I need an exploded view/diagram of cab sheetmetal...

[Camarogenius]

I asked about this in another thread, but evidently no one noticed.
I need to know where the panels come apart, and where spot welds will need to be cut.
I want to graft a king cab rear onto a regular cab.
I want to make sure tis is actually doable before I risk wasting money, and damaging the truck that makes my living.

 

[6 Nebraska IDIs]

You mean make a 4 door out of it, right? Sounds like more work than what its worth to me, just get a different cab?

 

[Camarogenius]

You mean make a 4 door out of it, right? Sounds like more work than what its worth to me, just get a different cab?

No, Just a king cab. This an F-800 cab. Due to firewall differences, and the airline plumbing and stuff, this is really the only way to get more legroom in the truck.
Changing the whole cab isn't an option.
It's just an idea, but one that I think may be doable.

 

[towcat]

what you're asking for is beyond what most people are capable of doing. As a result, the prints for something like that is very rare. also, the F700's and F800's have a little more to the cab sheetmetal than what meets the eye. you may have better sucess grafting in a firewall and rear mount sheetmetal onto a supercab than a supercab backend onto a reg cab. Keep in mind the roof structure has four layers of sheetmetal and the seams are at the perimeter of the panels.

 

[Agnem]

Talk to Michael Fowler. He's done this already. Shortened his bed to accomidate the extension also.

 

[Camarogenius]

Well, One thing working to my advantage, is that I have an F-600 cab to practice tearing apart, after I'm done ****** the A/C out of it.

 

[Michael Fowler]

One more thing just occured to me.
I think I remember ( boy, is THAT a sign of age...)That the frames on std cab and extended cabs are different, and not just the length. IIRC, there is a "hop up" in the ext cab frame for the cab mounts, (floor).
IIRC ( again) I left the rear 6" or so of floor in the ext cab, and slid it over the rear of the std cab. I fiberglassed the gap between the floors and then carpeted it.
Shoulda taken pictures!!!

 

[Michael Fowler]

One more thing.
Get a Crash Guide. It has all the exploded drawing, although the scale is too small.
I have an extra, PM me your address and I'll drop one in the mail for you.

 

[towcat]

One more thing just occured to me.
I think I remember ( boy, is THAT a sign of age...)That the frames on std cab and extended cabs are different, and not just the length. IIRC, there is a "hop up" in the ext cab frame for the cab mounts, (floor).
IIRC ( again) I left the rear 6" or so of floor in the ext cab, and slid it over the rear of the std cab. I fiberglassed the gap between the floors and then carpeted it.
Shoulda taken pictures!!!

not an issue with the f600-800's.
they have an extra "filler base" below the rear cab mount in order to compensate for the lack of "kick-up" on the frame. the larger stuff ran a straight frame most of the time.

 

[Michael Fowler]

I should learn to improve me reading comprehension skills.