Well, another busy and productive day. If I can keep stringing these together, productive days that is, I might just get this thing done. I started by moving the cab back over to the fab side of the shop. I knew I had a bunch of metal work to do. I eased gently into the day starting with some hammer and dolly work. I filled few holes that were not required, and then got into some of the bigger stuff. The mounting holes needed some work, the set in the middle of the cab were cracked and in bad shape so I cut them out and welded in some new metal. The back ones are really bad and will require a much larger patch. I had traded some labor to get those done so I left them, but made a template. I realized that the cab firewall had been damaged on the drivers side. On the side where the hood side drops down to the metal was bulging out. It took about an hour of straightening to massage the firewall straight again. The holes in the cab for the radiator support were also pushed back so I got those straightened out as well. To round out the day, there were a few pieces I could still get off the cab so the remainder of my time was spent wrestling with rusty bolts. I got a few loose, but I was not feeling exceptionally patient so I wound up grinding the heads off a lot of them. I am not really liking the original screws and I am using a black allen headed style screw in the box so I will use them in the cab as well.
Stay safe, Steve
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1946 Chev 1/2 ton - 6V/+ground/Bias-ply original - shake/Rattle and Roll! (SOLD) 1940 Chev 1/2 ton Franken/Restomod
