*pic* of trimmed cab int. for additional seat/leg room
 

Here is a pic that Blue85 asked for.

Nice. I'd like that with the roof cut off

Just a few more hacks.....:)

Is the line under the window rolled inwards? That's a great idea.

Sooooo......that is not a structural issue? I mean, why was it there in the first place?

kool man

Its what the tank straps bolted to. It was also a finger smasher when you got your finger behind the seat with someone moving the seat back.....ouch!

I take it you put the tank out back.

Absolutely. I never like the idea of sitting next to a tank full of smelly explosive fuel. The extra room is a big plus.

I remember discovering that...and the very next day, my son discovered it too.

I was talking a nap in my truck today thinking about this quest for more space without a total major cab rebuild... and I think ebfabman is the man to talk to on this... have you thought of moving the floor forward a bit? I was looking at the floor, where the flooe is joined to the toe board I guess...what ever you call it, the 54ish degree angle upwards. Has anyone considered making the floor a bit further out, and modding it this direction? I'm thinking it could be done pretty easy and not have any major draw backs. Brake pedal placement may be an issue, but the throttle would be pretty easy, esp in a 71/72 style throttle.

Ever considered this... is it a decent idea... or was I breathing too much POR15 fumes today?

I think it could be done without a lot of trouble. Really nothing in the way on the drivers side.

HA HA, used to love punching on it when freinds had their hand there, you just brought back old memories :lol:

Bowtie, its a piece of 3/8ths round tube welded to the edge all the way across.

geeze i wish ebfabman was my neighbor

CG, you're in great company up there in your neck of the woods. There seems to be a lot of hardcore truck heads out your way.

ebfabman, what did you use to cut that?. Just curious.

I used a plasma cutter and a cut off wheel.

I am hunting the "We're not worthy" smiley, but I can't find it. Great work earl.:D

I find it ironic that Putter questions if modifications should be done. That guy only has 10% of his original truck left. Everything else is modified! ...and he questions this...

I think he was just asking if it is a structural support area. It isn't but it does provide some support so the rear cab panel doesn't flop around, which could be addressed with a few braces if it is ever a problem.

incoma, how's Edmond Ok these days?

I gotcha ebfabman. I was just giving him a hard time.

Edmond is beautiful, thought I'd rather be in Western NC. My wife and I have only been here for 3 maybe 4 months now, and we like it alot. Weather's nice, and people are awesome. Now I just have to meet some of the local 67-72chevytruck board members and everything will be perfect.

have you met brad2 yet?

How much more room does that gain. Also if you don't use a seat with a head rest, is your melon gonna be bangin against the back window?

I measured about ~3" gain when I did this to the spare cab I have (as practice before cutting a perfectly good cab). Yes, your head is going to be closer to the cab window/wall so no headrest could mean collision is possible upon impact. But, FWIW, years ago my head hit the back of the cab from a crash in a truck w/o this modification & a stock bench seat.

Nice work Efabman. Mine looks primative compared to yours. I didn't finish it out or anything though..... I just did the initial cut to see how things would clear. I'll finish the 'real' one out & hopefully it will look as nice as yours.

i don't mean to hijack this thread but maybe flush mounting the front and back windows will give a infinitely small amount of space and most of the rest of the metal around the back can be taken out and reshaped to fit closer to give another infinitely small amount of space

You may be on to something. Or doing that to a small window cab.......just thinking.......

no, I haven't met any of the local guys here.

Thanks, ebfabman (and others). Now I have another mod I must do. It will have to wait until I figure out how to flush mount the front window though. I didn't realize you could gain that much room.

efabman-
Could you get a couple closer shoots of the corner areas and of the area below the window.
Thanks

I have a plan. I will go & buy a winning lotto ticket & thern after I win I will send a cab to ebfabman.

Longhornman, I have thought & contemplated the same thing for the last 4 years. the problem I see is the inner fender wells would have to be removed & replaced with a hand-made one. then the frame would also be in the way (especially after I do my 3" "Z". right now I am fearing the thought of stretching the cab. maybe I will have to try the rear wall thing like shown here.

Thanks Earl.

To avoid the flopping potential you mentioned, why can't you use a slightly larger section of tubing and not only weld it to the lip for a nice finished look, but also tac it to the rear wall as a rigid brace running side-to-side?

Incoma....all my modifications are usually unseen unless you know where to look for them!!!! Just like this mod, unless you know it was there, you might never miss it!!! Also Incoma....we just bought a powder-coater. Look out brackets, wheels, braces, pulleys, etc.... Everything is on the chopping block (make that "Coating" block!)

I want to put some type of brace there anyways. I want to cut the roof off, but still have a small flat area to mount the removable hardtop back on. Earl, you really need to stop. I now how have 10 years of ideas, a 50cf cylinder of argon, and the skills of an 8 year old. This is gettin bad.

Hey, if I did that I could beat the dents in the back of the cab out from the inside!

i want to mount my front and rear windows flush and have been trying to find out what it takes. i wonder if newer style windshields will work...time for measurements

Putter, I see no reason why that couldn't be done. Another thought is to use part of the piece that was removed to connect the inner and outer panels to add some support to the back panel.


Bowtie, give me a day or so and I'll take some close up shots...thanks

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That is definetly a neat idea, I need to get some more experience under by belt so I can tackle some projects like that.

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Wow, thanks for digging this one up! I think I have another mod to add to my list!

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I found this pic of a piece of the lower section welded back on. It gives the rear cab panel some support. Since I did this I've had the stock bench seat back in the cab and as SCOTI said, it gives about 3 inches of additional clearance

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I know this might be a dumb question but how would you cut a perfectly straight line across that section. :o

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Not a dumb question at all. I use 1/2 inch or smaller masking tape laid out where I want my cut to be then draw a line with a sharpie right along the tape edge. Then I remove the tape and use a cut off wheel to cut the line. Another way I like is to use a piece of aluminum angle as a guide and use the plasma cutter against it.