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Old 07-28-2012, 10:58 PM   #1
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Some Bodywork

So I started cutting some sections out of the donor cab I bought. I also got my papers in the mail today about our career center at my high school. I will be taking Collision Repair and Auto Refinishing. So I hope to using the skills I learn in that to help on my truck. Also is there any other parts besides cab corners, floors, and rocker panels I should look to see if they are worth keeping from the donor cab?
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Old 07-28-2012, 11:04 PM   #2
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Re: Some Bodywork

Firewall, particularly along the seam where it's welded to the toe board. The seam sealer over the years shrinks and this area rusts out. A-pillars, sometimes water gets under the windshield gasket and rusts out the pinch welds. Rear window pinch weld too.
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Old 07-28-2012, 11:05 PM   #3
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Firewall, particularly along the seam where it's welded to the toe board. The seam sealer over the years shrinks and this area rusts out. A-pillars, sometimes water gets under the windshield gasket and rusts out the pinch welds. Rear window pinch weld too.
Okay thanks, I probably would have never thought of those.
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Old 07-28-2012, 11:14 PM   #4
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Re: Some Bodywork

Practice taking the roof apart and puttinh it together.
Good skill to have.
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Old 07-28-2012, 11:33 PM   #5
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I have always wondered about this, is the roof just pretty much a cap that is welded to the shell or what?
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