The Hansons wrote:
> This is a very good question and I would like to know the same
> answers. My
> fiancee's parents have a garage with a low ceiling and I am unable to
> move
> the frame in the garage with the cab on it since removing the engine.
> We
> have discussed having four friends come out to the house to help but
> that
> is a task by itself. Should I remove the doors and front windshield
> prior
> to help eliminate some weight? The windshield will be replaced and one
> door
> also. If I should remove the doors prior, what is the best way of
> attacking
> the hinges? I am new at this whole restoring thing and there may be
> more
> stupid questions to follow. Thanks for the suggestions in advance.
>
> Christian
> '59 GMC 3/4 ton napco stepside
>
> ----------
> > From: Lewis Osborn <losborn@teleport.com>
> > To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> > Subject: [oletrucks] Test - Plus a Question
> > Date: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 8:30 AM
> >
> > Now that all of the test messages have started to roll, I've got a
> > thought. How about putting a hint in the body of the test message?
> > Some little trick that you've found that makes something easier.
> >
> > Or, even a question. <G> Here's mine: I know this was discussed
> not
> > that long ago on the list, but I've been unable to come up with the
> > right key words to find it. How heavy is the cab on a '40 Chev PU?
> I'm
> > trying to decide how to lift mine off of the chassis. I'm going to
> have
> > a problem lifting from overhead, so I'm thinking about jacking it
> up,
> > kind of like the way a house mover lifts a house, rolling the
> chassis
> > out from under it, then rolling a support framework underneath and
> > letting it down on it.
> >
> > 2) What's the easiest way to roll the cab, so the bottom of it can
> be
> > prepped?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Lewis - K7LVO Valley of the Rogue-Medford, OR
> > "The Forty" - 40 Chevy PU - One Owner
> > http://www.teleport.com/~losborn/1940.html
> >
> >
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
> 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
> 1959
For what its worth, I thought that I would throw my 2 cents in on the
topic of removing cabs.
I don't know exactly how much the cab on a my 40 weighs, but I do know
that it is much lighter than the cab on my 49. I was able to lift and
move the 40, with the doors still on, without any problemwith the help
of 3 other guys. The 49 on the other hand was a beast. The same 3 guys
and myself could barely budge it, so we ended up removing the doors and
enlisting the help of 2 other guys that were standing around
supervising.
We put the cab on some home made saw horses (very short), and painted
the firewall first. For the underside, we laid out a couple of pieces of
old carpet and just pushed the cab over on it (on its back) to where we
had a good view of the underside. Once these two areas were finished, we
put the cab back on truck, using the same 4 or 6 guys as when we removed
it. Once the cab was back on the frame and secured, then we finished
painting the interior/exterior/doors etc. We thought that doing it like
this would help eliminate scratching the cab as we put it back on the
truck.
Anyway, I hope this helps, or at least gives ya'll some ideas. I haven't
done a TF yet, but that will change this weekend when I repay one of the
guys that helped me remove my cab(s) by helping him tear down his 55
2nd. As far as I know, we are going to do it the same way as we did
mine, so if anyone is interested, I can let you know how it compared to
the others.
Brad
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