Removing cab AND front clip at at once. Has anyone done it? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

72freak · 04-25-2016, 08:53 PM

I'm only looking for factual input from those who have tried it...NO OPINIONS PLEASE.. I have removed MANY cabs, beds and front clips but I have NEVER tried to remove a cab with the front clip minus hood attached to it. I will be using a 2 post lift probably supporting ONLY the cab with the lift and the front clip with 2 men. The weight of the fenders, inners, grille and support is not that much but will it put unnecessary strain on the mounting points of the clip to the body? I am planning of lifting, rolling the old frame out, rolling the new frame in and setting it down.

Has anyone tried it?

**CUSTOM/10** · 04-25-2016, 09:15 PM

My body guy did this but in reverse, he put the front clip & cab onto my chassis in this manor !
As you can see in the picture he suported the front clip with the lift also, this way there was no undue stress, eveything was suported evenly ! Hope this helps !

Gary

Todd Hepler · 04-25-2016, 09:49 PM

I did it with a chain fall, 4 straps, and one person.
Shouldn't be too hard to figure out with 4-6 people.
Race dually
T

72freak · 04-25-2016, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Todd Hepler

I did it with a chain fall, 4 straps, and one person.
Shouldn't be too hard to figure out with 4-6 people.
Race dually
T

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hugger6933 · 04-25-2016, 10:23 PM

I have not done it with this body style but the newer ones with the back arms on the rockers and the front ones on the fenders. I even did one once that I didn't break the a/c lines and kept the Freon charge. You most certainly can do that front and cab together. Jim

mike16 · 04-27-2016, 12:25 AM

yep. and all by my self. stripped the cab to the point where it was light enough to simply roll off the frame to one side. neighbors came out to watch, only one came out to help. and all he did was film me doing it befor he helped. go figure.

El Dorado Jim · 04-27-2016, 12:30 AM

I have done it with a square body truck, using nylon straps and my tractor

**special-K** · 04-27-2016, 06:13 AM

Yes, I have and it goes smooth as cream. Saves a lot of time.

72freak · 04-27-2016, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by special-K

Yes, I have and it goes smooth as cream. Saves a lot of time.

Thanks for the input! Its on for Saturday. Going to try to squeeze it around a Cummins/5 speed/transfercase.

72freak · 04-28-2016, 10:33 PM

Doing stuff!

72freak · 04-30-2016, 06:40 PM

Thanks for the input guys. Transition complete

notsolo · 05-01-2016, 07:49 AM

Wow, you have made quick work of that! Awesome. Did you have any support under the front end when you lifted it? Or just the 4 points under the cab.

72freak · 05-01-2016, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by notsolo

Wow, you have made quick work of that! Awesome. Did you have any support under the front end when you lifted it? Or just the 4 points under the cab.

I had 2 guys up front when we removed it BUT it was not needed because we left the inner fenders in it. I did later remove the passenger side inner fender and you could tell it gave a little but at that point we were setting it down on the Dodge frame and we supported it immediately with cut to length pieced of 4x4's/.

72freak · 07-21-2016, 06:45 AM

It is mobile!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqUw3qHkoi0

**GR8-68** · 07-21-2016, 06:52 AM

This is one sweet build, excited to see the end results

04-25-2016, 08:53 PM	#1
72freak Rottenwood Garage Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Marietta, Georgia Posts: 4,321	Removing cab AND front clip at at once. Has anyone done it? I'm only looking for factual input from those who have tried it...NO OPINIONS PLEASE.. I have removed MANY cabs, beds and front clips but I have NEVER tried to remove a cab with the front clip minus hood attached to it. I will be using a 2 post lift probably supporting ONLY the cab with the lift and the front clip with 2 men. The weight of the fenders, inners, grille and support is not that much but will it put unnecessary strain on the mounting points of the clip to the body? I am planning of lifting, rolling the old frame out, rolling the new frame in and setting it down. Has anyone tried it? __________________ 2004 Chevrolet Suburban C1500 2001 Chevrolet 2500HD Crew 6.0 1999 Harley Davidson Electra Glide 1972 Chevrolet C-20 Custom Camper "Dump Truck" 1972 Chevrolet C-20 Suburban "Big Green" 1969 Chevrolet C-50 Wedge Hauler "Leonidis" 1966 C-10 2x4 short fleet 327 4 speed "Race Truck" 1952 Plymouth Cranbrook "Rican" (my grandfathers) 1931 Ford Model A Coupe "Black Beauty" 1930 Ford Model A truck "Club Cab" 4x4 Rottenwood Garage and Speed Shop.....where everything must be racy! *It's not just a hobby..It's a LIFESTYLE!!!* Thanks for nothing Barrett-Jackson You cant fix stupid or teach accountability! Time wasters, looky Lous and tire kickers are everywhere!

04-25-2016, 09:15 PM	#2
CUSTOM/10 Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sandown, NH Posts: 2,796	Re: Removing cab AND front clip at at once. Has anyone done it? My body guy did this but in reverse, he put the front clip & cab onto my chassis in this manor ! As you can see in the picture he suported the front clip with the lift also, this way there was no undue stress, eveything was suported evenly ! Hope this helps ! Gary Attached Images __________________ Gary 72 SWB 4x4 My 72 SWB Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=259859 Last edited by CUSTOM/10; 04-25-2016 at 09:29 PM.

04-25-2016, 09:49 PM	#3
Todd Hepler Rottenwood Garage Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Marietta Ga Posts: 74	Re: Removing cab AND front clip at at once. Has anyone done it? I did it with a chain fall, 4 straps, and one person. Shouldn't be too hard to figure out with 4-6 people. Race dually T

04-25-2016, 10:23 PM	#5
hugger6933 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Marianna Arkansas Posts: 7,257	Re: Removing cab AND front clip at at once. Has anyone done it? I have not done it with this body style but the newer ones with the back arms on the rockers and the front ones on the fenders. I even did one once that I didn't break the a/c lines and kept the Freon charge. You most certainly can do that front and cab together. Jim

04-27-2016, 12:25 AM	#6
mike16 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: bisbee, arizona Posts: 1,529	Re: Removing cab AND front clip at at once. Has anyone done it? yep. and all by my self. stripped the cab to the point where it was light enough to simply roll off the frame to one side. neighbors came out to watch, only one came out to help. and all he did was film me doing it befor he helped. go figure.

04-27-2016, 12:30 AM	#7
El Dorado Jim Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: El Dorado Ca Posts: 3,374	Re: Removing cab AND front clip at at once. Has anyone done it? I have done it with a square body truck, using nylon straps and my tractor

04-27-2016, 06:13 AM	#8
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	Re: Removing cab AND front clip at at once. Has anyone done it? Yes, I have and it goes smooth as cream. Saves a lot of time. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

04-28-2016, 10:33 PM	#10
72freak Rottenwood Garage Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Marietta, Georgia Posts: 4,321	Re: Removing cab AND front clip at at once. Has anyone done it? Doing stuff! Attached Images __________________ 2004 Chevrolet Suburban C1500 2001 Chevrolet 2500HD Crew 6.0 1999 Harley Davidson Electra Glide 1972 Chevrolet C-20 Custom Camper "Dump Truck" 1972 Chevrolet C-20 Suburban "Big Green" 1969 Chevrolet C-50 Wedge Hauler "Leonidis" 1966 C-10 2x4 short fleet 327 4 speed "Race Truck" 1952 Plymouth Cranbrook "Rican" (my grandfathers) 1931 Ford Model A Coupe "Black Beauty" 1930 Ford Model A truck "Club Cab" 4x4 Rottenwood Garage and Speed Shop.....where everything must be racy! *It's not just a hobby..It's a LIFESTYLE!!!* Thanks for nothing Barrett-Jackson You cant fix stupid or teach accountability! Time wasters, looky Lous and tire kickers are everywhere!

04-30-2016, 06:40 PM	#11
72freak Rottenwood Garage Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Marietta, Georgia Posts: 4,321	Re: Removing cab AND front clip at at once. Has anyone done it? Thanks for the input guys. Transition complete Attached Images __________________ 2004 Chevrolet Suburban C1500 2001 Chevrolet 2500HD Crew 6.0 1999 Harley Davidson Electra Glide 1972 Chevrolet C-20 Custom Camper "Dump Truck" 1972 Chevrolet C-20 Suburban "Big Green" 1969 Chevrolet C-50 Wedge Hauler "Leonidis" 1966 C-10 2x4 short fleet 327 4 speed "Race Truck" 1952 Plymouth Cranbrook "Rican" (my grandfathers) 1931 Ford Model A Coupe "Black Beauty" 1930 Ford Model A truck "Club Cab" 4x4 Rottenwood Garage and Speed Shop.....where everything must be racy! *It's not just a hobby..It's a LIFESTYLE!!!* Thanks for nothing Barrett-Jackson You cant fix stupid or teach accountability! Time wasters, looky Lous and tire kickers are everywhere!

05-01-2016, 07:49 AM	#12
notsolo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Md Posts: 2,451	Re: Removing cab AND front clip at at once. Has anyone done it? Wow, you have made quick work of that! Awesome. Did you have any support under the front end when you lifted it? Or just the 4 points under the cab. __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=635605

07-21-2016, 06:45 AM	#14
72freak Rottenwood Garage Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Marietta, Georgia Posts: 4,321	Re: Removing cab AND front clip at at once. Has anyone done it? It is mobile! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqUw3qHkoi0 Attached Images __________________ 2004 Chevrolet Suburban C1500 2001 Chevrolet 2500HD Crew 6.0 1999 Harley Davidson Electra Glide 1972 Chevrolet C-20 Custom Camper "Dump Truck" 1972 Chevrolet C-20 Suburban "Big Green" 1969 Chevrolet C-50 Wedge Hauler "Leonidis" 1966 C-10 2x4 short fleet 327 4 speed "Race Truck" 1952 Plymouth Cranbrook "Rican" (my grandfathers) 1931 Ford Model A Coupe "Black Beauty" 1930 Ford Model A truck "Club Cab" 4x4 Rottenwood Garage and Speed Shop.....where everything must be racy! *It's not just a hobby..It's a LIFESTYLE!!!* Thanks for nothing Barrett-Jackson You cant fix stupid or teach accountability! Time wasters, looky Lous and tire kickers are everywhere!

07-21-2016, 06:52 AM	#15
GR8-68 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Belews Creek , NC Posts: 4,220	Re: Removing cab AND front clip at at once. Has anyone done it? This is one sweet build, excited to see the end results __________________ Larry It is easily overlooked that what is now called vintage was once brand new. "Project 68" paypal.me/ldgrant



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