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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 150 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 150 | The dash in my 1958 cab has rust through on it. My 1955 cab has a great dash in it but the floorboards are beyond hope. So, as part of my project to merge the two cabs into one, I want to remove the transplant the dash into the 1958 cab. Anybody out there done this before? Is it difficult? I know the top part is spot welded and gets covered by the window gasket. Input please! | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | "difficult" depends on your skill level and patience, folks here have done it .... I've taken them out when scrapping trucks, not easy but quite do-able, installing will be a bit more trouble as you need to get that windshield flange correct - also there's a brace behind where the steering column mount is that can extract a few unprintable phrases from anyone
Bill | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 150 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 150 | I did notice the seemed to use more than they're fair shar of spot welds on the windshield flange. I have a bit but I'm wonwering if I should just drill them out all the way. This cab will be scrapped when I'm finished building up the other. I'll look for the other part you're talking about to see what choice phrases it can draw out of me. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,597 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,597 | Much easier if you are scrapping the cab is to cut the dash out with a torch or welder and just cut it big all around and then final trim once it is out on the bench. If you try and drill all those spots out you will find the choice phrases you seek. I cut a lot of the earlier dashes out and sell them it only takes a few minutes to cut it the way I have described. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 150 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 150 | There's a couple of pieces I may need around the area. While I think I'd do a decent job with a torch I wouldn't be willing to bet on it. I may, however, use my cut off wheel to slice through some of the metal. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 453 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 453 | Is it possible to cut out the rusted area and make patched to fit from the good dash. If you're not comfortable butt welding sheet metal, try using copper in the back of the seam as a heat sink. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 150 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 150 | I heard about using the copper backing before. I guess I just think that the copper thing would melt. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 150 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 150 | I almost have the dash out. I think there's some stuff underneath to finish taking apart and I should have it out. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 150 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 150 | I got the final spot weld taken care of. I'll need to do some repair work if I decide to use the dash though. I don't think it's bad for a first removal. I'm going to try and get the dash out in the morning. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 150 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 150 | Got the dash out! Not pretty around the top edge but I didn't bend it. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 | | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 150 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 150 | | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 150 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 150 | | | |
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