Homemade truck cab

[LRJim]

Hey all,

I have a new build on the rise as I want a different car for work so im planning on building a s2a ute with all the parts I have here. Only things im missing are a set of doors which I may steal from my s3 for now and the truck cab.
As they can be hard to find im considering building one from a swb roof I have laying around. Basically im thinking of cutting the center of the roof out that would go over the loadspace and grafting the rear to the front wherever it needs to be. Im imagining that it will look like a s1 truck cab with the sloped front.
The only issues i can think of would be if i need to curve the the rear corners like a standard truck cab and fitting a rear window which all can be done.
Just wondering if anyone has ever done this themselves or seen it done on another s2/3?
Any thoughts, ideas or photos would be appreciated.
Cheers Jim

[cjc_td5]

Usually the home made truck cabs drop the curved rear panels and use the square rear corners from a hardtop or wagon. Then the rear of the roof can be square.

[LRJim]

Usually the home made truck cabs drop the curved rear panels and use the square rear corners from a hardtop or wagon. Then the rear of the roof can be square.Thanks mate, I thought that may be the case with them. Much easier that trying to make a curve, cheers!

[cjc_td5]

Thanks mate, I thought that may be the case with them. Much easier that trying to make a curve, cheers!If you use the rear section of a hard top roof it will have the raised bit at the rear where the rear door would have been. It's a decision re retaining this and having to make the rear wall panel with a curved top edge, vs making the rear wall level across top (at gutter level) and making a new infill panel for the rear of the roof. Some just do the former and use a complete cat flap upper door fixed in as the panel.

[LRJim]

If you use the rear section of a hard top roof it will have the raised bit at the rear where the rear door would have been. It's a decision re retaining this and having to make the rear wall panel with a curved top edge, vs making the rear wall level across top (at gutter level) and making a new infill panel for the rear of the roof. Some just do the former and use a complete cat flap upper door fixed in as the panel.My thoughts were to leave it as is with the raised section, that way it will still have that series/defender shape at the rear. Whether I leave the hinged window or replace it with a fixed or sliding window is something I'll let evolve once I get into making it.
Cheers