What’s next after cab repair?
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What’s next after cab repair?
Ok, I’m not done yet but getting close to finishing my cab and I’m wondering what the best order is for the rest of the build. I do still have doors to repair, but I really need a break from rust repair for a while, for my sanity and welll being. Here’s my current plan, looking for feedback:
- Fit and prep new bed panels and new rear fenders for primer
- fit and prep Front sheet metal (hood, fenders, inner fenders, radiator support, air deflectors, grill, gravel pan, bumper)
- plumb fuel system up to engine
- lay out wiring in truck, terminate connections everywhere needed
- sound and insulation barrier in cab
- reinstall engine and trans to complete steering shaft and exhaust routing
- get all panels epoxy primed (all will be new besides cab)
- get back to finishing doors and loose ends on cab
- primer cab and doors
- paint?
- reassemble panels
- run electrical, final
- fit interior panels, drop off at interior shop to complete
- carpet, seat, interior wiring (stereo) installed
- engine & trans final install
- brakes
- shake down first drive
- fix everything
What did I miss, and what should move?
- Fit and prep new bed panels and new rear fenders for primer
- fit and prep Front sheet metal (hood, fenders, inner fenders, radiator support, air deflectors, grill, gravel pan, bumper)
- plumb fuel system up to engine
- lay out wiring in truck, terminate connections everywhere needed
- sound and insulation barrier in cab
- reinstall engine and trans to complete steering shaft and exhaust routing
- get all panels epoxy primed (all will be new besides cab)
- get back to finishing doors and loose ends on cab
- primer cab and doors
- paint?
- reassemble panels
- run electrical, final
- fit interior panels, drop off at interior shop to complete
- carpet, seat, interior wiring (stereo) installed
- engine & trans final install
- brakes
- shake down first drive
- fix everything
What did I miss, and what should move?
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At some point before final paint, you should bolt everything together. Especially the front sheet metal. Reproduction parts are likely to need some TLC to fit properly. Even if the parts are perfect, factory contours change when cab corners are repaired or gravel pans are replaced.
You don’t want to find out something doesn’t fit after it is painted.
You don’t want to find out something doesn’t fit after it is painted.
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