Seabee Deuce Crew Cab Project

[cjtroutt]

I love this project!!! Thanks for the great documentation! I'm thinking of just "extending" the cab a few inches...like 24. But I may settle for your way!!! Looks great!

J

Here is one that is extended and there more room for the tall ?.

 

[cjtroutt]

I welded in the new outer rockers and some of the outer patches on today. I also started filling the holes on the floor. If all goes well I'll have the body off the frame by the weekend so I can start on the top.

Looking Good camoyj7 that is alot of work.

 

[big block 88]

lookin good.

 

[DMaddox]

Here is one that is extended and there more room for the tall ?.

I really like that

 

[camoyj7]

I used a friends tow truck to put the cab back where it belongs. Having two winches on the truck really helped when we slid the body down the steering shaft. I'm going to mount the cab to the frame before we start on the top that way I can align all the door gaps.

 

[ProviderDriver]

Looking amazing!

 

[asgtoolman]

Still almost IMPOSSIBLE to believe you're able to do all that in your "height-challenged" garage

 

[camoyj7]

Still almost IMPOSSIBLE to believe you're able to do all that in your "height-challenged" garage

Yeah It makes it tough!

 

[aggopian]

Nice build love the progress, Thanx for bringing us along.

Were you planning on running a second fuel tank? If so maybe you could pick up a pair of Mack R model "Step tanks" or such and kill 2 birds with one stone.

Good Luck. Looking good!

 

[camoyj7]

Yes I'm going to run two fuel tanks and I plan on another tool box on the driver side rear and put my small generator in a battery box on the pass side rear.

 

[camoyj7]

Well I got the dash and all the air lines back in the cab. I also got the cab bolted back on the frame. Now I'm just trying to figure out how close I want the 105 bed to the cab and how I'm going to mount it.

 

[Billy Bobbed]

Well I got the dash and all the air lines back in the cab. I also got the cab bolted back on the frame. Now I'm just trying to figure out how close I want the 105 bed to the cab and how I'm going to mount it.

My bed is 1/4" or less from the cab spring mount.I dont like the look when the bed is to far from the cab.Nice job on the truck.

 

[ryan77]

Looks sweet!!!!!!!!!

 

[camoyj7]

Spent a few hours trying to line up the doors and get the door gaps right. What a pain in the a$$ that was. I still need to fix both driver side door latches. The rear wont open from the out side and the front latch you have to lock it for it to stay latched. Seems like the spring is off or broken. Need to pick up a left fender mount tomorrow then I can mount up the fenders. I'm still trying to decide how to mount the 105 bed to the frame. Do I do a solid mount or use a spring mount like the cab?

 

[aggopian]

From what I've read the spring mounts would be best especially with the longer stretch in wheelbase.

 

[ryan77]

Tight squeeze in that garage looks nice!!!

 

[asgtoolman]

Just so you can have different points of view, I see no reason in the world to mount the bed with anything other than a 3/4 oak isolator and solid mount. What is spring mount going to accomplish on the bed? Will anything you are carrying know the difference? or would it really matter?

 

[whyme]

the bed mount is something ive contemplated for my up coming bob i decided to mimic the stock bed mounts, solid rear and spring front. i feel like removing the bogie will also likely remove alot of rigidity in the rear of the truck and im afraid if i mount the bed solid i will end up damaging something. if you are to stay on flat pavement i doubt it will matter but if you plan on taking it off road id fallow the design of the original bed mounting

 

[Billy Bobbed]

I think you will find that most people that put the M105 bed on just use the wood spacer and just bolt it to the frame.Mines been on for almost 2 years no problems yet.

 

[camoyj7]

Hey Billy Bobbed can you post a pic of your bed mounts?