Sagging cab
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Sagging cab
I've got a 72 F100, 2WD, AT/PS/PB, long bed, and the cab is sagging. The front cab mounts are totally rotted off, and somone has wedged a piece of wood between the cab and the frame. I've seen some cab mount replacement panels for sale at various suppliers, but, due to a layoff, I can't afford them. However, I do have quite a bit of various steel scraps and a welder. Now for the question... Does anyone know what the clearance between the cab and the frame should be? I'm sure that with that information, I can prop and brace the cab where it should be.
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I'll be conquering the same job eventually too. My floor panel where the feet sit are in terrible shape. I can get replacement for both the front cab mounts and floor pans. I'm in dire need of a garage to do it though.
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They are usually around $30 each. I would love to buy a pair of them, but the house payment comes first, and I have a fairly decent amount of steel stock in my garage...shouldn't be too tough to create something along the same lines.
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True, but, it's tough to find parts for these things that in any better shape than mine. The salt they use on the roads here in Illinois is pretty tough on them. Also, I'm not trying to be a purist as far as repairing the ol' beast, and making my own cab support system will let me keep a few metal working skills practiced up on. I'm thinking of a fairly open cab mount system will allow the water and mud from sticking in there and rotting them out like the originals...Then again, if the originals have lasted these 32 years or so, who am I to question the way Ford built em?
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So does JC Whitney, Browns, and a whole phone book full of other places. I've got nothing but time and a lot of scrap steel right now. Guess I could sell the scrap, but where would be the fun in that?
