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1983 Jimmy Rebuild
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Bringing it home
And putting it in the workshop:
First inspection revealed a ton of rust:
And as the windshield frame and the roof was totally gone, I decided to buy one donor with a slightly better roof and windshield frame.
Then I started to put the put the first parts together:
So at the moment, the inner A-Pillars are welded back in, and I start to prepare everything to put the outer roof skin back on.
And putting it in the workshop:
First inspection revealed a ton of rust:
And as the windshield frame and the roof was totally gone, I decided to buy one donor with a slightly better roof and windshield frame.
Then I started to put the put the first parts together:
So at the moment, the inner A-Pillars are welded back in, and I start to prepare everything to put the outer roof skin back on.
This is very timely for me. I am also working on the windshield frame and roof of my truck. Looking forward to your progress!
Today I finally finished the rain gutters (don't know if this is the right term in english), so I was able to do the first test fitment of the roof.
It's not too bad (considering the the whole roof and A-Pillars were taken apart), but still needs some hammering here and there.
But before putting everything together, I'll paint the inside of the roof and rust treat it.
I am also considering to just buy the whole dash panel new, because I will start to save work wherever I can, because I'm kinda fed up with welding everything together out of 20 little pieces that I have to rust treat everywhere.
The upper one is the better one from a 91, but still needs some welding (and some modifications because the 83 one (the lower one in this picture) has some different holes)
It's not too bad (considering the the whole roof and A-Pillars were taken apart), but still needs some hammering here and there.
But before putting everything together, I'll paint the inside of the roof and rust treat it.
I am also considering to just buy the whole dash panel new, because I will start to save work wherever I can, because I'm kinda fed up with welding everything together out of 20 little pieces that I have to rust treat everywhere.
The upper one is the better one from a 91, but still needs some welding (and some modifications because the 83 one (the lower one in this picture) has some different holes)
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After a what felt like a billion hours of grinding and welding the windshield frame/cowl is almost ready to implant.
Just an advice if you're thinking about transplanting the windshield frame from one to another. Don't do it.
It's a ridiculous amount of work. If I would have to do it again, I would just buy the whole frame new from LMC or so. It's absolutely not worth it. But I was already to far gone when I realized it.
Just an advice if you're thinking about transplanting the windshield frame from one to another. Don't do it.
It's a ridiculous amount of work. If I would have to do it again, I would just buy the whole frame new from LMC or so. It's absolutely not worth it. But I was already to far gone when I realized it.
Well if you want to do it professionally like you, yes.
But some people just cut off the posts, and weld the new frame on.
Someone I know put a square tube in the cavity to align the pieces like dowel.
I really admire how you are doing the work as well as a couple of others on this site dealing with windshield frames and top rust issues.
Back when I was younger I had the patience for doing body work and separating the layers to straighten each piece then piecing it back together.
Now I don't have the patience and have an endless supply of clean trucks here in CA so I only work on mechanical stuff, occasionally changing body parts but no bodywork
