My 50 has severe body damage on the outside (side) cowl vent. Then to make
matters worse, someone tried to bang out the damage by tin snipping a wide
gash in the inside cowl vent panel! How nice for me eh? After a few body
guys looked it over, it was unanimous that I needed to get the good pieces
from another cab. So, yesterday, I found a cab, got the salvage yard man to
torch it all out, and I now have the pieces I need to repair both sides.
Those pieces along with a top cowl vent panel (outside) just for good
measure cost me $100. Now on to the welder. Not gonna be easy!
Deve
50 3100
----- Original Message -----
From: "Grant Galbraith" <trks@javanet.com>
To: "Gary L. Perry" <glperry@fwi.com>
Cc: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2000 8:15 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Cowl-vent
> I have both vents on my '50 with new seals and neither leaks. They
> really move some air in the summer and look cool as well. Also my turn
down
> handle latches work fine if everything is up to snuff.
> While some may go to the trouble of welding up their vents others may
> want to have their cab have the correct features for the year.
>
> Grant
> 50 Chevy 3100
> 52 GMC 150
>
> "Gary L. Perry" wrote:
>
> > I don't know why anyone would spend that much time and money
> > on changing over to a vent which most always leaks and is drafty.
> > I'ld use newer cab as-is! I'ld use new cab doors to get better vent
> > window and door latch/handle, too. You have to "improve" on these
> > old trucks to use everyday. I may even fill in my upper cowl vent on
> > my 54 cause it leaks, rusts, and is hard to open and doesn't releive
> > stuffy cab when it IS open. Give me vent-windows anyday.
> > Hope your a good body man, distortion is a terrible thing to control
> > when working with structural sheet metal.
> > "G"
> >
> > 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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