So my new cab is coming in two weeks....
This is a good thing since my friend already did some structural testing on my old cab. In case anyone is wondering a severely rusted 1954 AD cab will hold one round hay bale on top of it.... but not two. Ask me how I know... lol.

Anyway- the cab and front end I have coming is off of a big bolt so the fenders/front end are of the bigger variety while the 3800 originally came with the smaller fenders.

i sort of like the big bolt look with different proportion of big front end to cab and the fenders are in much better condition than mine. i can save my fenders but it would be more work for sure. they are pretty strait with no bondo but need the mounting flanges repaired. i would also have to buy a new grill which could be costly if i keep the original 3800 small grill look.

So are the 1-ton trucks "rare" enough that I should keep it original or should I fab up some frame extensions at which point I would have the same frame as a 1-1/2 ton and with my new body could make a 4100 "clone?" I love the look of both trucks but i think i lean toward the 4100 slightly. This will be a steak body dump when I'm finished.


opinions?

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