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1953 Chevy 3100.

I'm almost at the point where I need to remove the cab from the frame, but have a couple of questions.

All the sheet metal is good, it is a solid cab.

What is the best method to lift and move the cab without tweaking it?

To strip and paint the underside, is it best to flip the cab forward and let it rest on the firewall?

Doors on or off? I have not taken them off yet, but will need to at some point.

Thank You
Tim

using the search function conveniently provided at the top of every page on this site I found this.

bigtonkas video

https://plus.google.com/photos/1136...7526892098&oid=113636046886857960240

Gus is right [regarding bigtonkas video] and that is what we did with my 46 cab ..... my wife, weakling me, and our 2 sons. It was very easy especially since everything had been stripped .... dash, doors, everything. On another post here on stovebolt someone recommended placing it on its' firewall as it would them be less likely to bend or damage anything. Placing it on the firewall to work on the bottom, that is. Otherwise mine sits upright on a homemade wooden dolly screwed to the wood so it won't slip around while working on it ..... so far so good - haven't gotten to the bottom yet.

Lane

beer, a few nephews, and a few minutes. I made a cab cart as many others have so I can paint it off the frame, but if you want to just take it off and set it on the floor, take the doors off, get a few guys to help you, and just do it. It's fine to set it on the firewall. Without a cart, its the only way I would want to set it on the floor.

http://devestechnet.com/Images/Restorations/1950B/D50b01021lg.jpg

I layed mine on its back on a mattress so that I could finish up welding the toe board to the floor board. No problems.
Carl

Never know when an old mattress will come in handy - don't want to give my wife any "doghouse" ideas though.

Deve - why didn't you attach it to your rotisserie? Would it be worth making a jig? 360 access and mobility..

Brad - How did you attach the 4x4's to your hoist without drilling a hole and weakening your hoist?

Allen if only I could figure out a way to do that. There aren't alot of strong enough points on the cab in the right places. Thats why I went to all the trouble of making a Think Tank section of my website. So people could brainstorm such an idea.

Back in the day, at the factory, I think they sent them down the conveyor using the fender wells somehow, kind of how a fork lift with special lift ends would do it, but no evidence. Not much strength anywhere.