Thread: Truck cab extension for 88'

Not sure I'm understanding what you are rotating and extending?

You can't rotate the transom 180 degrees and have the slope forward because you would have no room for the drivers seat!

If you move the whole transom back 300mm you need to modify the front part of the wheel arch. You would have to cut down the wheel boxes and insert a spacer panel to the rear of the seat box. (Although if you did that I actually have an original Stage 1 transom panel which was never fitted into a tub and which would make the task easier.)

What will you use to a roof panel? Are you going to use a cut down dual cab roof or an extended single cab roof or a cut down Defender 90/110 roof?

More information please.

Diana

Oops - you are in Singas - so the panel is of no use to you!

Worth noting - a 90 has a 4" longer wheelbase than the 88, and in fact there is nearly six inches more to play with, because the 90/110 both have the wheels set further back than the Series, quite apart from the longer wheelbase.

John

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Not sure I'm understanding what you are rotating and extending?

You can't rotate the transom 180 degrees and have the slope forward because you would have no room for the drivers seat!

If you move the whole transom back 300mm you need to modify the front part of the wheel arch. You would have to cut down the wheel boxes and insert a spacer panel to the rear of the seat box. (Although if you did that I actually have an original Stage 1 transom panel which was never fitted into a tub and which would make the task easier.)

What will you use to a roof panel? Are you going to use a cut down dual cab roof or an extended single cab roof or a cut down Defender 90/110 roof?

More information please.

Diana

Oops - you are in Singas - so the panel is of no use to you!

Thanks Diana,

yes, the idea is to move the whole transom - incorrectly called in bulkhead -back by 300mm (or whatever). Understand about the cutting of the wheel boxes. However what are you referring to with spacer panel? Are you saying that the seat box is open to the rear which then would be exposed once I move the transom and hence has to be covered?

I'd plan to use an extended single cab by creating a sheet to be inserted shaped like the cab top itself. In fact I've seen a construction much like a "targa" design which was removable.

cheers

Sounds like an interesting project, though I'd think that'd prove an irritatingly impractical sort of vehicle. Personally, I'd put a hardtop on instead and remove the transom to create more seat space - needs bucket seats though.
In my current collection I have a 2a 6cyl wagon without most of the roof (no tropical roof or safari lights, plenty of holes), 2a swb hardtop roof panel, complete truckcab and rear window, and a badly dented body tub off a lwb ute. I'm thinking about trying to create a dualcab 2a out of it. Transom and body cappings off the dented tub rivetted into the wagon, swb hardtop and truck cab welded and rivetted together with an extra hardtop rib to strengthen the join. Anyone done this? Any other pitfalls? I do have a skilled welder on hand to help.
Running gear would be 179 Holden, S3 tans and Range Rover diff centres. Good rig?

I must apologise for hijacking the thread yesterday. I was thinking about how arrogant it seems all last night.
To clarify what I meant about irritatingly impractical, moving the transom back that far will seriously deplete your load bay to the point where it'd only carry a set of golf clubs, while the increase in cab space would be fairly negligible.
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