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If I wasn't so deep into the repair and a pile of new sheet metal..I would probably have just bought a complete repro cab... But hey...where's the "fun in that"....pretty sure I'll have plenty to do this winter. My finisher/painter is almost ready to start on it....I'll send the bed first...it's ready for finishing and paint... BTW did you get the little bracket in the mail? |
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I did get the bracket, thanks a million! I sent you a PM letting you know. I greatly appreciate you sending that out! |
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My paint guy is ready....the cab isn't ready yet so the bed is going first....A few finishing touches fitting the custom tail lights last night and I'll be taking it tomorrow...
I couldn't find a tail light idea that I really liked so I made my own design... machined some housings from aluminum.... LED lights from Amazon (China) a stop, turn, and back up LED all in one... I wanted to hide the wires down thru the stake side.... they will get painted the body color with the bowtie polished...it also serves as a boss to tighten down in the housing.... I also put an o-ring in the front to seal out any moisture... Attachment 2144836 Attachment 2144837 the modified light assembly pushes in from the back and cap threads in wires will be fully hidden Attachment 2144838 the bow tie will be straight when tightened down fully... Attachment 2144841 |
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Nice work on those custom tailights.....Will be one of a kind for sure !
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Captain, I bought a complete cab out of AZ, (delivered all the way up here) the condition was amazing, only 2 very small patches on the floor, shop around man
maybe A1971Blazer is talking about a complete repop cab from LMC or ..... |
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I've been thinking of going to the desert, but I have no idea where to even look.
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they had one in stock…I came close to ordering it…but I’m pretty deep in mine. I’m not a body man by trade…but I can do welding and fab and have all the tools.... I just bought a spot welder and some copper rod for some extensions…a lot of my repairs will be 3M panel bonded and spot welded in place. I also have a good body man/finisher/painter….took the bed to him today…he’s ready to get going… I’m replacing the dash, the inner and outer roof skins, front header panel, both upper outer roof panels , drip rails, complete rear panel, inner and outer rockers both sides, lower A pillar both sides, and a few more pieces, this cab will be good for 50 more years… stay tuned it’s about to get real....:lol: upper windshield donor cuts…. Attachment 2145409 |
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Agreed, you're into it now, plus you will feel good about fixing the cab yourself,
thanks for sharing . |
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Spent the afternoon on Saturday media blasting the underside of the cab...
It had been gooped over with some kind of undercoating... I used a propane torch and scraper to get a lot of it off first... Floor is pretty solid except the rocker area...sprayed some rattle can primer for now because I still have lots of metal work to do...ultimately I will epoxy prime the entire cab. Also received the new rear cab panel....finally got the small window one I needed, but it has the cargo light cut out...really didn't want that. I'm trying to decide if I want to cover it up or put some kind of LED 3rd brake light/cargo light combo? Attachment 2147371 Attachment 2147372 Attachment 2147373 |
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Are you going to replace the complete rear cab or take cuts from it? If you are taking cuts let me know, I'm interested in some of the lower panel. Or if your old one is okay in the areas I need that would work too.
Great work so far, Rg |
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the cab corners have been replaced but it's a crappy job....lots and lots of bondo |
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I will see if I can salvage what you need when you post a picture |
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Spent some time this weekend.... (Thankful).... to start welding in the repair pieces.
the upper windshield corners are tacked in and I started on the driver side inner A pillar...I decided to replace it all the way down to where it goes under the end of the dash... Inner roof panel will fit fine with a little massaging..all the roof structure is starting to fall (literally) into place... I'll bolt the cab back on the frame for final fit and weld.... Attachment 2148713 Attachment 2148714 Attachment 2148715 Attachment 2148716 Attachment 2148717 |
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Great progress on the roof man, well worth the time .......
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nothing spurs motivation like new paint...
pictures from my body man yesterday.... the bed will be done in a couple of days...:metal: Attachment 2152117 Attachment 2152118 Attachment 2152119 |
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Great progress man, nice to see some paint on there, it's gonna be awesome.
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Love the color. Who is doing the paint work.
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his business is called Kountry Kustoms |
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better pictures of the real color
SPI orange Attachment 2152310 Attachment 2152311 Attachment 2152312 Attachment 2152313 Attachment 2152314 |
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wow, very nice paint job, it's gonna look great all together
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Back to work on the cab...
I broke down and just bought new doors...Tri-Plus just got them hung on for now but it looks like they'll fit OK I need to get them fairly close before I weld all the roof structure back in Attachment 2152929 |
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