now that's a bit of a stretch...

[gwaii]

ok,on the procedure i'll start with some history.there's lot's of these f350 crews littering the logging roads of this island since logging went belly up a bit ago.i got two(a 94 and a 96-regi on the 94)that had been sitting for about 5 years in trade for some paint work on a logging truck hood.they were both pretty rough,but the 94 was rust free,and so a good base.stripped her down to bare bones,did the body and paint(with a little tinkering it ran fine)and ran it as a normal crew for a while....but i had this idea,an extra truck,and took some measurements to see if it was feasible.the key is that the back edge of the front doors and the back edge of the back doors have the same profile,so they can be stacked.the trick was to create an opening identical to the back door opening in the middle which was done by cutting the cab on the donor truck in the middle of the front door and removing the rear cab.the main truck was cut in the middle of the rear door,so that when they were put together(after very carefull measuring and on the already stretched frame)i had my third opening.the rear floor pan on the crew is the same as the front,so these lined up perfectly.the center fill panels are just rear doors with the windows filled in,held by the latches and hinges-but dont open.they are however very easilly removed for better access to service the stereo stuff or middle seats.ford used the same rear shaft as the standard cab but with a 3' second section for the crew-i just added another section from the donor to make a 3 piece drive shaft-lined her up good and it does 100 mph on the highway vibration free(you didn't hear that from me)the roof is still a bit rough at the seam,but it's being cut out anr replaced with the roof from an explorer soon.it's just the right size to replace the courigated middle section on the 350,and it has the power sunroof.

 

[gwaii]

side view shows it a bit better.....but you can see the downside of prepainting all the body parts-the match on the new parts isn't quite perfect,but i'm not too worried as i have more plans for it that will require more painting anyway-it'll get fixed then.

 

[Will]

I thought about doing this. I have 5 kids and it's hard to find a vehicle that fits us. I modified a 4-passenger seat from a 2010 Clubwagon so I seat 7. I am glad I didn't extend my wheelbase. My brother's weddign was in downtown Cincinati and I was surprised to find, while following everyone else, that the rehearsal dinner was at Via Vite at Fountain Square and we were heading down into the parking garage. I barely made it--like 3-point turns to get around the corners--and took up 2 spots because there wasn't enough room to swing it in straight into a spot. We also had to switch ballet schools for my girls because my truck won't fit in any of the downtown spots near the old school.

 

[gwaii]

know what you mean.....if i was still in the city i would have never done this.got lots of turning room here,but i wonder how those limo drivers do it.

 

[Boggin]

this is awesome. you have to be the most interesting man ever. you have so much awesome stuff

 

[gwaii]

tell the wife that.........but seriously,thanks,man.

 

[gwaii]

Washed the truck today,thought i would show off the faux carbon fiber paint job on the hood and grill.

 

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[gwaii]

also did some work on the sub box-those are 6.5" subs from explorer systems.made by jbl,they may be small but they can handle about 300 watts(double voice coil)there are three in this box.total is 23 speakers in the truck,4 kicker 200 amps,and 2 efx 250 amps.it's louder than the kids.ps-sorry about the seperate posts,haven't figured out how to get on more than one pic at a time.

 

[Dangeranger3]

Wow, this truck is amazing. You do great work. I really like the idea too.

 

[Will]

It's your thread--do as many posts as you want.

That's a great interior set-up. Definately sits 7 in more comfort than my truck.

 

[gwaii]

it's got some rbv flavor to it too....those middle seats are from 94ish ranger ex cabs,and the fronts are 96 explorer power leather.only downside in the back is that now the kids can face each other they like to kick at each other.need to put steel barriers around them,i guess.edit-the fabric covering the sub box was peeled off an explorer headliner.

 

[coryg]

make me a crew cab ranger!