809 series to 939 series cab swap

[Csm Davis]

Okay I want to know has anyone on here actually changed a 809 series cab for a 939 series?

 

[quarkz]

Great question.opcorn:

 

[quickfarms]

what would you gain?

 

[Monkeyboyarmy]

More room. Almost a foot wider. How would the cowl/hood area match up?

 

[KsM715]

I would think if you swapped the cab you would have to swap the whole front end. The cab is something like a foot wider. I doubt the hood and cowl would line up without some major body work.

 

[Recovry4x4]

10" wider to be nearly exact. FWIW, the width of the front of the 939 cab is almost exactly the same width as the back of the 809 series cab. Something for the crewcab afficianado to consider.

 

[Recovry4x4]

I would think if you swapped the cab you would have to swap the whole front end. The cab is something like a foot wider. I doubt the hood and cowl would line up without some major body work.

Could always give the hood the A3 treatment.

 

[eldgenb]

I was going to do this for a ntc400 swap into a 813 I had, at the time the 9 series were not at auction like they are now, I would just as soon buy an 9 series, sell the 8 series and be ahead of the game.

 

[KsM715]

I'd rather have the 900 series with the 809 cab and front end.

 

[Csm Davis]

If I do it I will use the tilt hood and at 6'8" I will be able to shut the door

 

[Monkeyboyarmy]

Could always give the hood the A3 treatment.

Do you mean give a couple of 5 year olds a cutting torch and a rivet gun?

 

[emr]

somethings should just not be done, 2 cents, but what the hey its your truck...

 

[Csm Davis]

I think the best thing about the 939 series is the cab and hood it makes working on the trucks much easier and much more room inside thinking about making a uparmored cab, looks fairly straight foward and could actually just chop my cab to add the extra width and maybe a little streched front to rear so front of cowl would match up. Don't hold back if you have good reasons why I shouldn't do it but I think the extra weight up front would be a plus when towing.

 

[emr]

Could always give the hood the A3 treatment.

sorry I could not resist ...

 

[Doubled]

10" wider to be nearly exact. FWIW, the width of the front of the 939 cab is almost exactly the same width as the back of the 809 series cab. Something for the crewcab afficianado to consider.

Ok so I,m one of those guys with the crewcab afficianado.

I'm new to the MV's but not at body work and fabricating. I picked up a couple 818 tractors and was thinking of bobbing and crew cabbing one but haven't seen them yet.

Are you saying the cab tapers from front to rear 10"? If so what would be the best cab to crew? or combination of cabs to crew?

 

[Doubled]

Sorry CSM Davis. Wasn't trying to hijack your thread. After re reading I should have created another thread

 

[Csm Davis]

Cab width

Ok so I,m one of those guys with the crewcab afficianado.

I'm new to the MV's but not at body work and fabricating. I picked up a couple 818 tractors and was thinking of bobbing and crew cabbing one but haven't seen them yet.

Are you saying the cab tapers from front to rear 10"? If so what would be the best cab to crew? or combination of cabs to crew?

Not a problem, good questions, not sure of exactly what the taper is but with a 809 and 393 series hardtop laying one behind the other it looks really doable so if you wanted to keep the stock taper going I would look at using a 939 behind a 809 series cab, but I was saying a 939 is 10 inches wider than a 809.