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Well I managed to sneak a little time in . Its amazing just how much time some things take . I spent about 8 hours making 2 wiper assemblies with completely different park mechanisms into one , mounted the seat belts minus a permanent upper shoulder mount ( not sure how the interior pieces fit ) , found a spot for the emergency brake and mocked up the ac ,heater and gauges .
Well due to a little tumble me and my snowmobile had I am on a self imposed light duty week so I though I'd tinker . The aftermarket switches I purchased do not fit the indents designed for the originals very well so I made some backing washers .
rough aluminum couple hours of sanding and polishing letter punched and painted black put a bolt through to use in the drill to finish the edges after the hole saw . not building a show truck and was feeling a little silly so oops for the hazards , beep for the horn , sun for the headlights and rain for the wipers .
Wow didn't think it had been this long since I updated . I continue to do little things when I decide to devote a little time to it . After ALLOT of one man arguments over whether or not to do a front chop and what way to go about it it seems some elves got into my shop and found my saw . Lots of great ideas all with pros and cons . My decision was to take a little over an inch out of the section above the windshield and allow it to come down and back only enough to still sit under the drip rail . I prefer the look of the drip rail ( I think ) and this would leave no need to " repair " the multiple roof angles and very little exterior bodywork .
I started with 3/4 inch knowing that the middle would be more than the sides and need grinding to get it to sit right. small cut at the back as it wasn't going to move very far drilled the upper spot welds and removed a piece of inner to allow drop , cleaning and welding access . removed piece section out and top dropped Do to incredible foresight or possibly luck once the extra piece is drilled off it's almost perfect alignment .
Drivers side alignment very nice passenger not as good , but I had allot of trouble aligning the door beforehand and couldn't find any evidence of damage so am blaming on manufacturing fits nicely under the driprail Upper door frame removed and door to rear of cab and windshield pillar gap verified . The door mod learning process was substantial Have a rough time remembering before pics
I didn't realize my pic angle of before and after were that much different I will try to get a better one to make it easier to see the hopefully very subtle difference . Lots of welding and the rounding of the upper door fronts left to do .
I think the vent setup could be done as I did not change the angle of the pillar so the frame could be shortened above the pivot and the movable would be fairly minor . But I honestly hadn't really put much thought into that as it wasn't the plan .
Looks great ebear. Not many people will notice it but that is OK . I would love to do a top chop as well but will wait until I find a cab I can cut, just in case.
Looks Great Ebear as always, A gentleman's chop is def the way to go, glad you decided to go through with it!!! I like how you did the door, great solution
Thanks . Definitely a learning experience . My initial thought was that the door should be sectioned adjacent to where the roof was but it turns out that makes it virtually impossible to keep a nice curve on the bodyline in the door frame without a complete reworking of the line . I did the drivers side yesterday with my new knowledge and used a zip cut to go through the upper structure but not into the bodyline at the upper front corner allowing me to stretch the curve the small amount needed without having another separated piece to get back int alignment .
sweet, wondered if you did differently the second time. would love to see a pic of the drivers door cut lines. now I am wishing I had decided to do this myself
