Crew Cab Soon

[Vondy]

Day 1. Get parts.

Thanks Jeff, Todd, Chris and Dave for the eventful day. Not often do you actually have fun working so hard. I was able to get a cab, heater parts and a spare tire to start my build. I'll give it a name soon, not sure what will be most fitting.

End of day 1. Use of a crane truck.

Sure, you don't need a crane to move a spare tire, but why not! see pic

 

[Recovry4x4]

I ALWAYS use a crane to move tires/wheels around.

 

[gimpyrobb]

Pretty sure Jr. had a good time running the crane. It was good to get everyone together to wrench. Sorry I showed late, but I had to drive from Stretch's place!

 

[preyn2]

Why would you use a crane just to move a spare tire? Because you can.

 

[Junkyard Wars Crusher]

I think everyone had a good time. We'll do it again sometime.

 

[Vondy]

Day 2 of Crew Cab build: Remove the bed...check
This job could not have gone much better. Most of the bolts came right out, using a big breaker bar. Only three sheared off and none got stuck. All in all good progress for the day.
Next up, place second cab on frame and start fab work. Cleaning and repainting little by little as I go.

 

[FatBuddhaBoo]

Subscribed! I'm hoping to have my cab and doors by the end of next week!

Are you bobbing it or leaving the duals?

opcorn:

 

[212sparky]

Sweet!! Let me know if you need help.

 

[212sparky]

Get the second cab on yet?

 

[Vondy]

Not mounted yet. I'm still deciding what way I'm going to mount it and if I should work on all my fixes first, or mount it and then work on it. I don't have a shop big enough to pull the whole truck into, but I don't want to fix everything only to find out later I didn't need to. The options for mounting the 2nd cab are: 1 mount it like everyone else, cutting it and straightening it out, 2 mount it backwards, back to back so I don't have to worry about the angle, or 3 mount it forward but keep the same angle of the front cab making the back one wider.

Any suggestions? I'm thinking about doing a "mock up" on the frame to see which looks better. There are advantages and disadvantages to all options.

 

[Vondy]

Here is my latest pic of the second cab. Now just need to fix the bad spots remaining and prep it for mounting to the chassis.

 

[caliber1]

So which of the three choices did you go with? #2 was interesting, suicide doors for the rear.

 

[gimpyrobb]

That looks like an old pic! Have you got the sheet made to close up that one(front) side?

 

[Vondy]

Went with option two, suicide doors.

No do not have the sheet metal yet. Moved on to the other side cutting out the bad and replacing with good!

 

[w3azel]

How is the build coming along any updates?

 

[Vondy]

Yes, tons of progress. Been working too much to post many updates, sorry. Here is the latest, I'll try to fill in the blanks soon.

 

[harleyhouse]

A mother in law model perfect for long trips.