I will be tuned in opc1:

 

so as stated above, yesterday we did the cab swap on my truck. we started around 8am and it turned out to be the perfect day weather wise for the swap. we started the day with a running truck and by the end of the day we had to tow it to where it has to sit. the original cab is a 1992 and the cab that we swapped on is a 2000, hence the nickname 9200 ranger. here are the pics..

for all of the pics and to see the final result check out the my supermotors page

the truck as of 7am

popped the doors off and Marc showed up and we dug in.

then vic showed up and the fun began

got the girlfriend involved too (she loved it)

the old coming off

at one point that was the little piece stopping the cab from destroying the rest of the truck

marc gets his money's worth out of cut off wheels

poor body work by the PO. BTW thats all bondo!!

 

here are the pics..
for all of the pics and to see the final result check out the my supermotors page

there are the rest of the pics.

navynuke- i could have done that but then id be stuck with a crappy cab and a small build thread!! lol

 

Where are the rest of the pics? I know there are some sketch pics out there. =)

 

bree has some on her phone i think ill have to get them off that.

What was all the bondo in the bedside?

no the bondo was on the cab under the extra cab window.

 

What was all the bondo in the bedside?

 

dude that bondo looks like its .5 or .75 of an inch thick? I thought bondo was for a very small skim coat something like .05 or .10 of an inch.

 

Bondo should AT THE THICKEST an 1/8" from what I knew. I'd never put a thick coat of bondo on ANYTHING lol

Nice truck nonetheless

 

yeah we were all shocked when we saw how thick the bondo actually was on the side. i cant believe someone actually thought that was ok.

 

lol dumba$$... (not you guys, the PO)

 

NICE progress guys :thumbup Keep it up !

 

But remember the PO swore it had never been rolled or laid on it's side.

 

He wasn't wearing a helmit and tends to forget about some details now!:doh0715:

Great build so far!

 

The bondo was almost as thick as a quarter, not laying flat. It was ridiculous. I think Ian kept a few pieces. What happened to all the pics, you said there were like 85. I think I saw maybe 10...

Any idea what you are gonna do with the wiring yet...

 

Looks like you guys did a hell of a job!

X2 on post up more pics here. I hate going over to another site like Supermotors and navigating through a bunch of pics. Would rather just click on the thread here, and scroll down and see it. Also helps if you have commentary/questions on particular pics.

 

another way to avoid those fee's is to get someone to register it in AZ for 6 months or so.

should wipe them clean.

 

I need that for my big truck...

 

Good stuff so far. Can't believe the guy did that with the Bondo... I mean, how much is a gallon of that crap now versus the price of a used fender? :wtf

Lazy ass & terrible liar.

 

exactly haha. like your sig says. i need a bigger hammer...to knock him out with. lol

Ian, if you need help with a computer, I have a nice motherboard with good ram and everything just sitting at the house waiting to be used...

my laptop is good. i meant my work computer sucks at life. lol.

 

Ian, if you need help with a computer, I have a nice motherboard with good ram and everything just sitting at the house waiting to be used...

 

ok here we go as requested....all the pics.

at 7am it appears to be a nice little prerunner

.....nevermind

interior minus seats

now marc is getting in on the fun

a little me time

supervisor vic strolled in just in time. even the GF is working VIC!!!

my GF tearing the center console out

engine is free from the cab

vic didnt hate it as much as it looks like he did

no shes under the car and i still havent seen a tool in vics hands!!

marc and vis progress on sleeving the bed cage

...really vic?!

removing fuel cell

dont know why marc took so many pics of me pulling the ebrake cable lol.

its coming!

brake booster saved us a huge mess

so did this tiny piece

marc likes to use cutoff wheels

our cab removal tools

such a pretty sight

bondo anyone?

 

1.75x.120 wall tubing does some damage

...well so does a hammer

away it goes

here comes the new

vics idea on how to lift it

second guessing his idea...

there it is for now!

 

these should get mixed in

 

Now THAT'S how to post pics, Ian! Great shots...

 

I look at this and laugh....
Even though vic did ACTUALLY do some work, the pictures tell a different story. I love the pics of him just standing there, snoopervising I guess

Im glad that part of the project is done, I am still sore from it

Got any video of the welds?

 

Haha should see everything he took off snipers truck.. basically the entire body to put back on his b250.... LOL jk snipe

 

yes for the record Vic actually did help haha. most of the time when we got chances to take pics was when we were all able to take a break from moving the heavy cab. lol.

i have a welding video just havent uploaded it yet. maybe later tonight when i get home from school.

 

Lol. That's so awesome.. I get the "lazy worker" of the day title. :histerica Was a fun day.. My back is still screamin at me for it.. (Though it didn't help I played 2 hockey games the next day)

As for my way of lifting it, remember to state that it was all going good and I did say the lift would not pivot the way we wanted it to so when we pushed it the board slipped off and killed the dash. :haha

As for the wiring I think you'll like what I did with mine. In the long run it'll make things way easier.. Just swap over your dash and the whole under harness.. Only things that should need splicing would be the door switches (If they don't match)

 

i thought ahead and got manual doors, windows and mirrors so we are good to go!!

 

Looks like a fun build, I wil be watching this.

 

yeah its a blast working on this thing. i picked up some 5" over beams last weekend just waiting on the steering and ill be looking at a full width 9" rear this weekend.

 

sorry its been a little while ive been super busy trying to get this thing done by memorial day weekend. a lot has happened to it since then.

Marc helped me bring the truck back to my house so i could get more work done on it. when i last left updated the bare cab was sitting on the frame with
3 body bolts holding it in place and nothing hooked up. the first day i started working on it my goal was to get all the HVAC crap ripped out.

as it sat when we brought her home.

completely cut out the HVAC and cleaned up wiring the first day.

some 5" over beams....that AREN'T going to be used.

the engine bay is cleaned up a little.

also ripped out the dash.

going to jump ahead because i cant get my other pics off my phone for some reason. here is a list of everything i have done since the day of the swap.
-mount cab with all 4 bolts (had to drill out the 2 front ones)
-removed AC and heating
-removed 2001 dash
-installed 92 dash wiring harness into 2001 dash
-mounted dash
-installed rear jump seats
-installed carpet
-mounted doors on hinges so i dont have to use a strap. lol.
-rebuilt rear shocks
-custom mounted 92 steering column to 2001 dash
-relocated brake booster and m/c
-installed seats and seat bracket for front seats.

as she sits now

carpet installed. steering wheel not mounted in pic.

ill get the other pics up asap. it should be running again next week :rockon

i still need to:
-mount core support
-mount fiberglass (front and rear)
-hook up all wiring grounds
-connect dash and engine wiring through the cab
-connect race shifter
-ghetto mount 92 gauges in 2001 dash
-splice headlight switch in
-a bunch of little things here and there