four door deuce?

[jh1990]

hi all
my dad (ah1955) just bought a deuce, which got me thinking...buy 2 deuces with half decent rag topped cabs, cut out the rear wall of one. cut the fire wall out of the other, weld them together. has anyone ever thought/try to do this?
i'm not planning to under take such a project until i'm a couple years older.

 

[mangus580]

RE: four door deuce

So a search on the user "Hot Rod Deuce" and you will find pics and everything He has been working on his for a while....

 

[jh1990]

RE: four door deuce

hey thanks ill look into it a little more

 

[jh1990]

RE: four door deuce

i was also planning to take the beds and scrap all but 9ft of each of the cargo beds and weld both together then making a 18ft bed. then i would need to lengthen the frame. i cant do any of this now for a couple reasons
1)i don't have 2 deuce to do it to.
2)i don't have the money.
3)i don't the materials/equipment.

 

[M1075]

Re: RE: four door deuce

i was also planning to take the beds and scrap all but 9ft of each of the cargo beds and weld both together then making a 18ft bed. then i would need to lengthen the frame. i cant do any of this now for a couple reasons
1)i don't have 2 deuce to do it to.
2)i don't have the money.
3)i don't the materials/equipment.

You could save a lot of time, money, materials, and equipment if you buy an M36 long bed deuce to start with!

 

[jh1990]

RE: Re: RE: four door deuce

good point i didn't think of that. thanks, but aren't the M36's a little rarer than an M35?

 

[motorolanut]

RE: Re: RE: four door deuce

yes rare and LONG

 

[Recovry4x4]

RE: Re: RE: four door deuce

While you're at it, get a few acres so you have some place to turn it around.

 

[jh1990]

RE: Re: RE: four door deuce

yea thats also in the list

 

[Polverone]

Re: RE: Re: RE: four door deuce

While you're at it, get a few acres so you have some place to turn it around.

Will it have two zip codes on the registration?

 

[zak187]

RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: four door deuce

i always wanted to do that too. crew cab that is.

 

[markaroe]

You could pick up one of the tails off a bob, probably for nothing. It might make your plan a little shorter though. Put the Bogie plates over the split. It might work.

Put two steering axles under the back and you might be able to turn it around in one state.

 

[markaroe]

You could chop a school bus and put behind the cab.
Then you could send the kids to the back of the bus and not have to listen to them.

Sorry I got carried away.

 

[Unforgiven]

While you're at it, get a few acres so you have some place to turn it around.

Actually, the M36 isn't as bad as you think wrt the turning radius. I pulled into my house on the first shot the other day, right between the fence and the gas meter.

In fact, the longer wheelbase seems to distribute the weight of the truck better, making turning the front tires just a little easier than the M35.

M36's aren't rare. They are hard to come by, but not rare. Eastern Surplus has a couple right now. GL puts them up every few months.

It would be worth your time & money to wait to get an M36 for the modifications you propose. But I'll tell you now that you aren't going to get 4 doors plus an 18 foot bed. Not gonna happen. I would suggest 4 doors and a 12' M35 bed.