ponder this ?
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ponder this ?
I have been sitting on a fence post about this for quiet some time I have a 79 supercab and I am thinking of putting the cab on my 78 bronco frame I realize there will be some carnage. My question to all of you is have any of you pondered this or have any of you tried this or done it any comments or info will be greatly appreciated
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the frame may bend up or down to make room for a supercab on a supercab-frame, which is different than a bronco frame. So you'll likely be looking at a lot of work other than just putting the cab on a bronco frame. Same goes for a crewcab w/shortbox on a supercab frame(with longbox), doesn't work cuz the frames are different.
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I know that I've seen a supercab with either the rear box area shortened wwaayy up, or it was a supercab cab sitting on an already short chassis (Bronco, Short bed reg cab 1/2 ton). It looked like it would be sweet for the trail.
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I was out in the snow taking some measurement's and the verdict is that I will have to cut the wheelwells into the rear cab bottoms approxamately 14" in from the back also the rear cab mounts are iether going to just fit or are going to need some fine tuning either way its going to be some work but I think Im going to Try it
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hey someone else with my idea i have already started mine i am useing a 77 supercab and an 89 bronco running gear
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Originally Posted by late70sfordnut
hey someone else with my idea i have already started mine i am useing a 77 supercab and an 89 bronco running gear
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Originally Posted by T.R.Bauer
Me too, why you want to do this.
Ill try to post the pics i made with ms paint
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I am thinking you will have your work cut out for you being an 89 frame I suppose the width of the frame is an issue for the cab eh now that I am thinking about what you are doing and I am liking it in fact , if and when i finish my SuperBronc I am going to try your idea I am thinking of theroad handling and economics of driving on the hwy the 89s have overdrive right
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I think you might have been sitting on that fence post TOOOOOO long and it might have gotten fer enough up there to scratch your thinging spot. LOL To much work for me to think about. You have got to take pictures.
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