rolled my truck down a hill and ended up on its side against a tree. smashed the front right fender, the a-pillar and the windshield went with it. it was too dark for pics of the roll but Ill put up some carnage pics when I get them developed. the a-pillar is bent in pretty bad but me and my friends are gonna try and straighten it out enough to put a new windshield in. anyone have experience doing this? have any advice or tips? I really dont wanna go through the trouble of swaping in a new cab if possible cause this is the only damage to my cab.
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- Thread starter big dan
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78Suburban
1/2 ton status
body damage 
yes indeed. next weekend we're gonna straighten up the a-pillar and put in new glass so it will be street legal again. then we're gonna work on makin it convertable.
also notice that amongst all the damage, the passenger side mirror survived without even a scratch. the glass and all is still completely intact.
also notice that amongst all the damage, the passenger side mirror survived without even a scratch. the glass and all is still completely intact.
at least the door is an easy fix. just get another one.
I swapped a cab. its not fun or easy. they are really heavy even after you strip everything out.
I swapped a cab. its not fun or easy. they are really heavy even after you strip everything out.
yeah Ill prolly get a new door cause that one is tweaked pretty bad. I think we can get the cab fixed good enough to get new glass in it and I dont care what it looks like, I beat on it anyway, I just need it to be street legal.
I'd graft in a new 'A' pillar. Much easier than trying to striaghten that mess out. Those pillars are about three thick layers.
Truck I got from TX a few years back had a fuXXored 'A' pillar. The body had been loaded onto a trailer with a forklift, and the dumbass hit one of the 'A' pillars with a fork. I inherited the problem when I bought the truck. Cut the damaged portion out, weld in a donor and call it good.
Rene
Truck I got from TX a few years back had a fuXXored 'A' pillar. The body had been loaded onto a trailer with a forklift, and the dumbass hit one of the 'A' pillars with a fork. I inherited the problem when I bought the truck. Cut the damaged portion out, weld in a donor and call it good.
Rene
I will prolly go back and weld in a new pillar when we cut the top off. right now I need to get a windsheild in quick cause this is my dd. I know I should do it right the first time but Ive gotta have this truck to drive to school and work and finding a donor and putting in the pillar would take too long. not to mention I dont have the money at the moment.
