Make sure you measure the thickness or width of the windshield pillars of the
donor and recipient before cutting. Although the factory assy manual specifies a
given dimension for these details I found that they can vary as much as 5/16 of
an inch.
Grant 50 3100
Chris Kesling wrote:
> The book on restoring vintage chevy trucks shows a way of cutting the top
> half of a 5 window cab off and welding it to lower half of 3 window cab. I
> have an extra 5 window cab. bottom half is rusty but top half is good. let
> me know if you are interested in this approach.
> Chris Kesling
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TGreatestt@aol.com <TGreatestt@aol.com>
> To: oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Date: Friday, March 05, 1999 8:39 PM
> Subject: [oletrucks] 5 window cab
>
> >hey fellas i'm restoring a 54 3100
> >the cab isn't in too good of shape but that' s okay cause it's the 3 window
> >version and i'd like ot put a 5 window one on it
> >should i try and find a 5 window one off another truck, or is there a a way
> to
> >cut the windows in or something crazy like that
> >the rest of the sheet metal is in excelent condition so i'm reluctant to
> just
> >buy another truck and start over
> >thanx in advance for the help
> >Josh
> >54 3100
> >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
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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