club cab to crew cab

[Chris and Sam]

NOPE, CAB IS A PAIN TO DO!! I am doing one right now, and if you put a crew cab on a club cab chassis you will have to modify the floor and mounts, unless you feel like putting on a 4 inch body lift to clear the frame. It can be don, but is a pain!! Also, the club cab fuel tank has a raised bump in it, and also interferes with the rear portion of the cab, and also another problem area. Me and a friend already have about 200 hours between us both in mock up and assembly, and we are not done, but see the light at the end of the tunnel, and will probably do another one next year, now that we know what direction to go in.....

 

[Chris and Sam]

club to crew conversion....

Hey guys,



I did a search on this,but didn't really come up with any answers. I am sure this has been asked before,but I must not be typing in the right key words for the search. My question is regarding a swap to a crew cab. I was wondering if the frame mounting points,and overall length of a club cab with 8' bed was the same as a crew cab with the 6. 5' bed?If so would I be able to just put a crew cab body on my club cab,nad use a short bed?Would the frame from my 92 clubcab be any stronger than say an 85 crew cab short bed?If the frame mounts are different for what ever reason on a crew cab,would I be better lengthening the crew cab frame,changing mount points,or is it just better,and easier to use the crew cab as a whole,and drop the drivetrain from my 92 in it?I know these are some questions out of left field,and I bet they have been covered before,but please bear with me here. My wife is expecting our second child,and my club cab isn't going to be fun to fit 2 car seats in. I would love a new truck,maybe even a mega cab,but I don't have that kind of money. I could probably swing a gasser right now with the good deals they are giving,but I will miss my Cummins. My 92 has 231K miles on it now,but it runs great,and I think it has plenty of life left(knock on wood),plus it is paid for. Thanks in advance.



Chris

92 D250 Club cab

83 Mazda RX-7 soon to be parted

79 Mazda RX-7 GS early production(5/78)

74 Mazda Rotary pick-up truck

I wanted to ask since this is your thread, so I don't hi-jack it, but I have some pictures of our progress, and can post here, or start a new thread... . please advise with some input, otherwise I will start a new thread about it.