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Offline SmokeShow

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Door Jamb Rust Repair Question
« on: June 14, 2016, 12:04:17 pm »
How do you fix this? I'm not seeing any patch panels available for this so I assume they'd have to handmade? Ugh as if body work weren't expensive enough as-is, throw in something completely "custom" or handmade and it's liable to be super expensive. *sigh*

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Offline SmokeShow

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Re: Door Jamb Rust Repair Question
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2016, 08:45:16 pm »
Nobody has any input?

Looks like a metal shrinker/stretcher would be needed to reproduce that stepped track.


From a fundamental standpoint, does anyone see a need to have that area be an overlapped 2-piece joint there? Where two pieces of metal sit against each other it seems to hold water & rust out over time. Seems that area could be remade to be one butt-welded seam instead & hopefully stop that area from ever rusting like that again, no?
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Re: Door Jamb Rust Repair Question
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2016, 07:05:36 am »
give our body guys some time.
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Offline DanMcG

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Re: Door Jamb Rust Repair Question
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2016, 02:52:43 am »
I'm no body man, but if it was me I'd first remove the paint and see how extensive the damage is. maybe it's not as bad as it looks. (yeah i'm an optimist) Then locate a donor truck and cut off the chunk of jamb ya need. Then replace the whole thing or just weld in small sections where the damage is.  I'm guessing somebody here has a spare one they could ship to ya for a reasonable price.
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Re: Door Jamb Rust Repair Question
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2016, 07:23:58 pm »
I'd sand blast it first, see how bad it really is.
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Re: Door Jamb Rust Repair Question
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2017, 04:09:02 pm »
when produced new the ELPO dip only penetrated the exterior sheetmetal not the insides - this might warrant the removal of the entire roof panel once the spot welds r located
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Offline 1967KaiserM715

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Door Jamb Rust Repair Question
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2017, 11:36:57 am »
Pull the windshield and look for rust there, back of cab and rear window too. Rust up the door jamb typically means more rust below

Double lap has more structural rigidity then butt weld, plus from an assembly standpoint overlap is easier.

FYI the top roof is a combination of welded and brazed joints

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Re: Door Jamb Rust Repair Question
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2017, 02:08:45 pm »
That piece isn't made.  You are looking at fab work or a donor.  I agree with the others on cleaning it off and checking damage.
The overlap is there by the way the truck was made, piece spot welded to other pieces.
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