Time To Re-Assemble - Need Priority List

[Baby John]

We picked up our first painted parts on Saturday. The cab and doors. Dropped off the cowl, hood and front fenders and expect it will probably take a week for that paint job and then we'll drop off the bed and rear fenders.

Now it's time to put it back together and I'm a little overwhelmed because taking it apart wasn't all that hard. Putting it back together seems to be something I'm gonna struggle with. I'm trying to prioritize my list so we can get focused on one item at a time. Here's kinda what I was thinking and I'd like to know if any of you guys see any problems with this plan and can point me in the right direction.

1. Cab

a. Buy weather seals and hang the doors back on it.
b. Clean up and paint and re-install the door windows and mechanisms.
c. Install the guage cluster
d. Steering column
e. Front and Rear Glass
f. Carpet
g. Seat

2. Engine and Transmission
3. Steering Gear Box
4. Radiator Support
5. Cowl
6. Front Fenders

[Myself]

that looks like a good plan of attack to me. Make sure you do everything under the dash before you put the seat in, it's so much easier.

[ItsRandy]

Originally Posted by Baby John

We picked up our first painted parts on Saturday. The cab and doors. Dropped off the cowl, hood and front fenders and expect it will probably take a week for that paint job and then we'll drop off the bed and rear fenders.

Now it's time to put it back together and I'm a little overwhelmed because taking it apart wasn't all that hard. Putting it back together seems to be something I'm gonna struggle with. I'm trying to prioritize my list so we can get focused on one item at a time. Here's kinda what I was thinking and I'd like to know if any of you guys see any problems with this plan and can point me in the right direction.

1. Cab

a. Buy weather seals and hang the doors back on it.
b. Clean up and paint and re-install the door windows and mechanisms.
c. Install the guage cluster
d. Steering column
e. Front and Rear Glass
f. Carpet
g. Seat

2. Engine and Transmission
3. Steering Gear Box
4. Radiator Support
5. Cowl
6. Front Fenders

I would do everything to get a rolling completed frame (engine/trans/rearend/fuel lines/brake lines...EVERYTHING). When these trucks were originally built the cab was assembled in one area of the plant and the rolling frame was assembled somewhere else. When each was mostly completed they were "married" somewhere else in the plant. Assembly is much easier this way. Just my opinion.

[Hottrucks]

CAB
guages
column
front rear glass
carpet
seat......this gets all the inside stuff done with out fighting the doors

hang the doors and get everything lined up ( and strikers)
put in your glass and regs in
put on your seals

the other stuff looks good but you need to put your fenders before your cowl and I like to do the hood too so theres not chance of chipping the piant on either ( put a thick blanket on the cowl when you swing the hood up)

keep in mond we want tons of pics

Jeff

[gcburdic]

not sure if you are going to but now would be a great time to install sound deadener like dynamat, fatmat, edead, etc.....also get the interior wiring installed

[turp mcspray]

I would also assemble everything that goes on the firewall (inside and out) and frame, before engine, trans, fenders, etc.