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7-04-08: I dug the 54 cab out of my garage Thursday.

My youngest brother stopped by this morning ...

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7-04-08: Here's a pic of the cab sitting on the back of the frame.

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7-04-08: Then I started pulling the rest of the 78 body off.

I've got the cab pretty much gutted no...

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7-06-08: Got some more done on the build.

Cut up the 78 cab. Got it cut down to the floor.

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7-06-08: Pulled most of the floor.

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7-06-08: I slid the 54 cab Forward just to make it look like I was getting something done on it. Ne...

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7-08-08: I got the cab almost in the position it will be mounted in. I still need to go a couple in...

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7-09-08: Here's today's progress.

Pulled the F600 fender off and dug the Flamed F100 fenders out o...

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7-09-08: I pulled the fenders back off and slid the cab back to make it easier to work on the engine...

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8-09-08: Been a while since I posted any updates. I've been busy trying to raise some more cash ...

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8-09-08: Moved the cab back forward. I will be installing the front clip so I can finally get the fi...

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8-10-08: I broke out the sawzall and cut out the opening for a little clearance around the bellhous...

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8-10-08:After that was done I was able to get the cab really close to the position it will be mounte...

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8-10-08: Big surprise the openings in the valance didn't fit over the frame and bumper brackets. And...

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8-10-08: Right now the front of the cab and the front clip are sitting a little too high. I 'm going...

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9-16-08: I found a couple cans of spray paint I've had for a long time. So I decided to do some pa...

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I had to dig something out of the garage so I decided to pull the cab back out.

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Well my youngest brother stopped by so I had him give me a hand lifting the cab on the chassis. I wa...

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I'm going to use the stock 84 front cab mount frame brackets because they are much stronger then the...

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Here's an interior shot.

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I was pretty close on the firewall recess. I actually need to close in the driver side of the recess...

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Here's a shot of it all covered up for the night. Almost looks like a vehicle hid under there! :l...

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Today I dug out the F600 front fenders and all the other front clip parts I'll be using. After I got...

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I didn't think I'd be able to bolt on the front valance because I knew the front frame rails were wi...

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In this picture you can see how bad the damage is to the passenger front fender. There is a huge gap...

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Today I started by lifting the cab 2". I had to put some blocks under the rear jack stands.


I...

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I did run into a few minor issues.

The first problem is a clearance issue with the front frame horn...

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The second minor issue is the driver side cylinder head is hitting part of the firewall recess/trans...

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The third problem was the passenger side of the firewall recess needs to be slightly reshaped and ex...

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The fourth problem was due to a lack of thinking on my part. #-o When I made the crossmember/floor ...

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The next picture shows the front cab mount brackets. I just need to do some fabricating so they can ...

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This picture shows the hood clearance I've got. I could run a tunnel ram and still have room to s...

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The last picture shows one of the tilt front clip hinge brackets. Or alteast it shows how much the ...

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4-19-10: Today I pulled out my inner fender panels out and checked the fit. The front halves weren't...

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The little problem with the passenger side is an aftermarket steering stabilizer bracket. I just pri...

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The driverside had a little problem around the steering box. I hammered it out of the way for now. I...

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This shot shows how it fits to the inside of the frame. Never mind the markings on it those were fro...

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Next I bolted in the front valance and then bolted in the grille. The truck now has it's fangs! :lol...

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Then I started to cut down the box. I need to cut 8" out of the front half and 10" out of ...

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Here's the front section of the box sitting on the truck. I'm going to have to raise it up around 4&...

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Here's a couple more pictures of it with the hood back on.

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I finished cutting up the box. I left it long because I knew all my cuts would be perfectly straigh...

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The box is sitting a few inches lower then it will be sitting once it's mounted. But these shots gi...

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Here's a picture from the back. The front box wall is a few inches too low. But the width is close. ...

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Today I dug out the rear fenders and put them on. I put some blocks under the front of the box to ra...

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The rear fenders are going to need some work. The passenger side is pretty decent. It just needs th...

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I decided something was missing so I also dug out the tailgate and put it on ( just with the chain ...

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I'm really starting to like the way it's looking. It actually looking more like a truck now instead...

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Well the city is on my case about having an non operating vehicle in my driveway so I need to get it...

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