Lay cab on firewall or back?
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Lay cab on firewall or back?
I have a 56 cab stripped and off of the frame setting on a rolling dolly and it is time to start working on it (finally). I want to clean, make a few repairs, prime and paint. The question is, how have you guys turned your cab over, on the firewall or on the back? The firewall looks kinda tricky with a lot of seams to get bent with the weight of the cab on it. Same with the back, will it bend the slight crown? Just wondering how someone else has done it? Thanks in advance...Kevin
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I made a rotisserie to work on mine as it needed rust repair on the floor and cab corners. A very simple and cheap pair of up rite stands made out of 2 inche sq tubing with a rotating cross bar that bolted to the orginal cab mounts. Very quick and easy to spin the cab to any position needed with plenty of access. Would have been too time consumming and almost impossible without it. Did the same for the frame work for the installion of a clip from a 80 Merc car and sandblasting/painting the frame. With wheels on the rotisserie it is easy to move to different parts of the shop, to move outside for sandblasting and to store between work times freeing up floor space. The cost was low, even less for me as I had most of the material on hand.
Last edited by Fomoko1; Feb 20, 2005 at 11:54 AM.
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we use a tree stump out back so when u lay the cab over it sits in the window opening stopping the cab going right over and damaging the crown on the back wall, other wise a rotisserie is the best way to go, depends on how much work is in front of u.
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I made some door braces first. They were 2 pieces of flat steel bolted to the upper door hinge mounts and 2 bolted to the rear door latch mounts with a pipe welded in between. I was afraid something would be out of wack with the weight of the firewall and dash up in the air. The truck was pretty rusty though. I left them in until I got it back on the frame. They also came in handy for lifting it on and off the frame or just moving it around.
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I actually hung my cab from the ceiling joist using 4 motorcycle tiedowns( Ancra Motorcylce cam action tie downs) to the courtesy light switch opening on the body/door hinge pillar post and to the inside rear of the corner of the cab. Just place a couple of sturdy saw horses underneath; just in case. Worked for me without any help. Now I walk with a limp. Just kidding. All went well.
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overkill is right on, I have turhed these things over on the roof. I used inner tubes out of the rear tires of a backhoe. They may be a little harder to find these days since backhoes have gone tubeless, but if you can find them it really works great.