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Old 06-14-2017, 08:30 PM
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One side roughed in I'm not sure if it needs more or not don't want to get to crazy so it's a crew with supercab. Thoughts?
 
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One side roughed in I'm not sure if it needs more or not don't want to get to crazy so it's a crew with supercab. Thoughts?
Since you asked...seems like an awful lot of work for just a little gain. I'm my mind, i thought you were going to use the second set of front doors for the rear, so the doors were going to be bigger than stock.

Looks like you gain about three inches?
 
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The rear door stretch is next this is just the cab
 
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The rear door stretch is next this is just the cab
Ahhhh...missed that part. I was reviewing the pics of the doors in the earlier post, and the rear doors seemed wider-almost like cargo doors on the back of a van

Better!
 
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The rear door there is same length as my ram truck but think I may shorten them a little last night had cab extended 12 " and it just looked odd like my dodge trying to make it proportioned
 
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Not sure think cab needs couple more inches added to it.
 
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How much room is between the front and rear seats in this configuration?

Will cab length be constrained by bed length and/or mounts? May be hard to move the rear axle to move the bed fore/aft to match the rear of the cab.

Might be easier to lengthen or shorten the cab to match the bed. But I'm sure you've mapped that out before you started!
 
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There is 14 total inches added to cab right now.we are building a frame for it so axle placement be easy
 
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This is some serious modification. And I love every bit of it. Mega cabs have never been my favorite, but I agree that they work really well when stanced right.

Love the grill. I could never get that to work with the style I'm going for, so I just have to stare from afar.

Out of curiosity, is this just a project for personal use, or will I be seeing it at SEMA 2017?
 
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proportions look correct on that stretch.

I would not go any more.
 
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SEMA 2018 just the cab has so many modifications I didn't wnt to rush it. I'm going to pull it outside today and put it by the bed to see how it looks so hard to tell up close. The grill will be a challenge.
 
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Thanks @somethingclever
 
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I agree with somethingclever, it looks right the way it sits right now. Of course we are judging from pictures instead of first hand however, it looks proportionate, subtle and tasteful.




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Are you going to do anything to eliminate that goofy wedge shape between the front and rear doors? I've always thought that looked odd.
 
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No that's what makes it imo
 


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