My original cab was destroyed it the body shop fire, shop owner replaced , (my lucky day). The question is to do work before mounting to frame. Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Ever Hopeful
Nice! Is that a brand new repop fron Dynacorn or someplace?
If it were me, I'd mount it to the frame before working on it just to make sure it actually fits properly. Then take it off to tweak or whatever.
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
I agree mount to the frame and fit everything, after all that, then I'd take it off to paint it just like they did at the factory. So is it a brand new cab?
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
That cage it's on would be the ideal platform for painting. I assume that's what was used for shipping. You'd have access to the whole thing (maybe remove the upper part of the cage) and wouldn't have to worry about masking the frame. If anything, raise it up just a touch for painting so you don't have to lay on the ground to shoot the bottom of the doors. Test mount it to the frame, like the other guys said.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 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.
That cage it's on would be the ideal platform for painting. I assume that's what was used for shipping. You'd have access to the whole thing (maybe remove the upper part of the cage) and wouldn't have to worry about masking the frame. If anything, raise it up just a touch for painting so you don't have to lay on the ground to shoot the bottom of the doors. Test mount it to the frame, like the other guys said.
Yes what a good idea.
That frame work is the perfect rotisserie, you could flip it all around to paint or do other work to the cab.
Never did hear if it is a new Dynacorn cab?
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
