I I just spent the last 3 hours doing.................

[67chevy2wd]

cleaning the underside of my cab with a wire wheel so I can put an undercoating on it. Worst thing I have had to do on my truck so far.

Before


After


I will post up some pics after I get it coated.

[echo72]

Good job man! Did you do the welding yourself? I really need to learn to weld.

[arkracing]

Worth the effort. How did you flip the cab on it's back without damaging any of the panels (i.e. Cab Corners)???

[tcb-1]

but it looks soooo good!

[ruffrida2005]

if you look at the floor of his truck he's got it on caster wheels so it's off the ground.

This is the reason I bought a small sandblaster using a wire wheels sucks I've had too many wires get stuck in my arms or leg.

[67chevy2wd]

I had my brother and two other buddies come over lastnight. We lifted the cab off by hand. I was light enough for two people to lift it. We then just rotated it in the air and set in on the casters, which are my wheel dollies that I made. I have done all the welding my self. This was my first restoration project which has been on going since 2005. It is neat to see how much better I have gotten at doing the body work over the years. The right side was my first and it looks like crap compared to some of the last panels I have replaced.

[67chevy2wd]

Here is a pic of the dolly. I have four of them so I can spin the pickup 360* in the garage with little ease.

[VA72C10]

Looks good...went through that myself recently.........not fun

[capev86]

don't bother with rubber undercoating, moisture goes through it and it flakes off after a couple years........use zinc primer and top coat with a good poly bed liner coating such as al's liner.

[67chevy2wd]

Finished product. Turned out better than I expected. Good thing I had a friend stop by to help or else I might have been in trouble. I have about $80 invested.



This is what I used.

[OARNGESI]

Looks like it came out really nice

[big_al_71]

looks awesome....

[arkracing]

Originally Posted by ruffrida2005

if you look at the floor of his truck he's got it on caster wheels so it's off the ground.

I saw the dolly, but I was just wondering how he got it on the dolly without damaging anything. It's pretty tough to do something like that without a cab flip setup or a few strong guys. I was thinking about doing it with my forklift, but I still would have to "roll" the cab back, which would probably damage the cab corners. I would also have to be careful that it didn't flop over to fast once past the center point.

Thankfully you had some strong guys around to do it. It is so much easier to work like that. I think it is even better than a lift - your still upsidedown with the lift, just higher off the ground.

[63chevyll]

how was that Duplicolor to install? meaning, does it seam pretty durable?

[billdo]

that stuff is awsome i used in on ine but from the poof can. i love tha crap

[70cst]

67chevy2wd...very nice work!

[QKENUF4U]

ive used the same thing on both my truck beds and it works very well....

[hchad18]

Definitely the worst job ever. I did mine cab on frame, and used bed liner also. Looks good.

[67chevy2wd]

Originally Posted by 63chevyll

how was that Duplicolor to install? meaning, does it seam pretty durable?

It was easy to install. It seems like it will be durable. I personally wouldn't put it in my bed just because I don't like the finish. It isn't like line x . It will be fine for under a cab though. I rolled on what I could and then just slopped it on pretty thick with a brush everywhere else. I used about 3/4 of the gallon.

[D-Rat]

nice work. The patchwork looks good too. Glad we have no rust issues here in Arizona.

[67chevy2wd]

spent a couple more hours today cleaning the floor of the inside.



first coat of Por-15. Waiting to do the second coat yet.

[VA72C10]

Looking great!!!