Okay, I started on the most ugly work anyone can do, tearing the guts out of the cab that is 77 years old, where mice have been the most diligent occupants.
This is uuugly!
~ NORTH OF 49TH 1948 GMC Model 9434 Frame rebuild 1953 Chevrolet 1314 1/2 ton rebuild Follow along it the DITY Bay
First, what difference nice weather makes to an old guys attitude. Two weeks ago minus 30C with wind, not much fun to work in a shop around freezing. Today +14C, no wind and the overhead door open.
All paneling, trim and mouse s.... is out. Windows are out of the doors and the doors are off too. Next on my list are all the floor covers I can or have to remove before I can think of removing the cab.
The box floor boards have to come off first, too. I like to keep track of where they came from and number them for making new boards when the time is ready for this job.
After the floor boards, I will remove all fenders, unbolt all box parts and so on.
Here some pictures:
~ NORTH OF 49TH 1948 GMC Model 9434 Frame rebuild 1953 Chevrolet 1314 1/2 ton rebuild Follow along it the DITY Bay
In case the smell that the mice left behind is still an issue, there is something called, "Nature's Miracle" which I have used that did an amazing job of getting the smell out. I have used it in an old truck and in a building where the bats had taken over. It works!
Nick 1940 KC Model 1/2 Ton Pickup Project (with '37-'39 Bed and what we think is a '42-'46 Frame) Taos, New Mexico
Yup, it’s pretty nasty. I found a bunch of my seat wadded up into a nice fluffy sphere inside my headliner. Gloves, respirator, and eyes shielded, some fun!
