5 ton finally got a bed

Finally got a bed for the 5 ton. i will chop 20 inches off the rear frame and mount it just about where it is in the pictures. the cab will go to the bed and be a 4 door cab, that will go on later this week or next week. wanted to put the bed all the way at the back of the frame, but it jut looks to silly with it sitting way back there.

You need to set a nice sized crane in between the cab and bed

your need a bigger fork truck! shame on you for over working that red one.

Great! Keep the photos coming!

I'm interested in making a crew cab for myself.

davesgmc said:

...the cab will go to the bed and be a 4 door cab, that will go on later this week or next week...

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Man, that's gonna look AWESOME! Make sure you take lots of pics of the manufacture and transformation, please....

Nows your chance for more legroom and belly room. No insult intended. You also could mount a spare tire rack/ toolbox combo behind that quad cab. Send us pics of the new expanded cab, I would really like to see that. Thanks and good luck, Rich.

where in KC are you? Im over near Manhattan and Id like to see that cab in person when you get it done.

I am in kansas city, ks near the ks speedway. After i get it done i will post picutres. you any anyone else is more than welcome to come out and see it and take it for a drive if you would like.

Boy that bed looks tiny ! It's gonna be a limo shortbed 5 ton .

i made a 4 dr out of a 813 and put a trailer bed on the back

I have seen several different variations on 4 door cabs on deuces, 5 tons, etc. Actually yours is one that inspired me to build this truck i am doing now. The goal is to keep it as military looking as possible. If the military were to build a truck like this, this is what they would build. I am doing a bit of a different variation as it will be a soft top. ALL military truck should be soft top as far as i am concerned. the cab will also be extended back about 6 feet. this will allow a rear seat that folds down into a bed so i can sleep in the truck. The front seats ill be moved back about 2-3 inches to allow more belly room. Other mods will include a hidden quiet generator that will run things such as the hidden in cab a/c unit, lights etc. Hopefully I will get it finished real soon as I have a lot of events coming up I want to take it to.

Dave I think I have several of the Front ( headache) part of the duce cargo bed set-ups down at the barn. Dave C

I had a thought the other day about this when I drove buy a trucking company yard that had sleeper cabs dismounted sitting on a flatbed. You could get one of those and easily fill that gap.

Dave, let me know when your gonna be home, i ill come down and get em. open the barn up and see what other money i can spend too. a couple more sleeping mats maybe.