06 regular cab (cab off frame restoration)

Not a fabricator but found some angle iron out back kinda like I saw a dude use on a YouTube video and so far this is what the setups looking like. I will respond to other ppls responses here in a few (appreciate any and all feedback ahead of time)

 

mounting this will surely be an adventure.

 

By laminate I assume you’re referring to the frame sections that mount together, and the creasing between them? But ya that’s an idea. And I’d thought about that but idk. In the front frame section things don’t look bad but I want to somehow get as much corrosion out between the sections up front and literally douse the inside of the front frame sections with like por-15 or something.

I have thought about Eastwood products as well but if I’m able to have my fabricator make welds over the seams of the frame i really shouldn’t have to worry about the seams/laminate sections because they should be pretty good and sealed?

im going to have the frame sections separated because im paranoid and ultimately im not trying to have any lamination anywhere. The fabrication bills gona be like 4k.

However, I could still do the multi-layer paint job with the Eastwood chassis paint. Idk I just wana do whatever’s bomb proof

 

I don’t know what the salt belt is. I live in Southern Oregon though. And yes I know regular cabs like mine won’t be around. It’s not a daily driver anymore though I have other vehicles so it only sees maybe 6-7k miles a year if that. 2 oil changes

 

First test ride

 

Got a little bit done today, been working 6 days a week last couple weeks but today we got the following done:
•Front bumper removed
•Bench seat removed
•Engine bay / passenger cabin engine harness unplugged and pulled through into engine bay
•Rear harness under drivers seat unplugged and ran through cab to outside cab
•E-brake cables pulled
•Battery unhooked
•1/0 cabin cable unbolted from batt+

I technically undid one of the bolts under the cab that held a brake line bracket to the bottom of the cab but I’ll get it “for real” off tomorrow.

Still gotta undo the clutch cable/linkage, steering shaft from steering rack or steering coupler we’ll find out when we get there— and some other stuff before I can take the cab off. Then we disassemble the vehicle down to bare frame.

 

Still workin. Ac lines, and steering rack still need to be unhooked. So far in this post I’ve done the following:
•Disconnected clutch line
•Disconnected 4 brake lines
•Fiddled with the battery cable positive/ground (I will be connecting my own lugs and lengthening these cables with thicker cable and doing the big 3)