09-19-2019, 12:01 AM | #1 |
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C10 extended cabs
Today I put bucket seats in for a kid I know on his C10 like I did on my K20 I sold. Afterward we were cruising to check if he wanted to make any quick changes before he left, and he was happy with his new seating position.
While it never bothered me before, and was nothing I ever cared about. Just now I would like a few more inches behind he front seats, and sliding the seat all the way forward is not in the cards. If you have seen the newer Ram regular cabs vs Chevy you have a few extra inches behind the seat. So I know aftermarket companies built square body extended cabs, and used the rclb to build it. To my mind that seems like a harder way to go about it for the skills, and set up I have to work with. So my though is to use a Suburban, and cut it down to the length I want. Then graft the back of the cab onto the back. This gives me a roof that I don't have to splice a piece into, and all the metal I need practically for the whole project except for the back wall. Then the lack of back wall maybe able to be worked around if I get the clam shell doors. Right now off internet pictures it looks possible, but the back of the cab will lean forward a bit. How does one set up for this kind of project? Or for the crew cab builds I see online of earlier trucks. While not something I have to do on my next C20 project. It is something I am interested in trying. |
09-19-2019, 07:18 AM | #2 |
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Re: C10 extended cabs
Lots of extended cab builds on the board. Using a burb is popular. The crown of a burb is taller than the crown of a pick up.
I typed extended cabs in the boards google search bar. https://www.google.com/search?domain...=1568891830578 |
09-19-2019, 08:19 AM | #3 |
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Re: C10 extended cabs
Just a few more inches? I'd use a donor junk cab rather than let another Suburban bite the dust for that.
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I agree with tim plenty of donor cabs out there. Too many burbans got cut up to fix pickups over the years. But then I'm partial to burbans
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So if I have the opportunity to do this idea when I get my next truck. I will try to get a Suburban to be the basis to build my muscle truck. Honestly if I go for a crew cab. I may just do a Cummins swap, and look for a dually. As I always wanted a dually, but am scared of the width in real world driving. I also have no need of a dually, but I love them. |
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Honestly the the amount of work I propose I could have one of those too. The only big issue would be making interior panels, but there are work arounds. Then adapting other extended cab seats, and windows. One I did see a few picks of was someone took a crew cab, and make it a mega cab. I though that one was pretty neat, but a big girl for the areas I go. Like the dually I mentioned in my post above. Or I could get lazy, and just build a crew cab with a short bed like my 2018 Silverado. The truck is only slightly to big for me, and the square body crew solves that issue. Plus it has 90% less plastic that I find terribly cheap looking with that classic look I really like. |
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