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| | | | Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 256 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 256 | Just picked up a 1949 suburban on ebay the seller sent me some other pics nto listed inthe auction i noticed the dash is broken where the steering column mounts this must be a commen ad truck problem?? i had a parts truck before was broken same spot is there a repair panel made or just get to fabbing and welding ?? pic http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k237/bigtony55/Untitled-17.jpg
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 |
Maybe both trucks had been in an accident (wherein the frame got pushed, pushing the steering column up/out/in)?
Can't recall seeing anyone selling repair panels.
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | I'd expect that might be "common" on panel/burb bodies due to the steering column being fixed to the frame - as the body mounts age and settle to allow wracking that would stress that mount point .... that's part of why the panel/burb bodies have different bracing than the pickups in the front and front anti-sway bars .... at least on the later series, the AD's may have been the 'learning experience'
Bill | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | The dash itself is spot welded in to the cab. I would think it would be very complicated to remove.
If the cracking is around where the steering column mounts, I would say that is fairly common. As the front cab structure starts to fail, the cab tries to settle. It then pivots downwards with the pivot axis being the rear shackle system. At the same time the steering column get pushed lower and it is pivoting on the box in the frame at the front. The two paths appose each other and the loser is the metal on the dash near the column mount. I had to weld mine up there too.
What kind of car do you have on the rotisserie there? | | | | | Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 256 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 256 | The dash itself is spot welded in to the cab. I would think it would be very complicated to remove.
If the cracking is around where the steering column mounts, I would say that is fairly common. As the front cab structure starts to fail, the cab tries to settle. It then pivots downwards with the pivot axis being the rear shackle system. At the same time the steering column get pushed lower and it is pivoting on the box in the frame at the front. The two paths appose each other and the loser is the metal on the dash near the column mount. I had to weld mine up there too.
What kind of car do you have on the rotisserie there? Where? | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | I was looking at one of your other photos and there is a car on a rotisserie. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 256 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 256 | I was looking at one of your other photos and there is a car on a rotisserie. Oh weird i thought i had my photobucket marked private LOL buy thats my/my daughters 1963 impala convertible | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | bigtony55,
sorry, I didn't mean to be probing. Sometimes folks post links which don't quite work and with a little patience one can find the intended photo. In your case I thought maybe I would see some more of your Suburban as I think they are really cool. If you take your original photo and change the number, you will link to the car. | | |
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