame, under the floor pan, etc. And there's no way I can get to it all without pulling the cab and bed. Thanks for your advice. ------------------ MikeB 69 C-10 Fleetside, mild 383, Dart Iron Eagle 180cc heads, Crane Energizer 266 cam and 1.6 roller rockers, Edelbrock Performer manifold and 600cfm carb, HEI w/ MSD components, 1986 front spindles/disc brakes, Vintage Air in-dash, lowered 2"/3". __________________ Mike 1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 35 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, recent AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes. 1982 C10 SWB -- sold 1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it! 1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming. Retired as a factory automation products salesman. Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop. Member here for 24 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then!

04-25-2002, 02:32 PM	#2
diggin69 Southern but in Ohio!!!! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Eaton,Oh. 45320 Posts: 467	Well if you have a sand blaster & dont mind wearing the sand you good do o.k. job of getting grime off the bottom, but if you rally want it to be nice it is worth taking the cab off to do it. To take the bed off is not that bad if you have 3-4 friends to help just put it on some sturdy saw horses. the cab you can set on a skid with some caster wheels so you can roll it around, makes it alot easier. Hope I helped. Diggin 69 ------------------ 1969 C/10 3/4 ton 4x4 longbed custom, frame made from a 79 1972 custom-10 half/ton longbed Eaton,Oh rebelryder@hotmail.com __________________ 1969 C/10 3/4 ton 4x4 longbed custom, frame made from a 79 1972 custom-10 half/ton longbed 1980 1/2 ton 4x4 all original 350/350/205 with air Eaton,Oh rebelryder@hotmail.com

04-25-2002, 02:48 PM	#3
MikeB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: North Texas Posts: 3,597	The bed's easy, but what's the best way to lift the cab. Can 4-6 guys lift it from the bottom? I have heard that you run a couple 4x4 pieces of lumber from the driver's side to passenger side and lift it by the roof. But that sounds like too much weight on the roof. __________________ Mike 1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 35 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, recent AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes. 1982 C10 SWB -- sold 1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it! 1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming. Retired as a factory automation products salesman. Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop. Member here for 24 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then!

04-25-2002, 02:56 PM	#4
69 longhorn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: rock island,il,usa Posts: 5,382	I lifted & set the last cab with a picker through the window(rolled down first!). I pulled the seat,& set up chains fastened to the floor(off seat mounting holes), & had to drill a hole center of the trans hump,close to the firewall to bolt a chain to get "balance". 4 guys can lift the cab,but its a stumble walk across the rails. Good luck........69 __________________ http://community.webshots.com/user/hotrodhorn

04-25-2002, 03:24 PM	#5
Maximum Overdrive December 21, 2012 Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Black Eagle, Montana Posts: 1,633	I have heard of people using the 4x4 method but they have everything stripped from the cab. Doors, windshield,etc etc. __________________ *"!Ama Sua, Ama Kjella, Ama Lllulla!"*

04-25-2002, 07:28 PM	#6
chevy71super Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: So Cal Posts: 658	My self and my son-in-law lifted my cab on and off the frame a couple of times. It was stripped, no doors or anything, except for the windshield. __________________ 71 Cheyenne Super 4X4 SB 72 Cheyenne Super 4X4 SB 72 Cheyenne 4X4 SB

04-25-2002, 07:59 PM	#7
MikeB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: North Texas Posts: 3,597	Thanks for all the suggestions. Now all I need is that 24x30ft shop! __________________ Mike 1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 35 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, recent AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes. 1982 C10 SWB -- sold 1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it! 1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming. Retired as a factory automation products salesman. Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop. Member here for 24 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then!



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