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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Tahlequah, Ok
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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
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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. |
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