What about swapping cabs
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What about swapping cabs
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Im going to start restoring my truck soon and I was just wondering if anyone knew of any problems with swappin the original cab out with a 86 gas cab. I know it'll bolt up. Im talkin like electrical stuff. Changing the guages. Possibly steering column. Thanks
Im going to start restoring my truck soon and I was just wondering if anyone knew of any problems with swappin the original cab out with a 86 gas cab. I know it'll bolt up. Im talkin like electrical stuff. Changing the guages. Possibly steering column. Thanks
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if the gas cab is an auto the tranny tunnel wont clear a 5spd. if the gas is a 4spd your good. if your truck is an auto it really doesnt mater. i have an 85 gas cab on mine. it was from a 2wd auto. my truck is an auto and i want to put a 5spd in so i just cut the tunnels out and switched them.
#4
i switched the dash and all the wiring out of the diesel cab. the only problem that i had was finding a cab mount's(the rubber) because the ones that go between the cab and bracket a discontinued. you can by the lower ones but those dont go bad. i eventually found pollyurethane ones. there is no difference between the gas and diesel ones but when i took mine apart they looked pretty bad......thats pa winters for you.
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i switched the dash and all the wiring out of the diesel cab. the only problem that i had was finding a cab mount's(the rubber) because the ones that go between the cab and bracket a discontinued. you can by the lower ones but those dont go bad. i eventually found pollyurethane ones. there is no difference between the gas and diesel ones but when i took mine apart they looked pretty bad......thats pa winters for you.
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