The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network







Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.

Go Back   The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network > 47 - Current classic GM Trucks > The 1960 - 1966 Chevrolet & GMC Pickups Message Board

Web 67-72chevytrucks.com


 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
Old 01-15-2014, 08:52 PM   #1
sigshooter
Registered User
 
sigshooter's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Tahlequah, Ok
Posts: 1,235
Big back window conversion tips

I started my big window conversion today and I came ascross a few short cuts. I drilled out the spot weld below the window/behind the tank, but instead of trying to drill out all of the welds around the lip of the window/underneath the seal. I used a grinder and cut off wheel and cut the outer metal of the donor cab. I cut it in a way that it was easy to fold it down at the window lip, opening up a "v" around these welds. I lightly hit them with the cut off wheel and just by working the two pieces open and closed/back and forth it popped the welds apart without drilling all of the welds. I continued to cut the outer part of the cab one section at a time and exposed the rest of the welds such as ascross the top headliner portion and continued the same process. It worked great and saved a lot of time drilling those hundreds of welds.

It ruined the rest of the outer metal, but all I wanted was the inner panel
Attached Images
 
__________________
1965 long bed ( grandpas old truck )
1964 long bed BBW Custom Cab
1966 Short stepside
1964 long bed
1965 long bed Custom Cab, factory air, V-8, powerglide

Last edited by sigshooter; 01-15-2014 at 09:06 PM.
sigshooter is offline   Reply With Quote
 

Bookmarks


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:19 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright 1997-2025 67-72chevytrucks.com