1982-1986 Cab Needed

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May 23, 2007 | 10:03 PM

BuickGS

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1982-1986 Cab Needed

Does anyone in the Connecticut area (MA, RI, even NY) have a decent standard cab for sale for my F-350? I've been looking but cannot find a decent one. Don't mind some rust but minimal amount would be nice. Even if someone has an entire truck sans motor/tranny/bed, whatever parts are missing is fine, I would purchase the truck if it has a decent cab.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Gordon

May 24, 2007 | 11:50 AM

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Want ads need to go in the classified section. You could also go here and see if any of the junkyards in your area have what you want.

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May 24, 2007 | 12:25 PM

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Thank you for the site info...much appreciated. Sorry about posting in the wrong area.

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Gordon

May 24, 2007 | 04:24 PM

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am I correct that all regular cabs 80 to 96 are the same? No matter F100, F150,F250,F350. Iam swaping a 85 F150 cab for a 95 F350 cab. They look the same to me.

May 24, 2007 | 06:18 PM

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Cab mounting/chassis are different, electrical/harness are different as far as I know.

This is my first truck resto and if any other year cabs work, it would sure make things a lot easier. Can anyone verify if the 80's through 97 cabs are the same?

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Gordon

May 25, 2007 | 02:04 PM

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They are not the same but if you were determined, you could make it work.

The trouble starts with how the cab mounts to your frame. Not sure if your truck is the F350 or if the donor cab is the F350 but you need to be sure the 4 body mounts work from cab to cab and 2wd to 4wd is close enough to fit if you have that in the mix as well?

Then you get into the wire nightmare!
That trouble starts if you try to keep the newer 95 type dash because you have the newer 95 type doors. The newer dash will have totally different harnesses for totally different operating systems. I can't even imagine trying to figure that one out, it makes my head hurt!

But, you could make the 95 cab work on your older truck if you put your old dash and wires into the newer cab, fixed all the firewall differences, swapped out some mechanical stuff, used your old doors (or at least your old door panels so it still matched your dash) and probably 8 other things I can't remember right now.

Basically the overall cab is the same at that point. Your older fenders should bolt up. You would need the whole front clip to put the newer style front clip on there.

I wouldn't try the newer cab unless your older cab has good interior parts to donate to the job or your a wiring super hero!

May 25, 2007 | 07:58 PM

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F Truck Cabs

I kind of thought it would be a problem switching to a newer style cab. Someone had posted they thought they were the same (80-97) but I remember reading somewhere its a chore to switch.

I'll just keep looking for a cab...one is bound to show up.

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Gordon