Dave72dt Posted February 27, 2015 Report Posted February 27, 2015 English wheel is tough enough, going for the French wheel, wow! The English just call it a wheeling machine. How are you planning to do the rear window now that the rear section will be wider than stock? Quote
Jeff Balazs Posted February 27, 2015 Report Posted February 27, 2015 Yah...really odd doing all that cutting...scary! Imagine how those poor cabs felt...... Here they are having a nice long slumber and someone wakes them up doing a sex change operation on them. 1 Quote
Dave72dt Posted February 27, 2015 Report Posted February 27, 2015 I would think the cabs would be happy being needed again, becoming useful. Scary ? Looked like fun to me. Scarier is doing that to someone else's cabs when you've never cut one up, ever. The first classic I took a cut off wheel to that belonged to someone else was a '66 Thunderbird. Quote
ggdad1951 Posted February 27, 2015 Author Report Posted February 27, 2015 English wheel is tough enough, going for the French wheel, wow! The English just call it a wheeling machine. How are you planning to do the rear window now that the rear section will be wider than stock? Yah english....long day. Wider rear window means custom seal needs to be found or made Quote
Dave72dt Posted February 27, 2015 Report Posted February 27, 2015 You could section in a complete window frame and patch in the extra width equally on the ends of the window. Quote
Young Ed Posted February 27, 2015 Report Posted February 27, 2015 How much wider will the cab be at the rear? I guess thats what would make the diff between just recentering the factory sized window or making it bigger Quote
ggdad1951 Posted February 27, 2015 Author Report Posted February 27, 2015 You could section in a complete window frame and patch in the extra width equally on the ends of the window. actually making the rear window wider is in my best interest to reduce blind spots. Quote
Jeff Balazs Posted February 27, 2015 Report Posted February 27, 2015 actually making the rear window wider is in my best interest to reduce blind spots. Tsk...tsk....tsk. only a problem when you start screwing around changing things. You realize you'll have to stop calling it a Pilothouse when it ain't anymore. Quote
ggdad1951 Posted February 27, 2015 Author Report Posted February 27, 2015 Tsk...tsk....tsk. only a problem when you start screwing around changing things. You realize you'll have to stop calling it a Pilothouse when it ain't anymore. it won't be a true "Pilot House" regardless! Maybe "Based" on a PH! 1 Quote
Brent B3B Posted February 27, 2015 Report Posted February 27, 2015 actually making the rear window wider is in my best interest to reduce blind spots. just a thought, have you considered putting in a sliding center window? Quote
John-T-53 Posted February 27, 2015 Report Posted February 27, 2015 ...or a rear window like the '56's? Quote
Young Ed Posted February 27, 2015 Report Posted February 27, 2015 ...or a rear window like the '56's? don't encourage him to hack up more cabs! 3 Quote
Desotodav Posted February 27, 2015 Report Posted February 27, 2015 Have you looked at the big-windowed versions of the Cheb or Furd trucks Mark?... (sad to say) that might give you some ideas. Don't hack up anymore mate.... I haven't been well since seeing all of those last photos! 1 Quote
ggdad1951 Posted February 28, 2015 Author Report Posted February 28, 2015 No worries no more cabs will be sacrificed....now doors are another story... As for the rear window it will only be 4 to 6 inches wider. Quote
Dave72dt Posted February 28, 2015 Report Posted February 28, 2015 I'm assuming you're using the back half of the yellow cab and cutting the center section from the rear of the green cab for filler, the rear half of the green cab is pretty much scrap. If that's so, you might consider salvaging the rear cab corners off it if they're any good. Someone might be interested in them. Bigger rear window is a good idea and will help keep proportions right. Quote
ggdad1951 Posted March 1, 2015 Author Report Posted March 1, 2015 The rear corners of the green cab (b pillar) will be the front of the rear doors. So those will be cut up yet. Quote
48Dodger Posted March 3, 2015 Report Posted March 3, 2015 Tsk...tsk....tsk. only a problem when you start screwing around changing things. You realize you'll have to stop calling it a Pilothouse when it ain't anymore. Maybe a "Pilot-Mansion" ?? 48D Quote
Jeff Balazs Posted March 3, 2015 Report Posted March 3, 2015 Tim; Just givin' him a hard time for cuttin' em up. As persnictey as he is I am sure it will be very nice when it is all done. Jeff Quote
ggdad1951 Posted March 18, 2015 Author Report Posted March 18, 2015 Cab parts off to blasting yesterday...week or so to get them back and the puzzle begins. Quote
ggdad1951 Posted March 19, 2015 Author Report Posted March 19, 2015 well something came yesterday for TODD...what do you guys think? 1 Quote
Merle Coggins Posted March 19, 2015 Report Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) Horns?. (picture didn't show up for me initially. Now I see them.) Edited March 19, 2015 by Merle Coggins Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted March 19, 2015 Report Posted March 19, 2015 a subtle warning that his right lace is loose and will trip and break his neck if he does not tie it tightly... 1 Quote
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