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| | | | Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 6 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 6 | Hello fellow truck guys!
I've recently purchased some various replacement metal for the cab of my 49 chev pick up. The parts are close but need some modification to match the original and my body man wants more cash to make them fit. Does anyone know of a supplier of good stuff that fits right the first time. Most of the work now is in the lower front corners of the cab.
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Norm | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 40 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 40 | I got repair panels from Jim Carter's and Chevy Duty. All were OK. But face it, there is a lot of work to fix those cab corners. If you are having someone else do it, be prepared to pay...I did.
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Try Scott's Super Trucks out of Calgary. They seem to carry all the replacement panels that you will need. | | | | | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered | I just finished doing the front corners of my 54 cab and all the panels need some minor work to make fit right. The worst seem to be the inner cowl panels as the floor had an inboard camber that the replacement panels did not accomodate. I had to splice in a few small pieces to fill that gap. No big deal really. The worst panel I have encountered so far was the inner-to-outer cowl for the right side. This one I had to do major modification to for it to fit close to the original. I do not know if it is the panels fault or the way the truck was made but at least there are replacements for them.
If you are having this type of work done by someone else it will cost you a couple of grand. I would suggest you put that money into a good angle grinder, a MIG welder with a gas bottle and some ancillary tools and learn to do it yourself. That is what I am doing. I have never done anything this severe in the past but it realy is not that hard and can be fun.
After you are done then you can enrich the body may and have him paint it for you.
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