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Title: Best way to Remove a Cab
Post by: BOCEPHUS on July 25, 2009, 10:35:51 am

Hello,
 What is the best way to remove a CAB ? I cant get 6 people over to help !
I'm thinking about using 2 cherry pickers one on each side of the cab. But I wanted to know what others have used or done to remove a cab.

My project is a 1976 GMC SIERRA  short bed fleet side and a 1979 GMC SIERRA street coupe . I,m going to put the 79 body on the 76 frame . The 79 only needs one rocker panel I was shocked when I saw this truck cause it was not rusted out. 

And can anyone tell me how many of these Street Coupe's were made in 79 ?

I will get some photos up as soon as I find my USB cable !

Thanks for the help.     

Title: Re: Best way to Remove a Cab
Post by: hotrod24 on July 25, 2009, 10:48:03 am

 well you dont need 6 people to left a cab you just need 4 guys and you just need one cherry picker but you could do like pat did on here

http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=5724.0

Title: Re: Best way to Remove a Cab
Post by: exilous on July 25, 2009, 10:27:56 pm

Me personally I prefer a forklift, or a backhoe. But when i did it at my buddies shop * he had none of that stuff* we used two pickers and ran those big nylon straps from one side to the other and picked up on the straps. Kind of like what i did with the straps here with my forklift onluy i used 2 cherry pickers with my buddy. http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=11944.15

Title: Re: Best way to Remove a Cab
Post by: Irish_Alley on July 26, 2009, 02:35:03 am

or you can jack it up off the frame and set 4 50 gal drums with 4x4 or 2x4 wood planks to hold it up

Title: Re: Best way to Remove a Cab
Post by: Fast_suv on August 14, 2009, 09:00:49 am

Quote from: hotrod24 on July 25, 2009, 10:48:03 am

well you dont need 6 people to left a cab you just need 4 guys and you just need one cherry picker but you could do like pat did on here

http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=5724.0

I just had 3 guys and a sawsal :-)

Title: Re: Best way to Remove a Cab
Post by: 86k20 on August 18, 2009, 08:02:47 pm

i had 3.5 people worked just fine on my cab swap