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Orence1 · 08-11-2002, 06:46 PM

It looks like I am going to need to do some repair work in the cab where the kick panel meets the floor. Has anyone tackled this job and could you give me some direction?
Thanks,
Larry

bigvinnie · 08-11-2002, 07:21 PM

you can buy repair panel sections for both the floor and the kick panel.... cut the rust back to good metal, then cut what you need out of the new repair panel and weld it in.... it's more time consuming than it is difficult...

The key is having the right tools for the job, and plenty of patience...

ebfabman · 08-11-2002, 07:30 PM

heres one

ebfabman · 08-11-2002, 07:31 PM

repaired

lux hauler · 08-11-2002, 07:41 PM

ebfabman.....do you have any plans to visit the Cleveland area?
I'll let you stop by and fix my rust

.......I'll even put you up and by ya dinner....lol

ebfabman · 08-11-2002, 07:42 PM

finished pic

ebfabman · 08-11-2002, 07:50 PM

here is the bottom of the "A" pillar

ebfabman · 08-11-2002, 07:50 PM

this is the bottom of the "B" pillar

*Zkast* · 08-11-2002, 07:53 PM

Good grief man. You have an incredible talent for metal work!!!

Southpa · 08-11-2002, 07:55 PM

I need a Mig. I did all that with my stick welder. Its solid but not near as clean as yours efab. Good work!

ebfabman · 08-11-2002, 08:02 PM

Southpa, If you don't get yourself a mig I'm gonna take up a collection and get you one....j/k

I don't know how you're doing that with a stick welder. You will be in heaven with a mig.

Travis Byrne · 08-11-2002, 08:27 PM

Where is the best place to get a patcj for the Drivers side kick panel. I only need about 2".

ebfabman · 08-11-2002, 08:34 PM

you'll probably have to buy the whole piece then trim what you need.

Heres a link to get some pics of what the panels look like.

http://www.goodmarkindustries.com/HomePage.html

ebfabman · 08-11-2002, 08:36 PM

You can get the panels from a board member vender like Kingparts, GMCpauls, or Wes

O'l Buck · 08-11-2002, 11:25 PM

ebfabman.....you really should consider changing your title to something like "master of metal"......or "steel artist"

Orence1 · 08-12-2002, 12:56 AM

Efabman,
Many thanks for the excellent pictures. They will be a tremendous help when I get ready to tackle this job. And as has been already been said, you did a supurb job on the repair.
Larry

08-11-2002, 06:46 PM	#1
Orence1 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 548	Help with cab rust repair. It looks like I am going to need to do some repair work in the cab where the kick panel meets the floor. Has anyone tackled this job and could you give me some direction? Thanks, Larry

08-11-2002, 07:21 PM	#2
bigvinnie Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: escondido, ca 92026 Posts: 1,222	you can buy repair panel sections for both the floor and the kick panel.... cut the rust back to good metal, then cut what you need out of the new repair panel and weld it in.... it's more time consuming than it is difficult... The key is having the right tools for the job, and plenty of patience... __________________ '72 short step, 350, 700R4, tilt, ps, pdb, a/c, lowered coils, etc., other work in progress... San Diego, CA 72 Stepside Project

08-11-2002, 07:30 PM	#3
ebfabman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 2,488	heres one Attached Images

08-11-2002, 07:31 PM	#4
ebfabman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 2,488	repaired Attached Images

08-11-2002, 07:41 PM	#5
lux hauler Psycho-billy Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: about 40 miles west of Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,591	ebfabman.....do you have any plans to visit the Cleveland area? I'll let you stop by and fix my rust .......I'll even put you up and by ya dinner....lol __________________ '72 C-10 350 w/Lunati Voodoo cam (207/213, .437/.454), Performer intake, 625 Road Demon Jr. and Hooker headers. Support your community, support yourself. Buy local, buy American (or Canadian).

08-11-2002, 07:42 PM	#6
ebfabman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 2,488	finished pic Attached Images

08-11-2002, 07:50 PM	#7
ebfabman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 2,488	here is the bottom of the "A" pillar Attached Images

08-11-2002, 07:50 PM	#8
ebfabman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 2,488	this is the bottom of the "B" pillar Attached Images

08-11-2002, 07:53 PM	#9
Zkast Account Suspended Join Date: May 2002 Location: Olathe, Kansas Posts: 929	Good grief man. You have an incredible talent for metal work!!!

08-11-2002, 07:55 PM	#10
Southpa Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Posts: 2,409	I need a Mig. I did all that with my stick welder. Its solid but not near as clean as yours efab. Good work! __________________ 1970 GMC 1500 Custom Original 350/TH350 Victoria, BC, Canada You can wish in one hand and crap in the other. See which one gets filled first.

08-11-2002, 08:02 PM	#11
ebfabman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 2,488	Southpa, If you don't get yourself a mig I'm gonna take up a collection and get you one....j/k I don't know how you're doing that with a stick welder. You will be in heaven with a mig. Last edited by ebfabman; 08-12-2002 at 12:13 AM.

08-11-2002, 08:27 PM	#12
Travis Byrne Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Corydon, IN Posts: 82	Where is the best place to get a patcj for the Drivers side kick panel. I only need about 2". __________________ 1972 Custom/10 Longbed In the works

08-11-2002, 08:34 PM	#13
ebfabman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 2,488	you'll probably have to buy the whole piece then trim what you need. Heres a link to get some pics of what the panels look like. http://www.goodmarkindustries.com/HomePage.html

08-11-2002, 08:36 PM	#14
ebfabman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 2,488	You can get the panels from a board member vender like Kingparts, GMCpauls, or Wes

08-11-2002, 11:25 PM	#15
O'l Buck Recovering Truck Driver Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Orleans, NE USA Posts: 1,883	ebfabman.....you really should consider changing your title to something like "master of metal"......or "steel artist" __________________ 67 K-20 350, SM465, Eaton rear, 4.56 no spin option 00 Dodge 2500 4x4, 24V cummins, 5 speed Chad South Central Nebraska



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08-12-2002, 12:56 AM	#16
Orence1 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 548	Efabman, Many thanks for the excellent pictures. They will be a tremendous help when I get ready to tackle this job. And as has been already been said, you did a supurb job on the repair. Larry

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