Supercab question!
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Supercab question!
Gday folks, hope all is well,
After doing a little bit of thinking over the weekend, I am left with a conundrum...
I have a 1977 F100 shortbed single cab 4x4. I've had it for a few years now and the cab is so rusty that the roof would probably break off if it catches a gust of wind in the wrong direction.
I know a guy who can get me a supercab shell in reasonable condition, which is great because they never actually sold the supercabs here down under.
What I was thinking, is if I was to buy a bare longbed 4x4 frame, would that fit the new supercab and my old 6ft styleside bed?
any input is good input!
Cheers,
Elliott
After doing a little bit of thinking over the weekend, I am left with a conundrum...
I have a 1977 F100 shortbed single cab 4x4. I've had it for a few years now and the cab is so rusty that the roof would probably break off if it catches a gust of wind in the wrong direction.
I know a guy who can get me a supercab shell in reasonable condition, which is great because they never actually sold the supercabs here down under.
What I was thinking, is if I was to buy a bare longbed 4x4 frame, would that fit the new supercab and my old 6ft styleside bed?
any input is good input!
Cheers,
Elliott
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It may, here's what i found.Reg. cab ,short box / wheelbase 117"
Reg. cab, long box / wheelbase 133"
Crew cab , short box / wheelbase 150.3"
Super cab ,long box / wheelbase 155"
Crew cab,long box / wheelbase 168.4"
Your body mounts may have to be modified or built new.
Hope this is of some help.
JIM 
Laughing Gas
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I remember a few people doing this conversion. If my memory serves me right, from the firewall of the supercab ahead is all good. The only thing with the cab is the rear mounts which shouldn`t be too hard. The biggest thing is that to get the rear axle to center in the beds rear wheelwell you have to either move it 5 in forwards or back I dont remember, or cut 5 in. of area out of the bed and then cut a little off the end of the frame? Like I said this is only what I remember but hope it helps.
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Fair enough, we're pretty uneducated on them here as they only ever released regular cabs in Australia.
Ford would have sold loads of supercabs and crew cabs if they did.
Ford would have sold loads of supercabs and crew cabs if they did.
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Here's a complete wheelbase list for this style of trucks F100/350:
117 = standard cab, short bed
133 = standard cab, long bed
137 = standard cab, F350 cab-and-chassis (e.g., 9' stake bed)
139 = super cab, short bed
140 = standard cab, long bed, F350 (Super) Camper/Trailer Special, fleetside bed w/ spare tire on right side
150 = crew cab, short bed
155 = super cab, long bed
161 = standard cab, F350 cab-and-chassis (e.g., 12' stake bed)
167 = crew cab, long bed, F350 2wd only
The short bed is about 6.5' and the long bed is 8'.
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I see 'DL1221' found the complete list i was unable to find. I thought i could remember seeing them ,but never wanted to say they were made with out the numbers. So you are on your way now,good luck. JIM
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Thanks mate! Itll be a little while coming before I start this build but i'll be sure to create a thread.
My aim is to have a truck that has awesome off road ability but modern comfort and functionality on the road.
My aim is to have a truck that has awesome off road ability but modern comfort and functionality on the road.
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Here's a picture of an original lwb truck with a supercab cab and a modified shortbed:
So I guess a supercab cab on a lwb frame would work (may require modification) but you can't put a regular shortbed on it without shortening it.
So I guess a supercab cab on a lwb frame would work (may require modification) but you can't put a regular shortbed on it without shortening it.
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Just make sure you aren't getting involved with the 140" WB F-350s