by "Die-Trying" (die-trying)
Published 09/05/2017 at 21:16
by "Die-Trying" (die-trying)
Published 09/05/2017 at 21:16
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the time has come to put the old reliable truck up near the head of the line, and get to work trying to put the cab back to “square enough” so as that the doors will open and shut.
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when the accident happened, the impact forced the bed, which had a full 50 gallon gas tank into the back of the cab. i am not sure the pictures come through, to show how bent the back of cab is, but it sprung the cab.
What i would like to ask, is where are the best places to start push back out, to get the doors un-sprung, and back to mostly square. should i start with the cab back, or door frame? floors are wadded up too, but i can deal with those when i peel the cab off of the frame......
i am planning to try and use the hydraulic cylinder out of a harbour freight cherry picker as a port-o-power. gonna make some feet, and use some plate to try and distribute the force so that i dont punch through.
i know that i would be better off just finding another cab. but i just dont care on this one. i want to fix what is here. i got history with this truck........
i’d like to put it back together...... the frame is D-O-N-E- done. looks like a j. going to put as much of my original sheet metal as i have laying in the yard on this short bed frame. going to have to do a little bit of cut and paste with the bed to get the length put back right where it needs to be to fit on a short frame.
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
09/06/2017 at 07:03, STARS: 1
i realise you probably have sentimental attachment to it, but considering how long it’ll probably take to fix it, you might be better off to just let it go and use your time for other pursuits
but if you are intending to fix it regardless, i have no idea where to start.
"Die-Trying" (die-trying)
09/06/2017 at 16:18, STARS: 1
yeah, entirely sentimental reasons..... i have had so much fun over the years with it, that it has become an old friend. it just feels like having your friend die, and snatched from you suddenly. giving up on the truck feels like i am turning my back on a friend that just told you that they desperately need help.
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but the difference, is that i CAN put it back together, albeit somewhat dinged up. the dents i can live with. they are evidence of a life lived well.
its just one of those times that giving up simply is not an option......
gotta start by pulling the cab off, and doing a good bit of disassembly so that i can cleanly push the floors, and the back of the cab back out where they are supposed to be, which OUGHT to get the door frames back to the right dimensions. i need to get into another cab to take some measurements too......