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1st Gen. Ram - All TopicsDiscussion for all Dodge Rams prior to 1994. This includes engine, drivetrain and non-drivetrain discussions. Anything prior to 1994 should go in here.
the first time I drove my truck after the crankshaft repair, I couldn’t believe how much noise the ROOF was making. I decided to get it fixed, and eliminate the clearance lights, the holes for which I believe were admitting water. some pics follow
cab roof without fugly headliner - handsome! ragged pretty bad ughh cut line big ol’ hole weldin in fresh metal primed, no mo’ screw holes from clearance lights
the body guy started work on Wednesday at noon and primed it on Saturday. he told me that he loves working on older vehicles that are actually constructed of metal. the shop quoted me $1,200 for the job, but I asked them to build a shelf inside the cab so it may be more. I'm leaving the inside of the cab roof metal, I hate that headliner. and I'm not re-installing any of that plastic trim that is all cracked up. if I could find a grey bench seat I would get ride of the red one.
I’d say the repair looks good. so did the body guy hit the rust with a reformer or coating before welding the patch in?
If my drip rail was worse off over the doors I’d really think about shaving the drip rail off still might depending on how I feel when I start digging in.
@AgnryJohnny: the entire area was thoroughly coated with a rust converter. since I'm eliminating the clearance lights, no more water intrusion from the screw holes by the time the roof needs to be re-done, I'll be too old to drive the beast.
The repair looks quite good. Kudos to you to do it on your own. I will certainly take notes from your hard work. Keep up your work and keep posting and motivating us.
