DanzboysM1009
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I was driving around the other day and saw a Ford Centurion parked next to me, thought it was cool. I liked it, so I did some research, they are super hard to find and diesel ones are going for upwards of $10,000. These are trucks that Ford built as a conversion back in the 90s before they committed to the Excursion as a way to combat Chevy's Suburban. Now, I'm a single dad and don't have much cash and totally love my 1985 M1009. I bought it for me and my boys to have a convertible for the the summer, we'll be taking the top off it. My M1009 has horrible floors and they need replacing, so I thought about selling it to get a Centurion, again, they are hard to find. However, I was wondering if I could convert my M1009 into a type of Centurion itself. I was wondering if I could find a donor civy suburban and put my 6.2 into it, whack part of the frame off and take the rear section of my M1009 and graft it onto the back of the suburban cab. Or if I could find a crew cab pickup and cut the back off the cab, that may be a better option. I'd get the 4 doors and the removable top. Just curious as to what you all think, full well knowing that cutting an M1009 for any reason may be frowned upon on this site. Just think it would be cool project and I'd end up with a unique truck in the end. Any help or insight into the suburban or crew cab would be appreciated.
LCDR Dan
I was driving around the other day and saw a Ford Centurion parked next to me, thought it was cool. I liked it, so I did some research, they are super hard to find and diesel ones are going for upwards of $10,000. These are trucks that Ford built as a conversion back in the 90s before they committed to the Excursion as a way to combat Chevy's Suburban. Now, I'm a single dad and don't have much cash and totally love my 1985 M1009. I bought it for me and my boys to have a convertible for the the summer, we'll be taking the top off it. My M1009 has horrible floors and they need replacing, so I thought about selling it to get a Centurion, again, they are hard to find. However, I was wondering if I could convert my M1009 into a type of Centurion itself. I was wondering if I could find a donor civy suburban and put my 6.2 into it, whack part of the frame off and take the rear section of my M1009 and graft it onto the back of the suburban cab. Or if I could find a crew cab pickup and cut the back off the cab, that may be a better option. I'd get the 4 doors and the removable top. Just curious as to what you all think, full well knowing that cutting an M1009 for any reason may be frowned upon on this site. Just think it would be cool project and I'd end up with a unique truck in the end. Any help or insight into the suburban or crew cab would be appreciated.
LCDR Dan
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