the first snag!

here is the 40-47 cab that i picked up in ottawa kansas. this cab is worse, but the doors are great. i decided to pull both sets of doors from their respective cabs first. not as easy as it sounds. turns out that 70 year old cab doors are freakin' stubborn as....well, you know! the hinge pins were frozen in the hinges on the red cab. after much persuasion, the pins finally came free with a little heat, air hammering, and a reciprocating saw! so i go to install the drivers door on the 39, and the catch in the door hits too low in the cab jamb for some reason. ah-ha! the doors are different on the 39 model years vs. the 40-47 years. i had to do some metal surgery on both cabs.....