Thanks. Yeah I stopped at the truck today to get some things out of and took another look at her again and can’t for the life of me see how the frame is bowed. He hit right at the rear cab mount. As for the cab it is repairable but ALOT of sheet metal work cutting/welding. The rocker panel from the center of my door back to the cab corner needs to be replaced along with the lower half of my B pillar, That buckeled and twisted. The floor back there crunched up with the floor support. I can replace the cab without a doubt but it will more than likely also have a salvage title then I would have to go to the DMV and explain how I took 2 salvage trucks and made one and I don’t know how’d they take that honestly.
As long as you have receipts for the parts, with VIN numbers from the donor trucks and those VIN numbers are not logged in as stolen, you'll be fine.
On a full cab replacement in Michigan, they will actually assign the truck a new VIN. Not sure about NY. But they know the replacement cab is from a salvage yard, that's why salvage yards exist.
I'd be willing to bet your cab can be saved.
Section off that rear corner, sleeve all of the welds. Have a frame shop set the rocker / B and C pillars. Have them rehang the rear door verify (tram) the hinge and striker surfaces.
Use epoxy primer on everything, the repairs will last the life of the truck.
My frame guy does awesome work, I take the vehicle to him fully torn apart, so he can get right to work. I pay in cash, he loves that. Looking at your truck, I would budget 1,500.00 to 2,000.00 for my frame guy. (and I always budget high). I'm sure there are shops in your area similar to my guy.
I'm not saying it's as easy as an oil change or anything, it's work. But if you like the truck, already have it built the way you want it, fixing it is an option. Depending on what the insurance company pays out, you could end up with a few bucks in your pocket.
