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s10 swap- 1950 rear cab spacer question
Do you chop out the 'C' channel on the bottom of the rear of the 50 cab and let it sit flush on the new cab mount bushings?
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Re: s10 swap- 1950 rear cab spacer question
Vintage,
on my first cab, I cut the rear channel out. IMO its not the best thing to do. On my good cab I ended up using a 4inch by 4 inch square piece of 1/4 steel as a flat spacer between the channel and the rear cab bushing. I hope this makes sense brian
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Re: s10 swap- 1950 rear cab spacer question
Thanks. Is the goal for the cab to be level?
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Re: s10 swap- 1950 rear cab spacer question
We decided to add a plate to the channel to reinforce the cab, it didn't seem to me like the floor alone was strong enough to hold the cab.
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Re: s10 swap- 1950 rear cab spacer question
that pic from rootbeer is exactly what I did. Make you plate, drill your hole, slid the bolt thru the cab,thru the plate and then weld the plate to the channel. Much easier to drill the hole before you mount it, especially if you have a drill press. Learned that the hard way.....ugh!!!
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Re: s10 swap- 1950 rear cab spacer question
should the cab be level or have a slope to it? Thanks for the pics of reinforcing the rear.
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Re: s10 swap- 1950 rear cab spacer question
When I was doing my floor replacement... I thought the same thing... "That can't be really strong enough to support the cab in the rear." So I went to one of the local sheetmetal shops and had them bend me a 1/8" (10ga) by 5' length of channel, notched the ends in a couple spots, bend down on a 45 deg angle, then again another 45 (on each end) so that it fit right in where the originals did, but went all the way across.... Weld it in, call it a day. Worked out well since it's also where I'm bolting my seatbelt brackets into!
Cheers, Ted.
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Re: s10 swap- 1950 rear cab spacer question
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Re: s10 swap- 1950 rear cab spacer question
Mine looked pretty bad I didnt trust them.
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Re: s10 swap- 1950 rear cab spacer question
I believe I set mine level I figured I could shim it if I needed to.
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Re: s10 swap- 1950 rear cab spacer question
I set mine level as well. I guess it all depends if your trying to give it a "racked" look or not. the more you tilt the cab down the less room you will have to work with the radiator. If I ever do the s10 swap again I will start with the radiator and work back.
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Re: s10 swap- 1950 rear cab spacer question
That looks like a gorilla weld-big,strong and ugly.
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Re: s10 swap- 1950 rear cab spacer question
John do you mean the photo,If so these are high school kids doing most of the welding,One is a really good welder the other two are working on it.
All I can say is thank God for grinders bondo and paint.
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Re: s10 swap- 1950 rear cab spacer question
My motto for welds and soldering - Bigger the glob, better the job...
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Re: s10 swap- 1950 rear cab spacer question
No reason for booger welds. They don't hold anything and chances are, they don't have the heat for penetration, it is lost in the "glob." Is your safety worth doing it wrong?
Also, no reason not to use stock rear shackles. For $15 you can get a kit with new bushings for them and it takes 2 holes drilled into the frame and a pair of grade 8 bolts. Yes. Make it level. |
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