Originally Posted by 69swb (Post 5752754)

I'm sure my neighbors love me for the junk I drag up and park at times. :metal:

Originally Posted by thesledhead (Post 5752767)

very nice!!! it looks like deja vu!

Originally Posted by Chev71 (Post 5752779)

Haha same here man, neighbors called the city on me, I had a ticket on my front windshield after 2days. Good progress... Mines at sandblasting shop rite now I hope I don't need a donor cab lol
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Originally Posted by Xeen (Post 5752867)

Holy smokes that is alot of damage on the back corner of the cab, you might be able to use various hand dollies and a hammer and get some of it pretty straight, but it might be easier to cut other parts of it out and replace it.

Originally Posted by 69swb (Post 5752824)

What's the best tool to use to cut sections out of the other cab. I have a 4 1/2 angle grinder, a 3in cut off wheel, and a reciprocating saw? (Which I think is way to big for this kind of delicate cutting.) from past experience if I try to use these tools for this job.. It's gonna get ugly.

Originally Posted by RWB-713 (Post 5752948)

Your build brings back alot of memories of the last couple years for me! I went through alot of the same process as far as clean up & prep & rebuild on the frame & suspension, talk about time consuming, definately ALOT of work!
I wish i would have had the awareness to take pictures and document all that work, sure would be nice to have them on my build thread if nothing else :dohh:

I have a soft spot for lime green & black, and that's probably an understatement, lol. You have a great build going on here and it seems like you are making great progress, I'm really close to the same stage wit my '67 as you are now, and I've had that truck torn apart for several years now, I seem to have found a sudden super interest in it again tho, thanks to a good buddy of mine who has a build very near completion ( Portmod7 ), and many of you guys here on this forum have furthered that inspiration in the last couple of days. So hopefully. I'll be making progress and be back on track here pretty quickly!





For most of my sheetmetal cutting on my cab we used a combonation of a 3" cutoff wheel on a die grinder, an airsaw (basically an air operated jigsaw), and a die grinder with a small (2") 36 grit grinding disc. Use the cutoff wheel and the airsaw to make the inital cuts, and leave just enough left to go back with the 36 grit and fine tune the line until it's where it needs to be so you can start working with your patch panel. It's a painful, tedious task at best, and it's my least favorite part of a build by FAR. (probably why my build has taken so many haults over the last couple years ). My biggest advice is to plan two steps ahead in every area, and measure 4 times & cut once, otherwise you find yourself going farther and farther into good metal, and it gets old REAL fast. Seems like you have a good amount of patience tho, take your time, don't get discouraged, and it'll all come together nicley in the end!

Definately subscribed! I'll pitch in any advice from past experiences I can, if nothing else, I can sure give lots of "what not to do" examples :)

Originally Posted by Xeen (Post 5753796)

:eek: Wow man you have no fear, thats a big job right there.
No Guts no Glory right?

Originally Posted by 69swb (Post 5753630)

Looks like more work, but not too bad really. It'll give me a chance to remove the rockers and cleanup any rust underneath.

When I repair the bottom of that pillar I imagine I should support it before I go cutting on it.
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Originally Posted by RWB-713 (Post 5754089)

Yeah, the cab floor & cab supports right there are notorious for always having cancer too, definately had to cut that out on mine as well. I didn't quit have to go as far up the cab as you did tho.

Supporting that corner definately is a good saftey measure considering how far up the cabside you had to go, i didn't support mine, but there's still alot of structural stability left in it.

Good work so far!

Originally Posted by 69swb (Post 5754142)

Question?: Should I epoxy prime after the metal work and before any body work? Or do my body work on the bare metal then epoxy prime afterwards?

Originally Posted by Xeen (Post 5754289)

In my opinion you should always epoxy bare metal ASAP after it has been cleaned so it doesnt rust at all while you are working on it, and you should spot epoxy any areas you are working on at the end of each day.

Originally Posted by RWB-713 (Post 5754150)

I'm doing all my body work on the bare metal and using guide coat primer in the spots i'm workin on. After all the work is done, I'll go back and epoxy prime the whole cab. I'd think epoxy priming the whole thing now would just cause you more work in the long run.

I'm not 100% that i'm doing it the "right way", but I've also learned that everyone approaches body work differently. I have a buddy who runs a body shop up here that basically does collision repair only (he's definitly helped me out alot), and their approach sometimes varies from someone who specializes in shaving, filling, & other custom work. Both usually seem to turn out just fine in my experiences. I think it's a "to each their own" scenario really, as body work is one of those things I'll add to my list of "Black Arts".

Originally Posted by 67cheby (Post 5754173)

great progress !

Originally Posted by Xeen (Post 5754289)

In my opinion you should always epoxy bare metal ASAP after it has been cleaned so it doesnt rust at all while you are working on it, and you should spot epoxy any areas you are working on at the end of each day.

Originally Posted by Xeen (Post 5754395)

Heres a pro tip for you.
Epoxy and darn near anything else is no match for an 4-1/2" Polycarbonite disk on a 11,000 RPM side angle grinder.
You can pick up these disks for a reasonable price at harbor freight, they hold up really well and are my favorite sanding medium by far.