new crew cab photo

FORDMANDAN · Post by **FORDMANDAN** » May 21, 2008, 11:12 pm

crew cab photo ( i hope it works this time) my suicide door conversion.i moved the door handle pockets from back to front of doors and left to right so the door handle will face each other like the old suicide door lincolns. i think will look cool what do you guys think?

slick4x4 · Post by **slick4x4** » May 21, 2008, 11:39 pm

wow! that looks like it took alot of work.
VERY custom
will it be user friendly? as in , will it be easy to enter?
keep posting pics.

Post by **Kid** » May 22, 2008, 3:05 am

Dan. Truck looks great. Much further along than when i seen it. How close will it be to being driveable for SlickStock in Aug.............Kid

jecsd1 · Post by **jecsd1** » May 22, 2008, 7:53 am

Looks great! what a cool idea

Z-MAN · Post by **Z-MAN** » May 22, 2008, 8:10 am

Awesome, would really like to see it. Your building that truck quick!

Post by **Greg D** » May 22, 2008, 8:31 am

That looks great! Nice job!

Gritsngumbo · Post by **Gritsngumbo** » May 22, 2008, 9:10 am

Looking really good. Do you have any more pics (different angles) at it's current state of build? I should have my new 63 Crew on site in a couple of weeks. Looks like your doing a lot of the same things I had in mind. Not sure if I have the skills and patience to do the suicide doors, but they really look great. Looks like you have the same problem as me with the fender sag. Do you have a cause and solution yet?

in2hotrods · Post by **in2hotrods** » May 22, 2008, 9:56 am

Very Cool! You gonna move the locks on the rear doors or just delete them?

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » May 22, 2008, 10:23 am

FMD thanks for being one of the guys in the club who has taken longer than me to get your truck on the road.

She is looking very sweet. I remember the "Frankentruck" when you brought her home LOL

Shiny · Post by **Shiny** » May 22, 2008, 10:42 am

Unfrickinbelievable!
Weld done Dan! It looks great!
I'll be doing the suicide deal on my crew too.

So yeah lets see some more pics of it!

-Shiny

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » May 22, 2008, 11:11 am

You guys seen the seperate-box Uni crew Garbz built?
http://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gallery ... umid=14917

Garbz · Post by **Garbz** » May 22, 2008, 12:04 pm

Hopefully Bob Fuirst continued on the build on the suicide crew and will be at SS08. Bob was at SS06 with the flag truck, The Big 66 4x4.

Sorrowfully i had to sell it to finance my move from NE PA to Phoenix.

Garbz

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » May 22, 2008, 2:07 pm

Hah! I bookmarked your pic album from the other site like 2 or 3 years ago, when I stumbled on it one day.

http://groups.msn.com/slick60sfordfseri ... ewcab.msnw

Glad to see you still have it & are still working on it. It looks great!

FORDMANDAN · Post by **FORDMANDAN** » May 29, 2008, 4:38 pm

HI GUYS, THANKS FOR THE COMMENTS... to answer some of the questions. i welded up the lock holes last week. the suicide doors offer alot more room to get in and out. the original ones would only open partially and was very restrictive. they could open to far as the would overlap the front doors. so my doors now open straight out! thanks for posting the arcive link to my pictures.slow I AM! (good at it! ) but after years of procrastinating i am NOW working on as much as i can. i am not sure i will have paint on it but i am bringing it done or not! If i have to i will trailer it up there pulling it with "ole green" (66 f100 300 4 speed). i know she can step up and bring it there.i hope to drive it though. oh yeah someone mentioned "fender sag" the yellow fender on my truck isnt even bolted on so it is just flopping around. i only used that fender to fit everything to my new frame. we all know "fender sag come from rusted out cab mounts and replacing them is the answer. in my case i have new frame and custom build cab mounts. well got to run. will try to get more pictures soon.....
http://groups.msn.com/slick60sfordfseri ... ewcab.msnw

Gritsngumbo · Post by **Gritsngumbo** » May 29, 2008, 4:51 pm

That was me. But, when I finally saw my Crew Cab in person last week, I discovered that the "perceived" problems with the fender sag were caused by them not being bolted on (like yours). The PO replaced the front sheet metal and hadn't gotten around to doing the "the bolt thing". I can't wait to get it down here and start to work on it.
Oh BTW: Although "conventional wisdom" is that the hinges were always on the outside of the "aftermarket" (non-factory) crews, mine disputes this theory by being inside, just like the front doors.

new crew cab photo

new crew cab photo

THANKS FOR THE COMMENTS..MORE PICS SOON