New Crewcab Idea

[Recovry4x4]

Just had a brainstorm of epic proportions. A cat 5 or better on the Saffir Simpson or an F6 tornado. As many know, the 900 series cab is wider than the standard cab. I'm wondering what the odds are of mating the pair to have a factory looking type cab?

 

[wreckerman893]

Hummmmmmmmmmmmmmm...........DAMIFINO.

 

[kipman]

Kenny, you have had some interesting post lately, new medication?

 

[pctrans]

You talking about a 900 and an 800 series, or two 900 cabs??

 

[A/C Cages]

Good old sheet metal between if not. and a ton of Bondo. lol

 

[Recovry4x4]

800 or m44 front and 900 back. Meds remain the same. Sun baked brain I guess.

 

[treeguy]

Call me dumb, but what is this 800 and 900 series you are talking about? How does this relate to a regular ol' deuce?

Also, just my opinion - Bondo does not belong on a deuce!

 

[Derrickl112]

m809 & m939

 

[A/C Cages]

I was joking on the Bondo thing, I do not and will not ever use it myself.
If you cant weld it or use Labmetal to fill the pinholes, Then you shouldnt be doing bodywork.

Bondo is something that should never have been developed.

 

[m16ty]

I guess I'm not getting the concept. How are you going to join the two cabs if one is wider than the other? What would be the advantage of doing this? The pic I have in my head doesn't look good.

 

[treeguy]

My take on it when first read was the idea that the deuce cab is tapered outward as going twards the back (front near the vents is skinnier width than at the rear). So I thought that he would use the wider 800 or 900 to join to the back where the deuce is at its widest and it would all match up. Though I don't know the width of the 8's or 9's compared to the regular deuce, this was just my guess.

 

[Derrickl112]

My take on it when first read was the idea that the deuce cab is tapered outward as going twards the back (front near the vents is skinnier width than at the rear). So I thought that he would use the wider 800 or 900 to join to the back where the deuce is at its widest and it would all match up. Though I don't know the width of the 8's or 9's compared to the regular deuce, this was just my guess.

m35's and m809's use the same cab. the m939 cab is about 10" wider than a deuce and 809 cab.

 

[treeguy]

10" wider where though, is the 939 cab tapered like the m35? If not, it may just mate up to the back of the m35 right?

 

[Derrickl112]

here are a couple pictures taken by a member showing a m939 hardtop on a m35 cab.

 

[Recovry4x4]

My take on it when first read was the idea that the deuce cab is tapered outward as going twards the back (front near the vents is skinnier width than at the rear). So I thought that he would use the wider 800 or 900 to join to the back where the deuce is at its widest and it would all match up. Though I don't know the width of the 8's or 9's compared to the regular deuce, this was just my guess.

This! Several crew cab projects have taken form over the last few years. All of the ones I have seen use a second cab of the same series for the aft section. This approach requires widening the front of the aft cab and making the sides parallel to each other. My curiosity has me wondering if the width of the cowl of a 939 series cab is close to the rear width of the M44A2, M809 series cab. If its close one could add the aft cab keeping the taper in place and woudl net a much wider rear seat section of cab. A 939 cab would easily seat 3 adults and it we were lucky enough that the width was right close, it would make stretching a hardtop much quicker too. I think it's worth the effort of measuring.

 

[BigHank]

Does the 900 series taper? If not then at least I think it would be easier to section it down than to splay open the smaller tapered cab. Just my

 

[Recovry4x4]

It also tapers and if the cowl matches the rear of the M44A2 cab, that taper could continue to the back of the crewcab.

 

[tm america]

i would think it would be a very close fit judging by the amount of the taper the cabs have.. It could make doing the mod alot easier .Especially when it comes to making the roof.. Just get a 800 and 900 hard top and a little strip between the two

 

[Welder Sam]

This is, in my mind anyway, well worth investigating with a framing square and a tape!

 

[Welder Sam]

The m35/36/109 cabs taper nearly 10" toward the front. Oh how nice itd be if the cabs could be inline with a uniform taper