I was looking for some advice on a good way to repair rust in my trucks cab.i know by welding in new panels. But what panel do I tackle first?
One pic Is of driver floor panel
Another is rocker panel up by the front fender
Then the last one is the cab corner. These are all on the same side. Thanks
That way there is less opportunity for things to get out of wack. Most of you floor support by the door is the inner and outer rockers. So if you do those first your already weak floor has the opportunity to move.
This is exactly correct which is why I suggested replacing the rockers and corner first since they are currently rotted and the new pieces will offer better support when the floor pan is fixed :shrug:
This is exactly correct which is why I suggested replacing the rockers and corner first since they are currently rotted and the new pieces will offer better support when the floor pan is fixed :shrug:
Rockers in question are not that bad that they should move however since we don't know how bad the inner are. We don't know.
I feel that you fix the inner structure as that way if adjustment is needed you can do it to the rocker. If you don the rockers first you are stuck with that if something happens.
Rockers in question are not that bad that they should move however since we don't know how bad the inner are. We don't know.
I feel that you fix the inner structure as that way if adjustment is needed you can do it to the rocker. If you don the rockers first you are stuck with that if something happens.
As you can see there's not just one way to do this as it will be for almost all of your projects on this truck The top priority when doing this particular project is to take your time and put some thought into it before you cut anything or try to replace anything. Take your time
I totally agree with07 Burb Ive done this kind of stuff before and the floor pan should be the last .. make sure you measure twice and cut once and take your time
I agree and see where you're coming from here. It makes sense :handshake
As you can see there's not just one way to do this as it will be for almost all of your projects on this truck The top priority when doing this particular project is to take your time and put some thought into it before you cut anything or try to replace anything. Take your time
So if I do the rockers and cab corner first, would I need to brace the cab? I'm working in limited space and have to do this with the cab on the frame...
When replacing the floor pan you'll want to brace the cab regardless of the order you do this in. When building my '77 I was in a small house with a one car garage at the time of replacing the floor pans, rockers and cab corners so I know all about tight quarters I also did mine while the cab was on the frame. If you don't add support to the cab when replacing the floor pans you'll be sorry.
So what's the best way to brace it? I know I can weld like angle iron or something similar to the door area, but I'm unsure what the best placement would be. I'm sorry floor ask the questions. I just like to be thorough.
just to be curious, have any of you used a body adhesive instead of welding? if so, would that be a viable option for this type of repair?
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