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11-06-2022, 01:35 PM | #1 |
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Extended Cab Pickup
I am looking to build a 1929 extended cab pickup to solve my leg room issues. Has anyone done this? Photos and tips are welcome.
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11-06-2022, 03:05 PM | #2 |
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Re: Extended Cab Pickup
There are extended repro open cab bodies on the market by Brookfield Roadster & they do give you more leg room. However. the problem with them is they extended the cab in the 1/4 panel area behind the door. They need to be extended with a longer door to facilitate getting in & out.I haven't seen any closed cab extensions except for custom made street rods.
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11-06-2022, 03:16 PM | #3 |
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Re: Extended Cab Pickup
There have been extended cab quarters for the 28-29 on the market for years.You use the same back,just change the sides,and fabricate a subrail and floor extension.You do have to slice the front of the bed off accordingly.
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11-06-2022, 04:46 PM | #4 | |
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Any chance you have a photo of what one looks like when done? I was originally thinking I could push the bed back but after looking a friends 29 I see slicing off the front of the bed would be my only option......the things us tall guys will do for just a few more inches of leg room |
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11-06-2022, 05:57 PM | #5 |
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Re: Extended Cab Pickup
There was a company here that made extended cabs for the 28/29 CCPUs. I'm pretty certain that due to lack of sales, they no longer do it. That surprises me because I think there are many like you (the OP) who would like a little more leg room.
One of their biggest problems was that US buyers wouldn't buy because they thought (wrongly) that if it is not made in the US, it is not well made. For that reason, I shelved plans to make Model A water pumps with ball bearings front and back and fitted with a ceramic seal, just like in any modern car.
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11-06-2022, 06:17 PM | #6 |
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11-06-2022, 07:41 PM | #7 |
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Re: Extended Cab Pickup
Here's a link to Snyder's https://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/p...4431&cat=41817
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11-07-2022, 12:19 AM | #8 |
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Re: Extended Cab Pickup
Try over on HAMB, I think I remember one over there that started life as a sedan. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...ssage-board.5/
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11-07-2022, 06:50 AM | #9 |
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Re: Extended Cab Pickup
The biggest issue with Brookville's open-cab pickup bodies is you still have the ingress/egress difficulties because the door stays the same width.
If someone is looking to fabricate a longer cabin, in my opinion they would be better to use a 30/31 Tudor as the foundation and shorten that. Then from the belt moulding down, use 82B body rear cross-sill and sheetmetal patch panel materials to remake the lower half under the ¼ and rear windows. Then to keep the shortened bed from looking too bizarre, fabricate a 66A DeLuxe Pickup Bed like used on Service Bed vehicles that attaches to the body (see attached pictures). . . |
11-07-2022, 08:02 AM | #10 |
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Re: Extended Cab Pickup
I purchased the wooden C-cab with a great cowl and then found a pair of 28-29 CCPU doors. Bought the new back panels and 6-1/2" extended quarter panels from Howell through Bert's. The doors do not present a problem as the goal is to get leg room. If I were to do it again, I would put in a larger rear window. The hardest part was making the top wood out of white oak and flattening the roof contour. All the sheet metal bolt together.
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11-07-2022, 08:18 AM | #11 |
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Re: Extended Cab Pickup
I'm 6' 6" and have never fit into my roadster pickup. I was a lot more limber when I got it 50 years ago. Some remove the original back cushion and replace it with a much thinner version which I'm sure helps some. Enough for me, I doubt it.
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11-07-2022, 09:07 AM | #12 |
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Re: Extended Cab Pickup
I am 6' 4" with 36" inseam. People who are less tall think that us taller people think we are just a bit cramped in a std Model A, just a comfort issue. That's not it, it is definitely a safety factor. Getting big feet and long legs reconfigured for a quick stop is not always easy and an extra second or two can be an emergency situation. That is one of the reasons I have a Fordor. I moved the seat back a couple inches and bent the shifter to the right. Now it's comfortable and safe to drive. I can't imagine if I were 2 inches taller and trying to drive a CCPU. I can get in/out of one but it is too tight for me to drive safely.
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11-07-2022, 01:17 PM | #13 | |
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Just my opinion but while the extended cab is okay, the shortened bed doesn't look right. Another option would be a wooden platform or stake bed like denis4x4 truck pictured in this thread. |
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11-07-2022, 05:31 PM | #14 |
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Re: Extended Cab Pickup
This is a custom build with a longer than stock frame. Not what you are looking for but thought you might like to see.
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11-07-2022, 06:53 PM | #15 |
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Was the frame extended or is there a longer one from some other model? I would love to get my hands on one but regulations here make modifying a frame VERY difficult.
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11-07-2022, 10:19 PM | #16 |
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The poster with the specifications says coupe body and handbuilt 2x4 frame. I do not know the people who did it, but saw at a show and thought enough of it to take pics.
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Since all Model-A passenger car and light commercial vehicles all used the same frame, not much you are going to find as O.E. frame that is longer. AA frames are longer but much different in beefiness. Again, the Coupe definitely looks like someone did a nice job but the reason I mentioned using a Tudor (55B) body as the foundation for this type pick-up is the Tudor doors are a little over 29" wide whereas the Coupe door is about 1¾" narrower. Doesn't sound like much until 'one is trying to slide between the Pillar Lock and the Steering Wheel. |
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11-08-2022, 12:48 PM | #18 |
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Re: Extended Cab Pickup
If you extend the cab you will off set the fenders on the pickup bed so they don’t line up with the rear tire. Fairly easy to solve by moving the part the attaches the fender to the pickup bed forward which will bring the fender forward.
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11-08-2022, 01:19 PM | #19 |
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Lastrefuge hot rods makes knocked down beds you can assemble into whatever configuration you would like.You can't just reposition the fenders because of the rolled in beads on the bedsides.The shortened aftermarket beds have the front part of the bead rolled in at what would be the correct location for a modified bed.
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11-08-2022, 04:40 PM | #20 |
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A friend of mine made a extended cab Pickup. He used doors from Tudor or coupe and cut the length down to make the panel behind the door. His where 12" long. Then he shortened up the box to mkae up the difference. Wish I had a picture of it for you.
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