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Old 04-16-2019, 08:35 PM   #120
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Re: My 1st 68 panel

SO, I figured since I just got the rear section of the burb from Clayton that I would try my hand at separating the roof from the C pillars without hacking them up. I know i have some damage on the panel to repair so I figured this was the best way to go about it. I am not sure how hard it would be to separate the front windshield header (since there was none with this one) but start to finish on this took about 40 minutes. Ten minutes of that was starting to drill out spot welds needlessly. The only place it is actually welded is at the top of the C pillars. The hardest part was determining exactly where to cut since it was ground smooth at the factory on the face to allow a better door seal I assume. It is bolted to the side window rail all the way down the side of the truck. Tomorrow I will finish drilling the heads off of the carriage bolts that hold the quarters to the plywood so i can get the rest of the sheet metal separated.

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