Cab Swap
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Cab Swap
Im thinking about swaping a rust free cab off a 2wd f150 onto my 4x4 f150. my cab is on its last leg both rockers r falling off and have no cab corners on both sides. the 2wd im thinking i can pick up for 100 and has alot of parts i could use. i think its going to b tough dealing with the brake booster and clutch slave cylinder electrical and steering.
started this thread as a build up if i deside to do it. also if anyone has any input or advice.
started this thread as a build up if i deside to do it. also if anyone has any input or advice.
Mountain Pass
Joined: Aug 2004
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From: Roswell, GA
My friend and I swapped an '88 body onto our '84 frame last weekend. It's really not that hard at all. We got the old body completely off in about 4 hours (left cab & front end as one piece, lifted it up & over the engine with 4-5 people and let it roll onto the ground - didn't have a lift).
Putting the new cab on took about 4-5 hours total - that includes removing it from the '88 frame and installing it on ours. This time we had a lift, which made things much easier. Again, the cab & front end remained one piece.
You will probably need a lift to install the cab. I could not imagine installing it safely solely using manpower. Removing a junk cab is cake, because you can just roll it over, onto the ground.
As far as brakes, electrical, & linkage - it's all pretty easy. One bolt around the steering collar frees up the steering shaft, the master can be removed from the booster and laid over the engine (so you dont have to open any brake lines), and I would probably recommend just using all the electrics from the new cab.
What are the years, details, configurations, etc of the two trucks?
Let me know if you have any more questions. It's still pretty fresh in my memory right now.....
Putting the new cab on took about 4-5 hours total - that includes removing it from the '88 frame and installing it on ours. This time we had a lift, which made things much easier. Again, the cab & front end remained one piece.
You will probably need a lift to install the cab. I could not imagine installing it safely solely using manpower. Removing a junk cab is cake, because you can just roll it over, onto the ground.
As far as brakes, electrical, & linkage - it's all pretty easy. One bolt around the steering collar frees up the steering shaft, the master can be removed from the booster and laid over the engine (so you dont have to open any brake lines), and I would probably recommend just using all the electrics from the new cab.
What are the years, details, configurations, etc of the two trucks?
Let me know if you have any more questions. It's still pretty fresh in my memory right now.....
