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CEE1NG_RED · 01-15-2011, 03:30 AM

Ok...the drip rail on my 69 C/10 SWB is rusted and will require to be removed and replaced. I checked LMC site, but is the SS Drip Molding Set the kit needed to replaced the current one (welded sheet metal drip rail) or it's a dress up item?? The kit cost $120, or I can pay $500 ish to have the top cut and replaced. Also, my interior kick panel (heater area on both sides) is rusted), any way to fix this? I also see @ LMC that they offer a Kick panel set, but is it only a dress up or an actual weld sheet metal kit?? Any suggestions???

**leddzepp** · 01-15-2011, 03:46 AM

The kit you speak of is a "dress-up" item. Since you live in the LBC (SoCal) I would just get another cab. You will pay far more in repair costs than you will for a nice rust free cab.

Jacfourteen · 01-15-2011, 04:29 AM

Ouch! That looks pretty bad, I agree you would be money ahead to grab a different cab. Around Cali they are plentiful, and pretty cheap (compared to the labor/parts involved in repair)

cdowns · 01-15-2011, 09:24 AM

convertableize it

bcutt · 01-15-2011, 09:53 AM

Being that you are in CA it would be wise to look for another rust free cab or at the very least go with the whole roof. If your drip rails are rusted that bad you most likely will need a new roof skin as well (kinda looks that way from the pics)

keanevann · 01-15-2011, 10:23 AM

Im in San Diego and my truck was rusted out on the bottom half but the roof was PERFECT.... So I cut the roof off about 5 inches below the roof line and trashed the cab.... Its just sitting in my shed... If you need it PM me.... I was gonna take it to Pamona this weekend but unfortunately I cant go....

swamp rat · 01-15-2011, 01:29 PM

Its more than the drip rail i can tell you that, look at the roof seem from the rear of the door, totally rusted. I'll almost guarentee you that the inner roof line and windshield area are in pretty bad shape as well.

My vote, new cab or a whole roof replacement depending the shape of the rest of the cab, problem is you can't see the cowel area without dissasembly of the cab.

1lo67 · 01-15-2011, 02:48 PM

Looks like you would be better off in the long run to replace the cab or find another roof..... it would be next to impossible to get all that rust out of the seems.....it will come back... replacing the roof wouldnt be much more work, i would say it will be less work.. just my thoughts.

01-15-2011, 03:30 AM	#1
CEE1NG_RED Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: LBC California Posts: 497	Drip rail needs to be replaced...any suggestions? Ok...the drip rail on my 69 C/10 SWB is rusted and will require to be removed and replaced. I checked LMC site, but is the SS Drip Molding Set the kit needed to replaced the current one (welded sheet metal drip rail) or it's a dress up item?? The kit cost $120, or I can pay $500 ish to have the top cut and replaced. Also, my interior kick panel (heater area on both sides) is rusted), any way to fix this? I also see @ LMC that they offer a Kick panel set, but is it only a dress up or an actual weld sheet metal kit?? Any suggestions??? Attached Images __________________ - 1967 Chevrolet C/10 SWB fleetside (New Project). - 1969 Chevrolet C/10 SWB fleetside (SOLD) - 2000 Ford Mustang 232 (DD) - 2003 Ford SVT Cobra "Terminator" 281 (Once in a blue moon driver/weekend driver)

01-15-2011, 03:46 AM	#2
leddzepp Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern Cal Posts: 19,996	Re: Drip rail needs to be replaced...any suggestions? The kit you speak of is a "dress-up" item. Since you live in the LBC (SoCal) I would just get another cab. You will pay far more in repair costs than you will for a nice rust free cab. __________________ 1972 C/10 Cheyenne Super SWB. Restored, loaded, slammed. 1968 C/10 50th Anniversary LWB. Unrestored, stock, daily driver/work truck. RIP ElJay RIP 67ChevyRedneck RIP Grumpy Old Man

01-15-2011, 04:29 AM	#3
Jacfourteen Big Red - Now its a SWB! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oroville, Ca Posts: 1,624	Re: Drip rail needs to be replaced...any suggestions? Ouch! That looks pretty bad, I agree you would be money ahead to grab a different cab. Around Cali they are plentiful, and pretty cheap (compared to the labor/parts involved in repair) __________________ 68 3/4 ton (Project)-350 Small Block, .030 over, 10:1 comp, 3998993 heads, C3BX edelbrock intake, comp cams XE268, Holley 670 SA, long tube headers, dual flow 40's, E-fan, Alum rad, currently under the knife getting shortened and bagged build thread 41 3/4 ton (wife's)-flatbed, fully restored to original 01 Tahoe LT 4WD (my daily driver)-Magnaflow Muffler, Rollin on 22's 02 Ford Mustang Convertable (Wife's Car)-Flowmaster 50, Clear corners, Intake, sittin on 18's

01-15-2011, 09:24 AM	#4
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: Drip rail needs to be replaced...any suggestions? convertableize it __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

01-15-2011, 09:53 AM	#5
bcutt Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: North GA Posts: 400	Re: Drip rail needs to be replaced...any suggestions? Being that you are in CA it would be wise to look for another rust free cab or at the very least go with the whole roof. If your drip rails are rusted that bad you most likely will need a new roof skin as well (kinda looks that way from the pics) __________________ "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"

01-15-2011, 10:23 AM	#6
keanevann Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 88	Re: Drip rail needs to be replaced...any suggestions? Im in San Diego and my truck was rusted out on the bottom half but the roof was PERFECT.... So I cut the roof off about 5 inches below the roof line and trashed the cab.... Its just sitting in my shed... If you need it PM me.... I was gonna take it to Pamona this weekend but unfortunately I cant go....

01-15-2011, 01:29 PM	#7
swamp rat Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Spanaway Posts: 8,451	Re: Drip rail needs to be replaced...any suggestions? Its more than the drip rail i can tell you that, look at the roof seem from the rear of the door, totally rusted. I'll almost guarentee you that the inner roof line and windshield area are in pretty bad shape as well. My vote, new cab or a whole roof replacement depending the shape of the rest of the cab, problem is you can't see the cowel area without dissasembly of the cab. __________________ Mike. Swamp Rat build thread : http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=595019 72 3/4T 4X4 4" BDS Lift 33" BFG's

01-15-2011, 02:48 PM	#8
1lo67 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Morristown, Tn Posts: 275	Re: Drip rail needs to be replaced...any suggestions? Looks like you would be better off in the long run to replace the cab or find another roof..... it would be next to impossible to get all that rust out of the seems.....it will come back... replacing the roof wouldnt be much more work, i would say it will be less work.. just my thoughts.



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