56 cab corner replacement advice
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56 cab corner replacement advice
I plan on removing as little metal as possible. Just the lower half of inner cab corner, 3-4 inches of rocket and door piller. Or would it be better to remove outer cab corner all the way around to piller so less welding will be needed? Your thoughts?
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I bought my new corners from LMC and the two sides that were hardest to line up was the door pillar and the rib on the back of the cab. The replacement has a little different profile on these two areas so they required massaging.
If it were mine i wouldn't cut out the pillar or cut through the rib. Only replace the very bottom where rusted through. Patch fitment is a big issue with every vendor.
If it were mine i wouldn't cut out the pillar or cut through the rib. Only replace the very bottom where rusted through. Patch fitment is a big issue with every vendor.
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Haven't started on rockers. They are only rusted at each end about 2 inch worth. The worst part on the truck will be the roof drip rail area.
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I bought my new corners from LMC and the two sides that were hardest to line up was the door pillar and the rib on the back of the cab. The replacement has a little different profile on these two areas so they required massaging.
If it were mine i wouldn't cut out the pillar or cut through the rib. Only replace the very bottom where rusted through. Patch fitment is a big issue with every vendor.
If it were mine i wouldn't cut out the pillar or cut through the rib. Only replace the very bottom where rusted through. Patch fitment is a big issue with every vendor.
Tuned
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If it were me, I would remove the outer -- all the way around -- but only high enough to allow you access to your inner corner repair.
I would handle that large hole you cut as a separate job.
Mine was worse than yours, but I did a similar repair recently (see link in my signature).
I would handle that large hole you cut as a separate job.
Mine was worse than yours, but I did a similar repair recently (see link in my signature).
Laughing Gas
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My cab was worse than yours! Take a look at my albums....I took a lot of pics as I was doing the metal work on the cab. Might be of some help.
I had no metal working experience before I started, but really enjoyed doing it once I started.
I had no metal working experience before I started, but really enjoyed doing it once I started.
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When you get to the point of tacking your corners in, let me suggest you hang a door(you can use visegrip clamps to hold it while you get everything aligned) that way you can see just what you've got in door gap and adjust accordingly.
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I did the dumb thing.........and cut the whole corner off. Then tried to massage an entire new corner on. PITA. They still aren't right........Rear indent is wrong, door opening is wrong, curvature is wrong..
If I'd had mine to do over, I still would have removed a large chunk of the corner (very carefully). Replaced my inner corners, blasted the old outer corners, patched them up and welded them back in.
If I'd had mine to do over, I still would have removed a large chunk of the corner (very carefully). Replaced my inner corners, blasted the old outer corners, patched them up and welded them back in.
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