1973-1979 ford crewcab

[01blueedge]

A guy on one of the Facebook pages is making crew cabs and corrected long beds for the 73-79 trucks. The Facebook page is 1973-1979 ford pickup scale replica group. Here's a pic of the cab and bed side

[mikemodeler]

Nice, you'd think he would have corrected the windshield though.

Any word on what this conversion kit is running?

[01blueedge]

24+6 shipping on the cab. He is still in the process of making interior and other parts I'm not sure what the price on that would be

[impcon]

That looks pretty clean - aside from the aforementioned windshield error. Maybe it's a genetic flaw in those models.. But the cab looks nice otherwise. Now someone needs to do a Supercab based on that body style...

[Rob Hall]

Looks good...may have to get one. Always liked the crew cabs of that era.

[01blueedge]

That looks pretty clean - aside from the aforementioned windshield error. Maybe it's a genetic flaw in those models.. But the cab looks nice otherwise. Now someone needs to do a Supercab based on that body style...

He is in the process of mastering a super cab and it should be available soon

[impcon]

Now THAT would be a good one. We have a 1:1 '77 Ranger F150 . We bought it in 1987 with 106,000 miles exactly on the odometer and today, it has close to 300.000 miles onit. It is the smoothest riding and most comfortable truck imaginable and it has served us faitfully. It's been parked for a few years now but will be recomissioned late this year or early next year and reinstated as a daily driver. For sure I'll get at least one of those.

[Chuck Most]

He is in the process of mastering a super cab and it should be available soon

And, going by what he is saying, that might have a corrected windshield opening. He's aware of that quirk in the original AMT kit, and has plans to work the correction into future versions of the cab.

[Trailer Trash Kustomz]

The casters name is Greg van sickle and he's also working up a centurion. For those that aren't familiar with it, the centurion is an excursion type vehicle

[impcon]

_{Do you have an URL so we can look at his page and contact him to order? Speaking for myself, I'm especially interested in a Suer Cab when it is ready and I know someone else who will want one as well....I don't do Facebook - hate the thing and refuse to go on it - but I;d like to contact the man.}

Edited June 11, 2014 by impcon

[01blueedge]

_{Do you have an URL so we can look at his page and contact him to order? Speaking for myself, I'm especially interested in a Suer Cab when it is ready and I know someone else who will want one as well....I don't do Facebook - hate the thing and refuse to go on it - but I;d like to contact the man.}

I pmed you his email

[redneckrodder]

Just joined the group and man he's got some nice stuff

[Chuck Most]

Just joined the group and man he's got some nice stuff

And even more stuff on the way.

[redneckrodder]

And even more stuff on the way.

i hope that includes some correct dually fenders if there actually is any lol

[01blueedge]

i hope that includes some correct dually fenders if there actually is any lol

There was never a stock dually bed made all the dually where cab and chassis

[redneckrodder]

So all the dually fenders are aftermarket ones ?

[01blueedge]

So all the dually fenders are aftermarket ones ?

From what I have read they where all aftermarket. I think some of them where chevy

[Chuck Most]

From what I have read they where all aftermarket. I think some of them where chevy

What he said. Ford did not make a factory dually pickup until 1980.

[redneckrodder]

From what I have read they where all aftermarket. I think some of them where chevy

now it makes sense about why alot of the fenders look like chevy fenders so were the ones in the amt tough truck somewhat correct for that year of truck i think i read somewhere its a 71 but not sure

[redneckrodder]

What he said. Ford did not make a factory dually pickup until 1980.

hmm i wonder why dually's must have not been very popular as nothing but work trucks back then

[Rob Hall]

hmm i wonder why dually's must have not been very popular as nothing but work trucks back then

5th wheel travel trailers must have been uncommon in the '70s and before...I know in the '80s I saw a lot of duallie pickups towing them. I've seen a couple '73-79 Ford duallies in 1:1, and they had add-on fender extensions like the Dodge duallies had back then.

[redneckrodder]

Yea but the dodge ones were factory like that werent they

[mk11]

What he said. Ford did not make a factory dually pickup until 1980.

...'Ford did not make a factory dually pickup- with a box- until 1980'...

Here's a pic I took of a '72 wearing '87-'97 fenders...

Is there a link to that crewcab/modified box vendor for the non-facebook folk?

mike

Edited August 7, 2014 by mk11

[redneckrodder]

Im not sure if there is a link i can get in touch and see if he is on the forum or if he would join

[Chuck Most]

...'Ford did not make a factory dually pickup- with a box- until 1980'...

Not a pickup if it doesn't have a box.

I suppose I should clarify... Ford didn't make a dually pickup (with a box ) in the modern era until 1980- you could order dual rear wheels on the heavier-duty Ford pickups in the '30's, but they were pretty rare and Ford didn't offer the option for very long.