Re: Newbie with a 65 Chevy
 

Spring just can not get here fast enough.

Re: Newbie with a 65 Chevy
 

I got a day off work and could not wait on the snow to melt so I pulled the donor around to the front of the shop. :metal:

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Started looking for all the rust. I have 2 cabs and both have rust in different places so I am trying to decide which cab to use for the build.:uhmk:

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If one has structural rust to pillars, or floor braces and the other is more or less just sheet metal, I would go with the sheet metal.
Just a couple cents worth of opinion man.... :metal:

Re: Newbie with a 65 Chevy
 

my two cents says… if the other roof seam is good, that's the one, but I gotta agree with Murph…

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Thanks for the two cents. I need lots of that. :lol: I will post pics tomorrow of both of the cabs and their rust. You guys can take a look at them and tell me what you think.

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Best take a metal rod to poke with too.... better to find bad rust that way, than when your wire wheeling grinder jumps out of your hands and disappers into a hole it just made in a rust pocket.....

Not that I have any experience with that mind you.... and not that I would squeal like a little girl if it did happen to me..... but if it did....

Well, you get the picture :metal:

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Here is the blue cab.

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More rust.

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Here is red cab.

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Both have rusted floor pans.

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Blue cab has bad cab corners looks like it was in a wreck.

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What do you think?

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Decisions, Decisions…
I would evaluate the structural integrity of them both and go for the best…

Looks like the Cab corners from the red one could be donors for the damage on the blue one...

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I have just been going back and forth. I think either one would work it's just going to be a lot of work. I am going to look at another cab in the morning. It's a BBW to. Thanks for your input.

Re: Newbie with a 65 Chevy
 

Like the donor truck! I agree with Don...I am no body man though..so I went an got a cab that is in much better shape then mine is. :chevy:

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Well my wife thinks I have a problem. I could not make up my mind on which cab so I found this one. :metal: It is a BBW to.

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It is in a lot better shape than my other ones. Here it is on the way home today.

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Almost went to look at that one, but another project is not quite in the budget yet...:mm:

Nice Score... :metal::metal::metal:

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Thanks. I can't wait to start tearing it apart. It was just down the road from you Don.

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Nice score DW! :chevy:

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Drooled over that one but finances wouldn't allow, not to mention my wife would've been kicking me outside with the dog...:lol:

Thought I'd help you out and re-post this for ya...

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Thanks. I sent that one from the phone and I guess I had it turned when I posted it. I still have not figured out how to edit pic after I post. :lol: I am hoping the cab looks as good when I start removing it.

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Ha....much easier looking at it this way...my neck is back to normal now. :lol:

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Ok I got a day off from work and it is nice day. I had a friend come over and help me take the cab off the new donor.