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m_w92278 · 10-02-2021, 09:29 PM

I’m getting ready to put the cab on 1940 ford 1/2 ton. Any one have any tips or techniques they would recommend? Also should I treat the cab mounts since they are wood?

Lawson Cox · 10-02-2021, 10:24 PM

Treat the mounts nice. They wood like that. Don't know about 40 but my 35s were/are untreated.

nelsb01 · 10-02-2021, 10:37 PM

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Get some Minwax ebony wood finish.
Closest to what Ford used originally.

You will need at least 5 (five) able bodies to lift the cab. Suggest that you place it moving from the rear to the front, since you may have the steering sector in place or the engine installed.
Of course, mount the cab before the box.

10-02-2021, 09:29 PM	#1
m_w92278 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: albuquerque Posts: 24	Cab installation I’m getting ready to put the cab on 1940 ford 1/2 ton. Any one have any tips or techniques they would recommend? Also should I treat the cab mounts since they are wood?

10-02-2021, 10:24 PM	#2
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Re: Cab installation Treat the mounts nice. They wood like that. Don't know about 40 but my 35s were/are untreated. __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".

10-02-2021, 10:37 PM	#3
nelsb01 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Up North Posts: 628	Re: Cab installation Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Get some Minwax ebony wood finish. Closest to what Ford used originally. You will need at least 5 (five) able bodies to lift the cab. Suggest that you place it moving from the rear to the front, since you may have the steering sector in place or the engine installed. Of course, mount the cab before the box.