Two cabs back from the paint shop with primer on them.
Two cabs back from the paint shop with primer on them.
The cowl starting to be removed from the 46 cab
Pulled forward. There are six bolts which hold the cowl to the cab.
Weird, eh?
Anyone need a roof? We have an extra one.
The frame has bits and pieces laying on it now...
Fabrication of the engine cover. Center and RH side are done. This will be bolted in so that we can access the engine by removing this cover for major service.
Shot with the paper layouts still on the LH side. Not a lot of footroom!
Rear cab wall removed from front section
Roof supported by 2x4
1x2 steel framing to provide support for sheet metal
First door on, the rear right. You have to start somewhere!
Rear corners are on, as well as rear left door.
Left side picture showing door layout.
So a gent was kind enough to sell me his project. And drag it out from Colorado to Death Valley where he was running a marathon.
This one's condition first appeared between the first truck (amazingly good) and the south Dakota cab (swiss cheese). There are some small rust holes, and the bottom skirts are thrashed from being dragged around for years. But the roofline is good, the right door looked OK and all I need is there. But I was wrong. The right door fell off it's hinges- only the center one was working anyhow. The bottoms of the doors was completely gone. Upper panels are in good shape.
Gages are in restorable condition. If, of course, you need standard gages. I need the Deluxe type.
Quick sand the rust and old paint off, then spray paint the cab, something called "neighbor appeasement" in that it looks as if I am making progress. Helps me too, it looks more and more like the end product should. Not married to the colors yet, just trying stuff out. The shell is pretty good, the door bottoms are SHOT. At the bottom you can see how ragged they are!!!
I like that cream color through the window. The flash threw funny shadows though.
See the next page on gages for more information on that topic!!!
Back to fabrication of the quad cab. A set of very rough doors came from Vacouver, BC. The belt line sash is in good condition on one of them, and it's just enough to cover the two intermediate panels.
Here's the partial door before trimming
After rough trimming and a lot of straightening, here we are figuring out how to blend the panel into the cabin.
The beltline was welded into the intermediate panel
Panel hung roughly in place, I have not yet shrunk the edge of the bends to get the panel to conform to the vertical taper of the cab. Other side looks the same.
Plan view. This panel is about 16.5" wide. Probably need a window here, as it's a fairly large blind spot.