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| | | | Joined: May 2011 Posts: 99 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2011 Posts: 99 | I am getting ready for cowl repair on my cab. I have looked at several threads on cab repair and the great albums here but am still nervous and have a couple of questions. My truck is a 55 first series and i need to replace the inner and outer cowl as well as a the piece between them. I also have to replace the passenger side floorboard and will replace the driver side also. In what order should i replace these. I am leaving the cab on the frame. Do I need to brace the cab during this work? Any help and encouragement is greatly appreciated.
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 171 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 171 | Brace the cab is a good idea. 1/2 or 3/4" electrical conduit is what I used, put an x-brace in the door jamb, after the door is removed. May want to screw a 2x4 to the engine side of the firewall and then cut and fit a 2x4 from the bottom to the frame.
I would start with the outside lower cab first and drill out all of the spot welds, just drill out the panel to be removed not the under panel, up the door jamb, across the top and down the firewall/inner to outer cowl panel. Then replace it. Next the floor panel and inner cowl, you'll have more spotwelds to drill out here. Last would be the inner to outer cowl. Look at these [url=http://www.pbase.com/czechman/arightside][/url] it's a great photo log! Notice the "day 7" pic, this area will need a bunch of fitting.
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| | | | | Joined: May 2011 Posts: 99 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2011 Posts: 99 | how did you secure the bracing?
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 171 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 171 | tack welds in the jambs and where the "x" crosses.
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