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80 series cab cuts, what to go for?

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80 series cab cuts, what to go for?

Post by AngryElmo »

am thinking of cutting my 80 into a ute but dont know if i should go duel cab or extra cab, can you PLEASE post up some pics of differnt conversions. thansk
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Post by luk3y »

extra cabs look way better and that way you can set up the tray better aswell with more room to do what you want with it with still enough room to put some stuff in the cab if need be
but if you wanna take people with you dual cab would be the way to go.
all depends on personal requiremants mate.
im thinking of doing the same to my 60 down the track aswell.
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Post by crankycruiser »

heres my xtra cab

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Post by Cyrel »

I think your question is more do I want seats or tray space .
If you are making the choice based on looks don't start the cut.
I have a wagon and am keen to chop it also. I know I need the rear seats so the choice is simple. The best part of the chop is getting all the rattles out the back wear they belong and not in the cab. This is my only gripe with the wagon after coming from a 75 tray. Whatever your choice they all look trick with a good tray setup.

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Post by mrgrumpysleeps »

I have an extra cab and i think it has a cut down rear end too which leaves me f@#% all room on the tray, i may aswell have a dual cab. Just not enough room to put dickie seats in, prob like 400mm from back of drivers seat to rear wall, good for keeping shit out of the weather but. plenty of room for a cage one day too :lol: if i keep it that long.

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Post by money_killer »

im a fan of the extra cabs, extra space comes in handy
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Post by Auto-Craft »

If you cut at the floor rise for the rear seat, that gives you 450mm of behind seat space, and the pillar around 300mm, and you can go up to 2100mm tray if required.
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Post by Dane »

Don't forget that a dual cab is heaps easier to do than an extra cab panel wise. Just cut it, radius the corner, fit a back panel, bog and paint.

No door welding, door and gap filling, pillar filling, wheel arch filling, side window fabrication, interior panelling, floor mods, etc.

If I could talk myself into dual cabbing mine instead of going the extra cab it would make my life a lot simpler.
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Post by AngryElmo »

im going to pay dale at 2dextreme to do the cut for me
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Post by RV80 »

Buy mine instead.
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Post by Dane »

AngryElmo wrote:im going to pay dale at 2dextreme to do the cut for me
Smart man. His work looks great.
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Post by AngryElmo »

RV80 wrote:Buy mine instead.
i have all the goodies in mine like lockers and that and the cab is set up how i want. so ill think ill just cut it to suit
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Post by stinger »

RV is yours a Duel Cab or extra cab?
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Post by Dane »

AngryElmo wrote:im going to pay dale at 2dextreme to do the cut for me
I would imagine easier = cheaper. I'd be interested in the price difference between the two cab styles. Perhaps he charges a lot more for an extra cab conversion?
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Post by AngryElmo »

well as its now turned out dale isnt doing cab cuts anymore, so it looks like ill be having a go myself, anyone had some pics of extra cab cuts so i can see what other ppl have done?
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Post by SCANAS »

can't remember but i think his username is xxl.45cruser.xxl or something is doing a cut at the moment and from memory he is in qld so he might be able to point you in the right direction

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Post by crankycruiser »

AngryElmo wrote:well as its now turned out dale isnt doing cab cuts anymore, so it looks like ill be having a go myself, anyone had some pics of extra cab cuts so i can see what other ppl have done?
heres the album of pics for my cut
http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j240/ ... te%20chop/

might give ya some idea on wats involved
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stinger wrote:RV is yours a Duel Cab or extra cab?
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Post by AngryElmo »

crankycruiser wrote:
AngryElmo wrote:well as its now turned out dale isnt doing cab cuts anymore, so it looks like ill be having a go myself, anyone had some pics of extra cab cuts so i can see what other ppl have done?
heres the album of pics for my cut
http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j240/ ... te%20chop/

might give ya some idea on wats involved
Thanks for that. looks like its not that bad
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Post by AngryElmo »

what rear window did you use?
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Post by crankycruiser »

the back of the cab is actually an f truck back (narrowed down) and they run flat glass. so a mate made me up a laminated rear window
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Post by AngryElmo »

i would think that that would cost a bit to get the back off an ftruck
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Post by Black Bull »

Havn't got enough posts on this acc to show you mine

But you'll find it in the buildups area @ downunder4x4
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Post by crankycruiser »

AngryElmo wrote:i would think that that would cost a bit to get the back off an ftruck
cost me nothing, it was sitting in a paddock down the rd, so they donated it! was from a late 80's early 90's?
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Post by Hardcorr »

Have a look here, might be of some use, in Brissy too. I've thought about having the supply and fit side of it done then finish it off myself. Don't have the time or place to do it all at home.

http://www.creativeconversions.com.au/

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Post by BeauGQ »

AngryElmo wrote:i would think that that would cost a bit to get the back off an ftruck
hey mate i work for Eumundi wreckers & we own ford QLD F series spares i can get a price for you if you like ?
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Post by ferog »

Nice job on the internal cage!

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Post by AngryElmo »

i dont need a window now, i have cut the cab and had it enginered now, its now in the paint shop. ill post up some pics when its out
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