Saved From Scrap

I'm going to try and dedicate a couple hours a week to it going forward.

 

Got to thinking it's really quite impressive how well this cab has held up, despite how flimsy it really is once the panels come off. 20 years of logging roads, zero cab suspension and most of the issues with it are simply due to Paccar's lack of using any sort of corrosion barrier between the steel and aluminum. I bet if they had used a plastic separator between the aluminum and steel parts the cab would still be fine.

 

Decided to re-skin the back wall completely. Looks like 14 gauge aluminum. Can't seem to find any replacement panels so I will have to do it from scratch. Haven't found a shop within reasonable distance that can roll a sheet nearly 5 feet wide. Thinking it might not be so difficult to do it myself using a length of pipe the correct radius and using the existing panel as a guide.