mattgunguy
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Well after reading I don't know how many post's, gathering parts, metal and a cab over the last couple months. Our crew cab project is under way. Stripped the cab down and cleaned out all the crud from the back of the floor, & started to trim the extra cab down to size. I'm thinking I wont cut any more off till I get it set on the truck to keep things straight, or go ahead & spread the sides out & simply brace it up. I got 40' of 1'' square tube to work with. I'll figure that out tomorrow.
I'm going to be doing this different than most builds. I'll be keeping the tandems. I'm not a fan of bobbers. Some do look good, but that doesn't mean I want to own one. Also I "plan" on keeping the foot vents on the extra cab. I like the look. I'm thinking I may have to extend the bump stops to keep the front drive out of the cab. Dunno yet though. Right now the plan is to use a 105 bed off our extra trailer, & fill in the wheel wells. Saw another build like that & it looked good to me. The roof is still up in the air, extend the hard top, or do a custom soft top. I like the soft top, but money will dictate this one. I've already got the hard top & a sheet of 14ga. for extending it. The floor will be done out of 12ga. Finally a benefit of working for a steel fab shop. I can get metal cheap.
Tomorrow I get to remove the bed. The neighbors are gonna get a kick out of this. Hanging a deuce bed from the walnut tree in the front yard. Should be a lot of laughs. I'll keep a running tab on this for those that are curious.
Metal: $200
4'x8' 12ga
4'x8' 14ga
40' 5/16'' x 2'' flat bar
40'' 1''x1'' 12ga square tube
Cab: $400
Came with an extra drivers door & glass
Odds & Ins: $300
Needed a usable welder. Lincoln mig set up. Gas/flux core. I'm using solid wire & gas. never been a big fan of flux core for auto body work.
More to come
I'm going to be doing this different than most builds. I'll be keeping the tandems. I'm not a fan of bobbers. Some do look good, but that doesn't mean I want to own one. Also I "plan" on keeping the foot vents on the extra cab. I like the look. I'm thinking I may have to extend the bump stops to keep the front drive out of the cab. Dunno yet though. Right now the plan is to use a 105 bed off our extra trailer, & fill in the wheel wells. Saw another build like that & it looked good to me. The roof is still up in the air, extend the hard top, or do a custom soft top. I like the soft top, but money will dictate this one. I've already got the hard top & a sheet of 14ga. for extending it. The floor will be done out of 12ga. Finally a benefit of working for a steel fab shop. I can get metal cheap.
Tomorrow I get to remove the bed. The neighbors are gonna get a kick out of this. Hanging a deuce bed from the walnut tree in the front yard. Should be a lot of laughs. I'll keep a running tab on this for those that are curious.
Metal: $200
4'x8' 12ga
4'x8' 14ga
40' 5/16'' x 2'' flat bar
40'' 1''x1'' 12ga square tube
Cab: $400
Came with an extra drivers door & glass
Odds & Ins: $300
Needed a usable welder. Lincoln mig set up. Gas/flux core. I'm using solid wire & gas. never been a big fan of flux core for auto body work.
More to come
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