Ask Jerry (Hot Rod Lincoln) how many hours it is to our shop from your neck of the woods. If you can have it here by 7:00 am on the designated day you will be on your way back by 7:00 pm with a new (to you) cab. Almost certain there is a 54/55.1 cab down at the storage yard.
PM on the way.
Make sure the frame is good. The frame area between the cab and bed tends to rust out here in the South.
If you can't weld, how good are you at woodworking? Maybe not elaborate as the picture but it's a possibility.
Frame rust is a concern. My brother in law says there is hole after we got it here, but I won't know for sure without crawling around under it. I want to get the bed off so that I can asses the damage. Unfortunately building isn't my forte' whether it be metal or wood.
Welcome, Hay you should see some of the trucks we started with. An old guy years ago told me never start with junk. Of course he restored 1927 thru 1930 Rolls, Lincoln's, Pierce Arrow, etc. Landow's (spelling), too rich for my blood. So it has been a way of life that I restored vehicles that most of the people consider a lost cause. But, there is one thing that we (our kind) know. The things we restore have a large parts availability, one has to look a little bit more intensely. That's why fantastic sites like Stovebolt is around with equally fantastic members. Good luck, by the way you have a nice truck that will only get better. Stock restorations only grow more valuable as time passes. Doc. Phak1 is a voice of reason, but heck many of us are not that reasonable, we probably need more Phak1's around.
Thank you. Since I'm still assessing things, she Might be more than can be saved as Phak said. The wife isn't as concerned about saving the original cab as I had thought, so even if this frame and cab aren't worth saving, I'll at least have good body parts to start with.
Maybe find a modern light camper to replace the one that was removed.
With the way the camper was built on the bed you would end up hacking the camper all to pieces making it fit. Had I disassembled the camper instead of pushing it off with a tractor It would probably have been easier to build a new camper over it than try to restore the cab, but we really want a flatbed.
I just want to thank you all for the responses and suggestions. To be honest, I didn't realize how active this forum is. This project was one of opportunity as the junkyard was getting cleaned up and it was a good time to get it to the house. I still don't know the total condition of the truck so I don't know which way we're going. The weather here has been wet so we haven't made any progress, but maybe we'll have it moving under it's own power soon. I'll make sure to keep a better watch on this place in the mean time.
