Replacing a rotted cab top
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From: townsend DE
he just meant tack it full instead of running one constant bead of weld, you should have fully welded it. he didnt literally mean just tack the roof on like you would normally think of tack welding. bondo adds ZERO strength
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Mountain Pass
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From: Buckley
okay. i understand that and the fact that bondo adds zero strength. i tack welded with gaps because its less welds to try and hide and smooth. and this is how the local guy said to do it with the least amount of warp and alot easier body fill. also the roof is not gonna fly off because i didnt completely fill it. not being a a$$.wh0l3 or anything but thanks for the input. i have confidence in my abilities.
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From: townsend DE
okay. i understand that and the fact that bondo adds zero strength. i tack welded with gaps because its less welds to try and hide and smooth. and this is how the local guy said to do it with the least amount of warp and alot easier body fill. also the roof is not gonna fly off because i didnt completely fill it. not being a a$$.wh0l3 or anything but thanks for the input. i have confidence in my abilities.
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Mountain Pass
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From: Buckley
it wont. thanks for the help but this is what he meant by tack weld slowly. he said space them about a 1/2 inch apart. i mean by all means i understand where your coming from and yes it would be stronger if i did fill it completely
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From: British Columbia, Canada
Hey, nice work again. I think everything looks great, and as for the roof ever flying off, I don't think so unless your ever in a tornado and in that case i don't think u or the truck are walking away anyways! lol Keep the pics coming!!
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Hey great pics , you just gave me the confidence i need to start my roof replacement , just want to know if you removed drip rails and any inner support frames. By looking at your roof it was probably like rusted metal flake under there as mine is. I'm gonna have to remove my rails and replace with donor roof rails and anything else i can replace once opened up, all in all the job seems a fairly easy task and a huge dollar saver.
cheers steve.
P.s can you buy new drip rails and from where.
cheers steve.
P.s can you buy new drip rails and from where.
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Mountain Pass
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From: Buckley
Hey great pics , you just gave me the confidence i need to start my roof replacement , just want to know if you removed drip rails and any inner support frames. By looking at your roof it was probably like rusted metal flake under there as mine is. I'm gonna have to remove my rails and replace with donor roof rails and anything else i can replace once opened up, all in all the job seems a fairly easy task and a huge dollar saver.
cheers steve.
P.s can you buy new drip rails and from where.
cheers steve.
P.s can you buy new drip rails and from where.
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great job man!! You made it sound to easy just got another top it took me 6 months to find my crew cab in south <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
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From: PA
Nice work on replacing the top I been working on my 71s crew cabs roof until it started getting to cold I don't have a garage so ill finish it when it gets nice out again mine is rusted in the drip rail area I cut out 2 sections that were 2 foot long where the cab roof rusted off at the bottom replaced it with sheet metal and put a light coat of filler just to smooth it all back out got any pics from father away curious how it looks if you can tell any alignment issues
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Mountain Pass
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From: Buckley
bump iv been in the process of a 12v cummins swap and she is almost done. when i get back to the roof work ill post more. i still need to do some tlc on the drip rails. I did purchase new chrome trim for the rails but as for that its been fab shop with the cummins
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Are you taking any pics of the cummins swap? If so can you post them up? I want to do this swap on my crew cab after I get everything else straightened out would like to see how your going about doing the swap
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Mountain Pass
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From: Buckley
I have been taking a lot of pics but the ford cummins kit sure hasn't been the direct bolt in a lot more fab than they say but ill try to get them up
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Mountain Pass
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From: Buckley
rotted cab/ Cummins swap
okay i know that a request for pics of the cummins swap were wanted. so if they arent on there tonight i will put them up tomorrow. they might be a little scattered but its better than nothing. as for progress i picked up another cab that needs new floor boards and im gonna resto that cab and then swap cabs then resto the one on it now for another build in the future.
