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You'll see in my photos that I put the cab on a rotisserie rather than working on my back and around the chassis. But If you can do it with the cab blocked up off the frame, that works too.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | |
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