high hump - weld it in or not - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

suspect · 01-13-2012, 07:46 PM

i'm considering welding in the hump. i'm going with an auto trans and i don't really foresee a need for the above access. plus, i will be installing heat/sound deadening under the carpet and i seriously doubt i would want to pull all that up for access. however, i do know if i weld it in, there will be that one time i wish i hadn't.

does anyone have a situation to were they needed this access?

one other question.....does new carpet come as one piece? is there a cut out hole with a seperate piece for the hump?
everyone advertises one piece, so i'm sure that's what it is.

thanks

trkfrk · 01-13-2012, 07:57 PM

I think its self preference. There are pros and con's either way. I am installing a 6 speed manual with a modified high hump. I plan on bolting it in and will be installing heat/sound deadening under the carpet. I guess just knowing I can remove it easily for what ever reason is why I decided to bolt it in.

shawno72 · 01-13-2012, 08:29 PM

I to am converting from a manual trans to auto and I also have considered welding it in. I probably will leave it bolt in cause like you said the day will come when I wish I hadn't. Who knows the prices for high humps may go through the roof and nobody will want to buy one thats welded.

rcrahn · 01-13-2012, 08:39 PM

Good question that I would like to hear opinions about as well. I cut my short hump cab to install large hump for 4L80E mated to LQ9. Once everything is installed I think you'd never unbolt that cover again. Only thought and other consideration is the mounting place for the ECM. In one build Ackattack mounted his inside the cab just above the hump sitting vertical against the firewall. He cut a hole through the cover near the edge which i thought was rather clever, just incase someday things need to be removed.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...nt#post3648502

Dingfodgy · 01-14-2012, 01:40 AM

If you already have a high hump cab....why go to all the hassle of welding the hump in? Cinch down the bolts and fahgeddaboudit. If you're cutting out the little hump to put in the big one- then it would probably be just as easy to weld it in then drill the necessary holes to bolt it in......just sayin'!

suspect · 01-14-2012, 08:33 AM

i already have a high hump. i'm just thinking i wouldn't have to worry about whatever gasket or seal that i use drying out and cracking in the future causing moisture and mold to build up under the carpet.

plus i like welding, grinding, and everything in between.

**slomotion** · 01-14-2012, 08:57 AM

I wouldn't weld it in for anything. You never know when you may need the access.

no moa · 01-14-2012, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by slomotion

i wouldn't weld it in for anything. You never know when you may need the access.

x2

sboris · 01-14-2012, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by no moa

x2

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50bomb · 01-14-2012, 10:18 AM

x4!

57larry · 01-15-2012, 03:07 PM

X's 5, just bolt it in

01-13-2012, 07:46 PM	#1
suspect Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: oklahoma city Posts: 692	high hump - weld it in or not i'm considering welding in the hump. i'm going with an auto trans and i don't really foresee a need for the above access. plus, i will be installing heat/sound deadening under the carpet and i seriously doubt i would want to pull all that up for access. however, i do know if i weld it in, there will be that one time i wish i hadn't. does anyone have a situation to were they needed this access? one other question.....does new carpet come as one piece? is there a cut out hole with a seperate piece for the hump? everyone advertises one piece, so i'm sure that's what it is. thanks __________________ Daniel 68 C10 Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=503594 Romans 10:13 Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. Last edited by suspect; 01-13-2012 at 10:39 PM.

01-13-2012, 07:57 PM	#2
trkfrk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 969	Re: high hump - weld it in or not I think its self preference. There are pros and con's either way. I am installing a 6 speed manual with a modified high hump. I plan on bolting it in and will be installing heat/sound deadening under the carpet. I guess just knowing I can remove it easily for what ever reason is why I decided to bolt it in. __________________ Mark 1972 C10 SWB LS1/T56 6 speed trans/4:56 posi with 5.5"-7" static drop/Boss 338 Wheels 18"x20" My build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=424609. My first start up http://youtu.be/R899YQ1OcjU

01-13-2012, 08:29 PM	#3
shawno72 C/10 junkie Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Stockton Ca Posts: 9,094	Re: high hump - weld it in or not I to am converting from a manual trans to auto and I also have considered welding it in. I probably will leave it bolt in cause like you said the day will come when I wish I hadn't. Who knows the prices for high humps may go through the roof and nobody will want to buy one thats welded. __________________ Shawn 70 LWB C10 current driver/project http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=663051 68 SWB C10 Work in progress.....SOLD http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=559520 72 LWB C10 Sold 71 LWB C10 Sold 68 LWB C10 CST Sold http://youtu.be/kbB0QrBIs9k My mom always had the best advice. It was just a tad late. After a fall that involved blood, she'd say....."Careful!"

01-13-2012, 08:39 PM	#4
rcrahn Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The West Posts: 767	Re: high hump - weld it in or not Good question that I would like to hear opinions about as well. I cut my short hump cab to install large hump for 4L80E mated to LQ9. Once everything is installed I think you'd never unbolt that cover again. Only thought and other consideration is the mounting place for the ECM. In one build Ackattack mounted his inside the cab just above the hump sitting vertical against the firewall. He cut a hole through the cover near the edge which i thought was rather clever, just incase someday things need to be removed. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...nt#post3648502

01-14-2012, 01:40 AM	#5
Dingfodgy Lemme show you something!! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: St.Helens, OR. Posts: 876	Re: high hump - weld it in or not If you already have a high hump cab....why go to all the hassle of welding the hump in? Cinch down the bolts and fahgeddaboudit. If you're cutting out the little hump to put in the big one- then it would probably be just as easy to weld it in then drill the necessary holes to bolt it in......just sayin'! __________________ '67 CST-10 LWB ("Crusty") SOLD '67 GMC SWB ("Murdock") 2000 K1500 Suburban ("Betty") '95 BMW 325i ("Joy")

01-14-2012, 08:33 AM	#6
suspect Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: oklahoma city Posts: 692	Re: high hump - weld it in or not i already have a high hump. i'm just thinking i wouldn't have to worry about whatever gasket or seal that i use drying out and cracking in the future causing moisture and mold to build up under the carpet. plus i like welding, grinding, and everything in between. __________________ Daniel 68 C10 Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=503594 Romans 10:13 Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

01-14-2012, 08:57 AM	#7
slomotion Old Duffer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maine Posts: 1,823	Re: high hump - weld it in or not I wouldn't weld it in for anything. You never know when you may need the access. __________________ '68 Short C20 Flatbed Dually w/ 292 4bbl, Langdon cast headers, and WC T5 trans. '81 G10 Shorty Van "Good judgement comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgement." Will Rogers "Under promise, then over achieve."

01-14-2012, 10:18 AM	#10
50bomb Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Hemet,Ca Posts: 1,502	Re: high hump - weld it in or not x4!

01-15-2012, 03:07 PM	#11
57larry Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 1,161	Re: high hump - weld it in or not X's 5, just bolt it in



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