Re: 1978 D150 roof replacement any sources?
[Re: ChallengerGary]
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You're stuck. You can find plenty of the newer style single cabs rust free but that style, like my 92 club cab is much harder to find.
There are three panels in there and they rust from the inside out. I have located a roof for mine, it's not rust free but it's close. I'm going to start the surgery on my truck this summer. I'll take pics and will post a thread either here or at DTR or maybe both.
You could replace your whole cab with a newer style rust free one though. Just be sure to treat it very well so it doesn't rust as well.
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Re: 1978 D150 roof replacement any sources?
[Re: ChallengerGary]
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03/29/18 01:54 AM
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That truck is a 79. Roof fits 72-80. You could change the outer skin and drip rail from a parts truck. It will most likely need the inner skin and possibly the header too. If you are capable, it's not a difficult repair. Find a junkyard truck, saw through the pillars, bring the chunk home and carefully disassemble it. But look at the floor and rockers and decide if it's clean enough to do the work to, or if you should swap a cleaner cab on. There trucks are super easy to work on
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Re: 1978 D150 roof replacement any sources?
[Re: ChallengerGary]
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03/29/18 09:22 AM
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Gj, must be a Florida thing. In my area the flat roof trucks have less rust out than the peaked roof trucks (81-93 regular cab) Even the 70's roofs are easier to find.
To the op, 72-93 regular cab truck are all donor candidate, 81 up has a crease above the windshield but it's strictly cosmetic.
If you want to do it factory style at the spot welds, be prepared to take a big chunk of the cab apart.
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Re: 1978 D150 roof replacement any sources?
[Re: ChallengerGary]
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03/30/18 02:52 PM
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Best bet is to find a donor cab and use the roof, if your good with metal work, they are not that hard to fab, With an English wheel , you can pop out a replacement roof section, and a stretcher/shrinker you can do the fence and inner support panel. A pillar....been a long time but I've used F-body(with some serious work) to graft in on a few trucks back in the 90s With Time and effort you can save anything if you have the tools.
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