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| | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 124 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 124 | I'm currently working on rust repair on my 65 C10. I'm planning on removing my cab and making me a wooden cart with casters to work on the driver Rocker and cab corner. I'm going to be needing to replace the floor cab support braces so my question is I'm wondering if laying down the cab on its rear side will hurt or tweak anything if there's no doors on it? The cab itself is pretty solid aside from a drivers side rusty rocker and cab corner and of course the cab support braces. The drivers cowl panel has a bit of rust at the way bottom too. Thanks for any info. | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 | IMO: First, setting on back is OK. Replacing a rocker and cab corner will not tweak the 6 sided box. Floor braces, depends on if you can keep the cube/box/cab supported by replacing one at a time. Cowl panel, not sure how much cutting you are doing. If you think you will be loosing the "cube" by cutting something you should brace door openings and floor and windshield opening possibly also depending on the cowl thing. I assume you means supports not floor pan. The pan gives much strength to the cube. If you are taking out/replacing the entire pan to get at the supports, then brace. The true answer comes from a 60-66 owner who has done it. Put this post in the 60-66 forum also.
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 76 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 76 | When I done my 59, I built a cart with casters 8ft. long and rolled the cab over on it's back to work on the bottom and had no problems at all. When I finished I rolled it back upright and cut 4ft. off the cart, moved the casters and was able to move it around the barn with ease. Worked out nice. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 124 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 124 | Thanks for the info. I was actually planning on replacing the lower couple inches of the cowl panel or kick panel as some call it when it is sitting right side up. The main reason for laying it on it's back is to deal with the cab supports. The floor pan itself has very little actual rust. Nothing you can see through anyway clean for the most part. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 3,399 Gas Pumper | | Gas Pumper Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 3,399 | I put it on the firewall instead of its back just to be safe. | | |
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