Bad Fitting Doors Etc.
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Bad Fitting Doors Etc.
Been street rodding my 56F100 big window & am amazed how many major faults there are with the cab.
This truck must have been put together on Monday morning by a guy with a major hangover.
The truck looked like it was leaning & the pass. door had a large gap at the top of the door, after a lot of measurements I figured the drip rail was a full 1/2" high from the center line at the front all the way to the back of the cab. I cut the rail loose & rewelded it at the proper height. It was a lot of work but at least now the truck looks straight.
Door margins are really bad I have had to cut the door edges at the front of the doors for clearence to stop paint chipping & had to add 3/8" to the top of the drivers door to get a decent margin there.
The doors fit so bad that the top of both doors were only 1/4" above the
door header so I made a new channel to weld to the cab to bring the height down so there would be good contact with the weather stripping.
It required a channel shaped metal filler that was 7/16" on the outside edge of the cab to 1/4" on the inside edge.
I know the fit & finish on 50s cars was not very good but this truck is a real mess. Aw well it keeps me busy & out of trouble.
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This truck must have been put together on Monday morning by a guy with a major hangover.
The truck looked like it was leaning & the pass. door had a large gap at the top of the door, after a lot of measurements I figured the drip rail was a full 1/2" high from the center line at the front all the way to the back of the cab. I cut the rail loose & rewelded it at the proper height. It was a lot of work but at least now the truck looks straight.
Door margins are really bad I have had to cut the door edges at the front of the doors for clearence to stop paint chipping & had to add 3/8" to the top of the drivers door to get a decent margin there.
The doors fit so bad that the top of both doors were only 1/4" above the
door header so I made a new channel to weld to the cab to bring the height down so there would be good contact with the weather stripping.
It required a channel shaped metal filler that was 7/16" on the outside edge of the cab to 1/4" on the inside edge.
I know the fit & finish on 50s cars was not very good but this truck is a real mess. Aw well it keeps me busy & out of trouble.
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I have a similar gap at the top corner of the driver door and a tight gap along the leading edge as well. I thought it was justa matter of getting the right weatherstrip. The previous owner packed the door with rubber sealer from home depot. Oh man...
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From: Claresholm, Alberta
I have this same problem on my 52 and after measuring every absolute angle, I found that the cab was actually twisted, welded together with a twist in it. So i've decided to bring out the spot weld cutter and start all over where the factory should have left off.
Chris
Alberta
Chris
Alberta
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