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| | | | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 213 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2003 Posts: 213 | Hello again after a long time away...
I'm looking at putting a 49 cab on my 53 1/2 ton. I want to keep my doors in the change. I know I need to change out the door catches (strikers??), and that I will have an additional vent on the left side, but are there any other drastic differences that I am not seeing, and are there any other differences that will make this tougher or more difficult that I need to consider?
Thanks!!
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 | Other than fitting the door gaps, I would imagine it's pretty simple. | | | | | | ZooKeeper Unregistered | | ZooKeeper Unregistered | Basicly they are the same cab...Joe | | | | | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 213 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2003 Posts: 213 | Thanks!
I found a pretty nice cab for a very reasonable price. What I'm building won't be perfectly original, so a 49 cab on a 53 truck should be fine. I guess I'm the one who has to be happy, right?
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 |
Jake,
That vent on the driver's side is real nice on a hot day.
Tim
| | | | | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 213 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2003 Posts: 213 | That's what I was thinking. My 41 is pretty warm when we do our parades (which are either hotter than all blazes or raining...).
Most of the rest of my panels are good to go, so now I can start on this cab. I had done a bunch of stuff to my original cab, but wasn't happy with it. It would be a good street rod cab or maybe someone else has more patience/tolerance, but I feel better with this. Guess I can sell the old one at some point.
Thanks again!
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