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03-02-2005, 10:47 PM
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34 chevy with termites
bought a 34 chevy truck over the weekend.the body is really straight but all the wood in the cab is really rotten.iv read on a few sites about replacing it with box tube.has anybody here done that?id love to know the pitfalls in advance.and get an idea what kind of job it will be.
Last edited by kwopper07; 03-03-2005 at 09:01 PM. 
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03-26-2005, 07:04 PM
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That's a very good question and I am shocked that no one on the board has posted a 'how-to' article in a Journal. There have been various Rod magazine articles over the years showing how it is done but I can't think of a specific one. The steps are basically to x-brace and stabilize the sheet metal square and plumb with a bunch of 1" square tubing. Then remove the wood and clean/prime w/ weld through primer where the new bracing goes. Then using eh appropriate size thin-walled rectangular and square tubing, methodically MIG in the new structure. Isn't brain surgery and goes just like you imagine it should.
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