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| | | | Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 53 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 53 | I was working on my 1950 5 window cab and there appeared to be a void where the rocker, the outer rear cab corner, and the latch pillar met at the bottom. It looks like it was filled with a hard seam sealer like material. Do you guys fill that as well, or how do you take care of it? | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | If this is the seam that you’re asking about, it was welded, you can still see the weld spatter that was left around the weld when it was painted. Remember Jerry, these weren’t show trucks back in the day, they were made to be work trucks and a lot of thing were left pretty rough. http://www.pbase.com/dennygraham/image/140819470/large Denny Graham Sandwich, IL
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Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 53 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 53 | Denny,
Thanks for the picture. It is below that weld seam. As the cab corner bends around the rocker only goes down so far and the corner was bent up to hit it leaving an open tringle down there that had some hardened goop filled in there.
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Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 53 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 53 | Denny,
I really appreciate your help. You explain things really well and have the pics to help me to understand as well. Your left side looks like it lines up really well as the cab corner wraps around the rocker, but on your right side it seems to bend up the corner to meet the bottom of the rocker for the 3 spot welds. This left a triangle void that someone stuck filler into(Mine might have been slightly worse than yours as far as how much it needed to be bent up). Can you see light through that gap? | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | I'm sure they didn't take a lot of time on the areas that didn't show with these trucks. The seams didn't always line up perfectly either and they just compromised.
DG
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 59 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 59 | I agree on the compromising.. Just went through the cab on my truck. The left side had the big triangle you speak of.. Pretty normal to find something on these trucks that just doesnt line up right.. Mine had no filler in it..
Daniel
1953 Chevrolet 3800 Stepside
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