01 SD Crew Cab w/ 6 doors

IDIoit · Sep 11, 2016

and then there were another set of spot welds on the inside... oah joy!

DaveBen · Sep 11, 2016

And why are you removing the roof panel? Is this needed to make a 6 door?

IDIoit · Sep 12, 2016

DaveBen said:
And why are you removing the roof panel? Is this needed to make a 6 door?

this is the way I chose to do it.
a better man could have made 2 cuts and got it perfect.
but I would rather take the roof off, get the cab glued together, then put the roof back on.

on my 87, I cut right above the drip rail, but I still had to weld it completely, and seal it.
the SD style is going to be much nicer to work with.
the only exposed weld is the cut I make to pair the 2 roofs together.
I will simply spot weld the roof back into place.
grind it, seam seal it, and install the weather seal.

many many ways to skin a cat, but in my mind, this is the best way.

getting all those metal pieces to fit, in the right place is not going to be a easy task.
and with the roof removed, it makes it that much easier.

DaveBen · Sep 12, 2016

There ARE many ways to skin a cat. Most stick with one way and don't change. Kudos for changing your ways.

IDIoit · Sep 12, 2016

DaveBen said:
There ARE many ways to skin a cat. Most stick with one way and don't change. Kudos for changing your ways.

I didn't really have a choice, SD's don't have a drip rail LOL

but im not complaining.

OLDBULL8 · Sep 12, 2016

Nice lookin junk yard, but I heard if you get one more vehicle in there, yer gonna have to get a junk yard license. :rotflmao

IDIoit · Sep 12, 2016

OLDBULL8 said:
Nice lookin junk yard, but I heard if you get one more vehicle in there, yer gonna have to get a junk yard license.

todays goal is to get the bed of the 01 chassis and in the scrap pile.
I also need to get the 02 cab stripped of the pcs I want to keep and get it into the junk pile also...
and all of my brick nose parts in the scrap pile also

IDIoit · Sep 12, 2016