getting a 40 ford cab
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getting a 40 ford cab
i am getting a 40 ford pickup cab on friday with no doors. what years are interchangable fir these trucks. i am starting a jalopy project and all i need to do is find doors to make the cab complete.
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From the information I have the doors are the same from 1940 through 1947,including larger trucks. I'm not sure about earler models.
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I just looked up your question regarding doors for you 40. According to my hollander the doors are not the same as 42-47, they may very well fit, but there is a difference some where.
According to the Hollander Interchange the 40-41 are same.
This is straight from the book not my assumpstion, sorry to drop rain on your hope, but the question was asked.
Maybe there will be another answer out there for you. I think where the difference lies is with the lines on the doors to the cab.
I just looked up your question regarding doors for you 40. According to my hollander the doors are not the same as 42-47, they may very well fit, but there is a difference some where.
According to the Hollander Interchange the 40-41 are same.
This is straight from the book not my assumpstion, sorry to drop rain on your hope, but the question was asked.
Maybe there will be another answer out there for you. I think where the difference lies is with the lines on the doors to the cab.
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The doors will fit, I believe the difference is in the window area. Remember, the '42-'47 used door glass with a metal frame around it, while the '40-'41 used frame less glass. Perhaps it is the window opening area that is different.
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I have just finished putting glass only side windows in a '46 Ford PU cab using the original steel banded window for a pattern and installing the '46 window riser onto the glass. Steel was shot and not cool anyway. This cab is used in my '40 frame and bed assembly and looks great. The wise eye will notice that there is no raised Ford square and script in the dash area, which is a tip-off that this is not a '40 cab. Looks good and I can stand the heat. It's an imperfect world. My '40 cab was shot and the '46 was salvageable. I sleep OK with that.
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I have just finished putting glass only side windows in a '46 Ford PU cab using the original steel banded window for a pattern and installing the '46 window riser onto the glass. Steel was shot and not cool anyway. This cab is used in my '40 frame and bed assembly and looks great. The wise eye will notice that there is no raised Ford square and script in the dash area, which is a tip-off that this is not a '40 cab. Looks good and I can stand the heat. It's an imperfect world. My '40 cab was shot and the '46 was salvageable. I sleep OK with that.
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if the body lines line up i will be happy. i don't care about windows. remember it is a jalopy so whatever will fit and look like it somewhat belongs on the cab will do. thank you for all the responses except for 5 star..........just kidding.
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Seems that there is also another give away in comparison of the 40-41 cab to the 46, aside from the raised rectangular dash script.
That is that the 46 had the inside under seat tank, where the 40-41 were at the rear of the truck.
That is that the 46 had the inside under seat tank, where the 40-41 were at the rear of the truck.
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I sat on 20 gallons of gas through the '80s when I ran the '46 in primer and rust, and then had a chance to get '40 everything, except for the cab. That's when I went '40 with frame and everything including front fenders, rear fenders and bed, to a '40 1/2T PU. Best thing I could have done. The poly gas tank is in the back where the '40 normally is, and fits great. The seat is on the riser for the original '46 gas tank, which now is a storage space for tools, etc. The world is a better place now that I'm driving a '40 PU. Only 12 years and assorted thousands of $$$ later. I will post the finished PU soon. It is in 1956 Cadillac Elderado Bahama Blue two-stage paint. great to feel 17 again...
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BTW, I still have the '46 tank if anyone is interested. It is in good shape from being under the seat and in the cab, and under me.
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BTW, I still have the '46 tank if anyone is interested. It is in good shape from being under the seat and in the cab, and under me.
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[QUOTE=Elder Rodder]I sat on 20 gallons of gas through the '80s .....
...this quote always makes me laugh when I see it. Probably, in the first place, we couldn't afford to put 20 gallons of gas in at one time, and secondly, where the hell would you go with it? I would be more inclined to think that 20 gals of gas sitting out behind the rear end would be more dangerous because of rear impact or 20 gallons sitting outside the frame on the side like those C----vy trucks used to have. I can remember doing an endo with my '64 Merc 1/2 ton into a ditch and not spelling a drop in the cap or for that matter on the paint.
With the prune juice that they call gasoline today, you would have to boil it and shove a tiger torch in it to get it to light. Even then it would probably go out in a whiff of smoke. I seen bigger fires coming out of a car dealer's cigar then 20 gals of this squirrel pee could produce.
Thank you for listening, I'm done with my rant, go on with the program you were listening to..... . Nite all.
...this quote always makes me laugh when I see it. Probably, in the first place, we couldn't afford to put 20 gallons of gas in at one time, and secondly, where the hell would you go with it? I would be more inclined to think that 20 gals of gas sitting out behind the rear end would be more dangerous because of rear impact or 20 gallons sitting outside the frame on the side like those C----vy trucks used to have. I can remember doing an endo with my '64 Merc 1/2 ton into a ditch and not spelling a drop in the cap or for that matter on the paint.
With the prune juice that they call gasoline today, you would have to boil it and shove a tiger torch in it to get it to light. Even then it would probably go out in a whiff of smoke. I seen bigger fires coming out of a car dealer's cigar then 20 gals of this squirrel pee could produce.
Thank you for listening, I'm done with my rant, go on with the program you were listening to..... . Nite all.
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That has got to be one of the best descriptions I've heard to date regarding today's so called Gas.
There's talk about the cattle contributing to the Green House effect, by the Methyne they produce.
Maybe now that the Tiger has disappeared from the Gas tanks, we should have a few cattle Fart in the Tanks, at least it will burn.
That has got to be one of the best descriptions I've heard to date regarding today's so called Gas.
There's talk about the cattle contributing to the Green House effect, by the Methyne they produce.
Maybe now that the Tiger has disappeared from the Gas tanks, we should have a few cattle Fart in the Tanks, at least it will burn.
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My Dad drilled in a valuable lesson I still live by today...
"It's just as easy to keep the top half of the tank full, as it is the bottom half".
To this day, whenever my gauge get's to a 1/2, I fill'em up
"It's just as easy to keep the top half of the tank full, as it is the bottom half".
To this day, whenever my gauge get's to a 1/2, I fill'em up
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Well, I like the tank out back anyway. Hey Al, what you think of my "slice and dice". Remember the alignment issues posting, and others. This is the truck. Finally got something I can put in the gallery.
Best Regards,
Elder Rodder
Well, I like the tank out back anyway. Hey Al, what you think of my "slice and dice". Remember the alignment issues posting, and others. This is the truck. Finally got something I can put in the gallery.
Best Regards,
Elder Rodder
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