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Smangy Offline OP
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Yes there is no HOA. Lol
My neighbours are all good and know the truck is in the driveway for a short period. Till it gets stripped down and moved to the back shop.
I do have lots of toys, atvs,dirtbikes and go karts for the kids.
At the end of the day, everything gets put away and cleaned up. No mess and eno excessive noise.
Neighbours understand and it's all cool.

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Finnaly after 2 weeks of soaking, pounding and waiting.
It finnaly came out with no damage.
Vinager and hydrogen peroxide to the rescue.

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Wow, that looks like it was one tough nut to crack. yahoo

Glad you won the battle. thumbs_up

Will watch for future updates! wave


Dan

1951 Chevy 3 window 3100 (My Grandpa's hunting truck)
1966 Chevelle (Wife's Hot Rod)
2013 Chevy Silverado (Current daily driver)
US Army MSG Retired (1977-1998)
Com Fac Maint Lead Tech Retired (1998-2021)

Finally time to get to work on my Grandpa's (now mine) truck!
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Smangy Offline OP
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Truck ready for cab and hood removal.

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Good you have Dayton wheels that come in 22.5”.

Ed


'37 GMC T-18 w/ DD 4-53T, RTO-610, 6231 aux., '95 GMC running gear, full disc brakes, power steering, 22.5 wheels and tires.
'47 GMC 1 ton w/ 302, NP-540, 4wd, full width Blazer front axle.
'54 GMC 630 w/ 503 gasser, 5 speed, ex fire truck, shortened WB 4', install 8' bed.
'55 GMC 370 w/270, 420 4 speed, grain, dump bed truck from ND. Works OK.
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At least now you know the correct color that it is suppose to be. Now you need to build the 2X6 cab lifting attachment for an engine cherry picker, by far the best way to remove a cab.
Interesting those A pillar braces to floor? I didn't know they did that, kind of an obstruction in the floor area? I wonder why that was done? Looks like factory? Maybe to help strengthen the cab mount thinking the heavy duty trucks would be off roading a lot, for logging, mining and such.

Last edited by Truckrolet; Fri Oct 14 2022 02:55 AM.

Kicking self for selling off my Taskforce trucks.
Still looking for an LCF or conventional big bolt in decent shape.


As of 10-26-2022, A 55.2 Taskforce long bed now the work begins
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Yes. Planning on building a jig for the engine hoist.
Ripped apart the spicer tranny force rebuild.
All internals look good.
Just a quick clean and reassemble.

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Made a jig for the cab removal out of wood.
It was actually really easy to remove the cab, balanced well.

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Yes that is exactly what I was talking about. A bit over kill on the size of beams. I made sort of a T post in the center to make sure it gave be plenty of lifting height.
That is the only way to lift a cab, very controlled and precise. Thanks for all the great pictures.

And if your shop or garage is not real spacey, it is sure nice to just have the cab there low enough and everything accessible to work on.

When I was cutting out parts like the steps and all, instead of what others do welding in square tubing and messing sheet metal up doing that. I fabbed some supports that bolted to the hinge point and the striker plate and if needed add more bracing to that, all bolt in so it can be used again. Plenty of factory holes to brace to if needed.

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Kicking self for selling off my Taskforce trucks.
Still looking for an LCF or conventional big bolt in decent shape.


As of 10-26-2022, A 55.2 Taskforce long bed now the work begins
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I'd sure like to hear an update on this project.


Kicking self for selling off my Taskforce trucks.
Still looking for an LCF or conventional big bolt in decent shape.


As of 10-26-2022, A 55.2 Taskforce long bed now the work begins
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