Empty Dash

I was able to work on the dash this past weekend when we had great weather outside. Pretty much everything is removed from the dash, all of the gauges, pulleys, and remaining trim. I just need to finish disconnecting the gauges from the wires then start pulling the wires and remove the heater so I can remove the firewall padding, then I think she'll be about ready to have the cab removed and sand blasted to see how bad the sheet metal is. I'll get some pictures posted over the next couple of days.

Cab work

I've been able to get out and work on Diane for an hour or two the past couple of nights. The rest of the headliner is gone except what I'll need to sand away. Unfortunately it looks like there was a bit of decaying under the windshield, I'm hoping it's nothing too serious and that once I get her sand blasted I won't have to replace any of the window framing. I removed the seat and gas tank to find tons and tons of dirt, garbage, and bugs. Everything is all cleaned up and looking much better. I've included a few of pictures of the progress.

More Progress

Well I was able to get out and do some work this weekend. I removed the back windows without any problems. Then I moved into the cab and removed the old rotten and decayed headliner. I was able to scrap most of the glue residue off as well. Next I'm going to get out the sand paper and work on getting the rust and little bit of glue residue.

I tried to loosen the exhaust again without any luck. I sprayed it with more liquid wrench so we'll see. I also tried working on some of the inner fender bolts that have been giving me a hard time. Of course no luck, but I sprayed them again so only time will tell.

Next time I get the chance to work on her I'm going to clean out the cab a bit more, maybe remove the seat frame and gas tank. Once I get everything out, I'm hoping to get everything vacuumed out and start on the cleaning.