anything short of carpet padding glued to the back of the cab and sitting on
the gas tank is insuficient. i am planning this as the last rebuilt on this
truck. first go around was 12 yrs ago. never been comfortable for long
drives. i also own a 59 panel, have the seat so far back, if i look to the
left i see wood paneling (sorry last rebuild on the panel was 1979!) my wife
(5"8"short) has trouble driving it with the seat moved all of the way
forward.
maybe i am dreaming. and will do without the cab extension.
kurt
58 3100
>From: "Blaine & Maggie Dumkee" <bmdumkee@auroranet.nt.ca>
>Reply-To: "Blaine & Maggie Dumkee" <bmdumkee@auroranet.nt.ca>
>To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>Subject: RE: [oletrucks] more leg room
>Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 18:30:37 -0700
>
>I am hoping to gain more leg room by installing a Dodge Dakota bench seat.
>I
>have been told it is slightly narrower than the original seat and can be
>installed further back.
>
>Anybody have any experience with this?
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
>[mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of K Ohlgren
>Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 5:36 PM
>To: ccpanel@jps.net; oletrucks@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [oletrucks] more leg room
>
>
>i looked at lengthening the doors first. a lot of work there. 4 doors, 2
>cabs, custom glass, etc... it would definitely look good. then i looked at
>extended cab, the best of both worlds, but i didn't like the finished
>product (sorry deve)
>then i saw the article on the FR100 in classic trucks mag (mar03). i like
>the look. saw it on a late 30s chevy earlier. i don't want to shorten the
>bed as i want to keep my side mounted spare. so i will lengthen the frame
>or
>possibly shorten the bed behind the rear fenders. dono ;) either way a lot
>of work for 6". i'm 6'4"+. any custom seating arrangement will leave me
>with
>less leg room than before.
>kurt
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: mark <ccpanel@jps.net>
> >Reply-To: mark <ccpanel@jps.net>
> >To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> >Subject: [oletrucks] more leg room
> >Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2003 15:31:07 -0800
> >
> >have you considered getting a donor cab/doors and cutting yours long(just
> >in
> >front of the rear door jamb) and cutting the donor short(just behind the
> >firewall jamb) and then joining the 2 together to get a longer door/cab?
> >mark
> >
> >
> >
> > http://customclassics.org
> >
> > northern california
> >oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
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