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cab mounts rusted out
Posted: May 13, 2012, 3:28 pm
by BiffTirkle
i was not expecting anything this major when i picked up the truck last week. but here it is! if anyone can post a link to a thread if this has been addressed before i would greatly appreciate it.
of if you can give me some advice on how to address this. thanks!
Re: cab mounts rusted out
Posted: May 13, 2012, 4:57 pm
by rickairmedic
Well Biff being as you have a 65 life aint so bad . Look around the perimiter of your front body mounts and you will see a flange all the way around that was spot welded on . Simple solution lift the front of the cab off of the frame slightly . Drill out the spot welds ( you can get spot weld cutters from Harbor freight . Order new front mounts from Dennis Carpenter or Toms F100's . Set the new ones inplace and weld them on
. Much easier than a 61-64 .
Rick
Re: cab mounts rusted out
Posted: May 13, 2012, 5:50 pm
by BiffTirkle
rick that is exactly the information i was looking for, i just looked and saw the perimeter of the brackets. i had nightmares of taking the truck apart to do the cab mounts. thank you, you rock!
Re: cab mounts rusted out
Posted: May 13, 2012, 6:14 pm
by Rusty 63
Biff: if ya read thru some of these threads, you're sure to find a step-by-step that you can follow.
Re: cab mounts rusted out
Posted: May 13, 2012, 6:19 pm
by BiffTirkle
rusty, ive done a search through some threads, spent about an hour or so looking and couldnt find what i was hoping to find. i have no doubt its in here. i'll keep searching since i have to order the mounts and a rag joint. ive got some time to find it. i need to rebuild the steering column as well, and for good measure i'll do the king pins too. ive already got a brake booster and master cylinder on order. i'll be putting some time and money into this thing much sooner than i expected. but hey its exactly what i was looking for.
Re: cab mounts rusted out
Posted: May 13, 2012, 7:16 pm
by BiffTirkle