Next up... Finish taking the cab apart so we can pull it off of the chassis and send it to Horvath Hotrod to be sand blasted.
Zach makes a great supervisor.. He runs in, barks a few orders and before you know it we're pulling more parts off of the truck!
Even Jen got in on the action! Taking off Dad's gun rack.. Classic! Back in the 80's didn't everyone have a gun rack in their pickups? :)
Out comes the front and rear windows.. Don't hurt the fuzzy dice!
Zach is always trying to get involved in the project. I do my best to keep him safe at all times.. He even wear's safety goggles! These kept slipping off his face, so we taped them on. There! That should hold'em! Hah! He loved it.
After getting the steering wheel off, Zach kept trying to figure out why it wouldn't honk any more. So we had to make a honking noise ever time he pushed it. That only lasted a few minutes, then we hid the steering wheel. heh heh
Zach helping his Grandpa.. Like I said.. he's an excellent supervisor. ;)
After everything was removed we could actually start lifting the cab off of the frame! Of course I wouldn't be able to do this without Zach's help.. But to pull the entire cab off of the frame I'd need a few more helpers..
Lucky for me, I work with some great guys who were able to help lift the cab off and set it next to the frame. Sorry I didn't get action shots.. I figured I might get hurt if I didn't help them lift it off of the frame.
We had fun, and the guys enjoyed seeing how far we've progressed on the project.
Here's the frame without the cab.. Amazing we've come so far!
Cab next to the frame.
We can do this!!
The old frame and engine..
The cab is much more fun on the ground says Zach.. Now I can run through it while Grandpa tries to catch me!
Interior shot of the firewall and bare dash board
The firewall is in pretty bad shape, so we're going to replace it with a new firewall.
Lets load this thing!
Ok, that was heavier with just Dad and I lifting it.. Thank goodness for dollies!
Road trip to Horvath Hotrod to have it sand blasted and prepped for its new firewall and floor boards!
Drilling a mounting hole in a new strip of metal to be used on the fender
Cleaning up dents is tedious and time consuming, but well worth it when you have a clean panel with minimal bondo on the metal.
Removing the old rusty sections of steel using the bed of Mary's truck (limited on space in the garage.. sometimes you make due with what you have)
Cutting out a rusted piece from the fender (note the fender is black because it has been sand blasted and then primed to prevent rust)
Grinding on the fender
