Has anyone ever cut and welded on a new cab top? I have a 1970 F250 with cargo light and want to replace it with a similar cab top. The reason is that I have some rust damage surrounding the drip rails and the drip rails themselves are toast. I am looking for some assistance in things I should be aware of when replacing the top.

I did find a top from a 1968 but I am not sure that it would be compatible. Could I "cut in" an area for the cargo light if I use any other top than for my specific year?

Any ideas? Or does anyone out there have a decent cab top for sale for my specific year?

Any help or ideas to fix existing drip rails and surround top area would be appreciated. I am relatively new at doing the extent of this kind of work.

 

What kind of shape is the rest of the cab in.? If it's a major rust bucket it might be better to find another cab. As far as I know all of the cabs from 1967 to 1972 are the same. The 67's have a Lot of one year only parts on them. Good Luck with your truck.

 

hi, going through it now.LMC Truck sells replacement drip rails. entire top or ether side rail replacements just like your pic! gl.

 

I’ve done this before. It’s really not too bad if you have a mig welder. You can also fusion weld using torches if that’s your craft.
Simply cut halfway up on all 4 posts
makes your old cab and new cab with painters
tape precisely where you want to cut. Use a sharpee to point to which edge is the one to cut.
take as many before measurements as you can.
make your cuts and then place new roof on top of old cab. Weld everything together and do some plastics work and a little paint and your all set. I used the rope trick to set the front and rear glass and it worked well

 

Thats exactly what mine looked like. i believe lmc even sells a new cab top. i ended up removing the drip rails. its a lot off work but cheaper. unless you find a new cab welding is going to be necessary.

 

Why did you cut the post if your replacing the roof

 

the donor roof had the posts so I just scabbed it on that way. It’s a lot less welding and plastic work

 

Truckin 70,
Not sure if you are aware, but there is a thread by MeanGreen72, titled MY 1972 F250, started 01-20-2019, that includes roof replacement that may interest you. It starts on post #15, then continues in more detail on post #30. I don't know how to link to a post, or I would.

 

also to note. My roof ripped off while driving down the highway so there wasn’t much left for me to simply “put a new roof skin on” hopefully it makes more sense now