The Stovebolt Site Forums The Parking Lot '60-'66 Trucks Accessing cab corners with cab left on ???

Finally got some time (and hopefully a little help) to work on the '61 C20. I'd like to get the body work done on the cab and get some sort of paint on it before winter.

I've got the bed wood all ripped out and the bed is almost ready to be lifted off. Got that far last year. Anyway... both cab corners need to be replaced. I bought all the replacement panels that will be needed (I think).

I am not planning on doing a full body-off resto, I just want to get it solid and back on the road. So, my question is: with the bed off, and the rear blocked up, do you think the cab corners will be accessible for work?? removing the cab would be way more than I could handle in the time allotted

Also, what size of stands would you suggest I use (if I buy some)? We might just block it up with criss-crossed RR ties nailed together.

I'm totally new at this, so any advice and/or suggestions would be appreciated.

With the bed off and the cab sitting on the frame, the cab corners can be replaced, unless, of course, they are rusted all the way to the rear frame-to-cab supports.

It feels solid back there, so I'm hoping that I'll only have to cut in 5" or so. <keeping fingers crossed>

Thanks for the reply.

In many cases, removing the suspect sheet metal item, is a matter of allowing better access for assessing the rust damage, removing the damaged area, situating yourself to do the welding and the convenience of top-dressing/back-dressing the welds. Oftentimes, forgoing removal of the problem piece, requires more time, in order to perform the repair, than the time it would have taken to remove it and repair it more efficiently and effectively at the onset.

I have to agree with you. It would be nice to have the cab removed. ... ... Problem is, the project must be completed next month. By October the snow will fly, and my makeshift tent canopy won't hold up. <Oh, to have a garage!> I'll crawl under there tomorrow and take a good inspection of how far "in" the bad place is. ... ...

So, I can keep this in the back of my mind, how much work is it to pull the cab? I mean what are the steps or procedures for that? Looks complicated, leastwise to the untrained eye. lol