Rebuilding the Cab

The removed cab floor was shotblasted.

The front of the floor was torn & bent accentuating the cab drop, as seen in picture below. This was straightened & welded up and put into primer.

The floor was fitted up, along with the other sections of the floor & the engine sidewall to get an idea of fit.

The front cab corner panel was also shotblasted, showing the true extent to the rotten metal.

This was put into primer & offered up. The repaired split in the floor was now keeping everything level, so that when the corner panel was fitted up, it now sits square. This in turn allowed us to ascertain the correct height of the radiator, as in the past due to the sagging cab the radiator packings had been changed for a much thinner material, thus allowing the radiator to sit lower. The correct thickness was now able to be determined and new rubber packings have subsequently been made and fitted.

In the picture above you can get an idea of the repair in the front of the floor and where the corner panel has had some of its rot cut out in readyness for a new piece to be let in. Below is a picture of it all coming together and an inside view of the repair work that needs to be done to the front of the corner panel and floor on the wheelarch.