My cab mount repair

[Farmall]

I ordered my cab mount from LMC and it was here in three days. I am disappointed in the gauge of the metal, it is much thinner than the original.

My mount was all gone but did come with a nice critter home.


I was very surprised to find out that once I jacked the cab up, my door went back to closing straight without the drop I thought I was going to have to try and adjust out with the hinge bolts, or replace the hinges.

My son helped with the project and we cut the flanges off the old mount. I didn't know how it was going to fit up so I only took a section off at a time as I wanted to leave as much of the old, good metal, in place as possible.


I also took some of the floor out. The truck sat in the field at my wifes grandad's place for two years with the wing vent open and I think that's what caused the rot.


I trimmed a section off the right side of the mount starting about 2" wide at the back, down to nothing at the top lip.
A dry fit proved to be very nice so I can't complain about the design of it.



I'm going to finish the job today and take more pictures.

[FLATBEDFORD]

I did that last fall. We took the fender off so we'd have more room to work. Used the Dennis Carpenter parts. They were pretty thick stuff.

[fordman]

looks good so far. id like to see some pics of how you reattach some flooring materail to the kick plate and the door sill plate.

[Farmall]

Fordman,
You might not want to see that........ I'm not a tin man by a long shot. But I'll post pictures anyhow later today.

[fordman]

ok i am just wanting to see what everyone else is doing so when it comes time to do my floor iwill be more prepared. i already have the new lmc floor ready.

[FLATBEDFORD]

There are some pics of mine getting done here. The tricky part is the kick plate. There are a lot of layers that come together there.
http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... &&start=45

[fordman]

the kick plate is what im worried about. what if i find rust up the side of the kick plate then i dont know what to do for sure.

[FLATBEDFORD]

the kick plate is what im worried about. what if i find rust up the side of the kick plate then i dont know what to do for sure.

You start welding little pieces of sheet metal together until it looks done. It a tricky spot. My buddy spent a lot of time on it.

[fordman]

i saw your pics but i didnt see the pics i wanted to see. from the inside out so i can see the kick panel after as well as before if some one has taken a pic like that. does the floor pan butt up to the kick plate or is there a rest on the bottom of the kick plate?

[FLATBEDFORD]

There's a piece at the bottom of te kick plate or the rocker that the floor sits on if I recall correctly. I may have other pictures.....

[FLATBEDFORD]

This might help. What your talking about is almost out of the frame.

[fordman]

so that runs all the way up from the rocker to the kick panel and ends at the firewall?

[Farmall]

Here's the rest of the project.
I went to Tractor Supply and bought a piece of 24 x 24 tin and cut it to 24 x 16. I don't know what gauge but it was about as heavy as I can bend without heat.


I welded and riveted it in place. Where I could, I used long (steel) rivets and picked up the new steel, original floor and the new cab mount. It's pretty solid. I'm bummed about ripping my floor though and of course I did it rolling it back into place.



I have a little left to do yet but I had to take it for a ride. The door closes better and I had a really annoying squeak in my steering that I couldn't get rid of. It came to me when I ordered the cab mount, it was probably the column binding as the cab settled, it was, squeak is gone!


A picture that has nothing to do with the body but the motor is shaping up also. It's running pretty good now but I think I need a radiator.

[FLATBEDFORD]

so that runs all the way up from the rocker to the kick panel and ends at the firewall?

I think so. Of course there's no knowing what's left until you start taking stuff apart.

[fordman]

yeah i know what you mean. i hoping there is something left on the one truck the other truck is a easy fix the center ofthe floor just barely has any rot.