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Possibly very cool idea
Was wondering if anyone could give me a link or info on anyone who has tried to put a crew cab on a reg cab long box frame. and how to do it. i would love to do this and swap in a diesel in it. just wondering if it would be a good idea or not. and any extra tips tricks or reality checks are appreciated.
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You need a bit more info to let us know your idea.
Are you going to just put a crew cab on a reg cab frame and leave the rear of the frame hanging out?
Or are you thinking of putting a short little flat bed?
OR are you thinking of taking a bed and chopping a big section out of it and making a short rat rod style/explorer sport trac bed?
Are you going to just put a crew cab on a reg cab frame and leave the rear of the frame hanging out?
Or are you thinking of putting a short little flat bed?
OR are you thinking of taking a bed and chopping a big section out of it and making a short rat rod style/explorer sport trac bed?
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Was wondering if anyone could give me a link or info on anyone who has tried to put a crew cab on a reg cab long box frame. and how to do it. i would love to do this and swap in a diesel in it. just wondering if it would be a good idea or not. and any extra tips tricks or reality checks are appreciated.
Oh... I plan to shorten the bed so the result will be a "70 SuperCrew Conversion".
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I plan to shorten the bed so that it is just a shorty. I just need a measurement from someone I guess. Exactly how much longer is a crew cab than a regular cab? That way I know how much bed I will end up with. And how do you photoshop something?
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I did this same thing but used a supercab cab and then sectioned the front of the bed (took out 28" I think from a long bed). One thing I ran into is that the regular cab long bed frame raised up near the bed area and that required a 2" body lift for room to clear the cab and to make the rear cab mounts. Other than that it was pretty easy.
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IIRC, the CC 4x4 (which only came with a short bed (6.5')) was right at 150.3" and the 2wd CC, with long bed was right at 168.4". The reg cab long bed is 133"
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Back to the thread... concur with the previous post about the frame rising up but a body lift would be okay on a 4x4 but my version will be 2WD. Gonna have to section the floor for frame clearance but it should occur under the back seats.
The project needs to have the crew cab at its final dimension before even attempting to shorten the bed. The rear door will be just forward of the rear wheels based on my graphic.... wait and you'll see.
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I think I added 17" to my frame to make my reg. cab long bed into a crew cab shortbed. I think the shortbeds are 6.5' so your shortened bed will be a shade over 5' i think.
Last edited by kentucky19; Mar 23, 2011 at 01:06 PM. Reason: left out info
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LB to CrewCab Conversion
If ya can't find a decent crewcab and you've got the time and the fab skills, it is possible to convert a LB to a CrewCab. 1976 and newer CrewCab dents seem to be more popular and available ...but in California, 1975 and older vehicles are exempt from emissions... a BIG plus.
Scanned the graphic from LMC's catalog and modified the image in Adobe Photoshop:
Scanned the graphic from LMC's catalog and modified the image in Adobe Photoshop: