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What are the rear cab angle differences between 1967 to 1972, 1973 to 1979, and 1980 to 1997?
I'm trying find a camper shell for my 1967 Ford F250 that will fit the bed and align nicely with the back window.
It seems 1973 to 1979 has a more angled cab than the 1967 to 1972. Then it changes again from 1980 to 1997 to less of an angle. So does the 1980 to 1997 angle match the 1967 to 1972 cabs?
I would say check A.R.E brand caps. I have had a few (contractor) style caps, the kind that have right and left wing doors. they were straight up by the back widow.
The bumpsides were vertical, then the dent sides went with a fifteen, or so, degree tilt. After that they went more vertical, but not back to a true vertical like the bumpsides.
My Dad installed the shell for a 75 Chevy longbed on his 69. As, the Chevies still had the vertical rear panel on the cab. Only problem was teh Chevy cab was an inch shorter, Dad overcame that by making a 1X3 wood spacer to raise the shell so it matched the roof line.
I have the truck now, and intend to install 1X3 metal tubing to replace the wood spacer. this will allow me to hav a mount point for a lumber/cargo rack system.
A guy on the minitruck forum I frequent posted these photos of a self built shell he made for his minitruck.
I’m thinking off doing something similar as a “foamy” for my mini. there are some pretty good youtube videos on how to build them.
Could do a really nice wood camper shell. The mini is beautiful. It's tricky on the camper shells and the angle of the cab. So a later Ford 80 to 97 could work but if it is too close to the cab the angle might be just enough off to be odd.
I found two places that custom make brand new campers...
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