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Canada20 · 08-24-2003, 05:34 PM

Hay all.

I was poking around my truck yesterday, daydreaming (about all I can afford to do with it right now

)...anyway, I noticed some rust holes just above the windshield on the inside of the cab. The drip rails are uneven on the horizontal surfaces like they're bubblkling out so I think they're rusting from the inside out. Is this a common problem? Am I in for a pile of work to fix this and what kind of options are there.

Many thanks,

Greg

JadeEmperor · 08-24-2003, 06:57 PM

I'd vote for shaving them all together. I'm getting ready to bite it and take on the task myself but from what I've read and heard it's a delicate task

lukecp · 08-24-2003, 07:26 PM

You can buy a "header patch panel" for the inside of the cab above the windshield, but the rust in the driprails won't be that easy to fix. My driprails are compleley rotted out, with rush on top of and below the driprail, almsot all the way through in some places. If the rest of your cab is in good shape, you can "clip" the cab, and weld on a new section of cab from the windshield pilliars to the floor....if the rest is rotted, i would look for a new cab (what i am doing for mine)

FRENCHBLUE72 · 08-24-2003, 08:13 PM

My vote would be to shave them that's what I am gonna do.

Canada20 · 08-24-2003, 10:51 PM

yikes!! sounds like a nasty task. Good for learning, maybe, but nasty. I guess if it's far-gone, it's not like I could make it much worse.

I'd been wondering about shaving 'em anyway; does that cause any day to day problems like water dripping through open windows or anything? Rotting the windshield frame maybe?

Thanks for the replies!

Greg

08-24-2003, 05:34 PM	#1
Canada20 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 802	Drip rail rot Hay all. I was poking around my truck yesterday, daydreaming (about all I can afford to do with it right now )...anyway, I noticed some rust holes just above the windshield on the inside of the cab. The drip rails are uneven on the horizontal surfaces like they're bubblkling out so I think they're rusting from the inside out. Is this a common problem? Am I in for a pile of work to fix this and what kind of options are there. Many thanks, Greg __________________ No such thing as a stupid question, right?

08-24-2003, 06:57 PM	#2
JadeEmperor Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ 85018 Posts: 102	I'd vote for shaving them all together. I'm getting ready to bite it and take on the task myself but from what I've read and heard it's a delicate task __________________ Jimmie Modern Vintage Autoworks - '70 Chevy C10 - '74 Chevy C30 3+3 Dually - '04 Chevy Colorado Built, NOT, Bought. If you build it...they will ENVY! Drive Slow, Scrape Hard, or Take Your Truck and GO HOME!

08-24-2003, 07:26 PM	#3
lukecp Formerly yellow72custom Join Date: May 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 7,531	You can buy a "header patch panel" for the inside of the cab above the windshield, but the rust in the driprails won't be that easy to fix. My driprails are compleley rotted out, with rush on top of and below the driprail, almsot all the way through in some places. If the rest of your cab is in good shape, you can "clip" the cab, and weld on a new section of cab from the windshield pilliars to the floor....if the rest is rotted, i would look for a new cab (what i am doing for mine) __________________ '72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg

08-24-2003, 08:13 PM	#4
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,606	My vote would be to shave them that's what I am gonna do. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

08-24-2003, 10:51 PM	#5
Canada20 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 802	yikes!! sounds like a nasty task. Good for learning, maybe, but nasty. I guess if it's far-gone, it's not like I could make it much worse. I'd been wondering about shaving 'em anyway; does that cause any day to day problems like water dripping through open windows or anything? Rotting the windshield frame maybe? Thanks for the replies! Greg __________________ No such thing as a stupid question, right?



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