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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 272 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 272 | I have a bad floor/back panel/toe boards (accident/heavy rust) my upper is very good. I have located a 58 cab with a bad inner roof, very solid bottom half. http://www.thehollisterroadcompany.com/media/cab/58/My photos are in Tuesday link QUESTION: How diffucult is the inner roof to replace? This is my first major sheet metal repair Thanks Brad | | | | | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 443 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 443 | Take a look at my photobucket link and you can see what you could very likey be in for on it. Mine was rusted a little worse and the outside lip has some holes in it too. I ended up replacing both inner & outer entire panels. I think if you get into cutting the inner front out you are going to find a lot more than you see, but maybe not. Photos HERE
1957 Chevrolet 1/2-ton Stepside LB in the Gallery My Photobucket shots The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." - John Stuart Mill (1806 - 1873) | | | | | Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 | Take note that Alan did this with the doors on... critical precaution to assure proper fit. Nice job Alan! | | | | | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 443 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 443 | Take note that Alan did this with the doors on... critical precaution to assure proper fit. Nice job Alan! Thanks. It would have been a mess without the doors on. I measured the door openings AND the windshield opening before cutting anything. Once the roof was removed I opened the doors, and the openings moved probably 1/4 to 1/2 inch so you have to be careful everything is in place before you start welding.( you can move the windshield posts & back panel a little to get a good fit)
1957 Chevrolet 1/2-ton Stepside LB in the Gallery My Photobucket shots The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." - John Stuart Mill (1806 - 1873) | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 272 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 272 | I may pass on that cab at least for now. I was kinda hoping that I could pull the inner without messing w/ outer...
assy manuel kinda fuzzy but.....
I thought the inner could be done removing inner & rear cuttain as 1 assy thereby not messing with door opening.
Assy manuel shows tacked to bottom of door post split at both front & rear windows.
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