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20-01-11, 10:15
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Regarding Cab 12 Doors
Gday Chaps,
Interested to know if anyone has made a set of Cab 12 Doors. Ive got an old one off Max and am thinking of having a go at making a set from scratch. Thought I'd better consult the grand masters of Blitz metal work before I go and re-invent the wheel. I may just make a set of Canvas covered ones. It appears the old beast may have had those as well in its later life but it certainly left the factory with metal ones.
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20-01-11, 13:06
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NOS doors
Hey GT,
I,m sure I have see some doors in the last couple of week on a wrecked cab 12, just have to remember were. I sure keith would have some NOS one stacked away in a safe place.
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20-01-11, 14:08
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I think cab 12 doors can be recreated
Post 18 in the thread link shows some of the structure of the cab 11/12 doors found on Bob Carriere's trucks
http://www.mapleleafup.org/forums/sh...ighlight=frame Pretty much all parts can be made with only a bending brake. The perimeter frame is basically a shallow U section, the curved section of the perimeter can be formed from a straight section with heat. Likewise the bracing bars are flat with folded edges. The tab to fold the outer skin around is easier to spot weld to the perimeter than to make as part of the perimeter frame. There are no compound curves to the skins (unlike the inner panel of the cab 13 door). The dovetail for the side opposite the hinges is available from Macs and possibly others. http://macsautoparts.com/early-v8-fe...0R3CHL1073245/ Likewise hardware for the door check straps (also available from standard truck supply palces as "footman loops") http://macsautoparts.com/early-v8-do...0R3CHL1129784/ We haven't found a good source for matching hinges yet. It will make life a lot easier if you can rebuild a pair of wrecks because you can use one as a mirror image model for the other, also permits you to reuse hinges etc if they aren't too worn.
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20-01-11, 16:01
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On my first truck I remanufactured my 12 cab Ford doors. It was no easy feat let me tell you...
First off I stripped the rotted outter skin off by cutting the spot welds and using an air chisel to separate the skin from the frames. My frames were rotted out about 2/3 of the way down from the top. The curved lower section is tricky although as previously posted, all the metal work can be made on a sheet metal brake. I had a metal fab shop bend me up the required pieces and had them roll form the curves to original dimensions. It took a lot of patience to carefully reweld all the bits back together, Afterwards I reskinned the doors and spot welded the metal to the frames carefully trying to replicated the original weld locations. I think the doors took longer to do than re fabricating the entire box (tray)...
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21-01-11, 03:40
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21-01-11, 06:55
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Indeed I do...
But I also have an almost NOS cab 12 to receive it!
Having said that I may just have a couple of old spares in due course. Quote:
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23-01-11, 00:03
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I know just the place for a pair, Keith. If you find some plaese let me know.
Cab 11 door are also on my want list. They seem to be the some but have an internal lining attached with screws. regards Rick.
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23-01-11, 00:47
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I am also after Chev cab 12 doors and headlights
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24-01-11, 09:19
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Wow - busy three days!!
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