It is finally time to remove the top on this panel truck and begin the transformation to a fleetside truck. I decided to only remove the section of roof that is over the bed of the truck since there was substructure over the cab that needed to be retained for body rigidity.
To make this a one-man job, I used some small ratchet straps to loosely strap it to my pole barn metal roof trusses. I then used a combo of cut-off wheels and reciprocating saws to cut the roof about 95% around the trim line (leaving a small section at each corner). I then applied some tension on the ratchet straps to keep from pinching while cutting and cut the remaining bits. Then I ratcheted the roof up to clear and simply rolled the body out from under the separated roof. Viola.
1949 Chevy Panel Truck A Project Journal I'm old but I make up for it by being immature.
