Thread: Wife's 48
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Old 05-25-2020, 10:17 AM   #588
8man
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Re: Wife's 48

Thanks Tempest. I'm anxious to get the cab primed so I can start re-assembly for the 4th time to test fit everything, drill all the extra holes for electrical and then paint.

The rider's door is giving me fits. It is an original door on the original cab, but there is about 1" of a gap at the top. We moved the hinges up as far as possible, then cut out the dash support at the top, moved it up and then got the top hinge up a little more. We just finished oversizing the holes in the door part of the hinge and moved the door up again, and it is still a little low. So now we are going to weld onto the lip of the door to make up the difference.

The "we" is not the ecumenical we, but an old friend who owned a body shop for years. He's really dong that part, I'm just a helper, learning what to do. I must say he has cussed the assemblymen a few times.

Anyway, I hope to have it back on the frame soon. But we know how that goes...
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1954 Cab, 53 Front and Bed, 50 Doors, S10 Frame, Power TBD
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