Swapping out the cab on my bobbed M35A2 truck, finally

[miltruckman]

Well, I am finally getting around to swapping out the cab on my bobbed M35 truck. I picked up an extra from Dave Oheim a couple of years ago. It has been sitting in front of my garage ever since. The kids have loved playing in it as a club house but I finally got tired of looking at it. my brother came up on Sunday and we spent the afternoon pulling the bobbed truck apart. It took from about noon to 8Pm to get it to where you see it in the photos. Completely apart!

I plan to install a winch, repair and install the spare cab, install a harbor freight pickup bed crane in the bed to hoist the spare tire, and install some bench seats in the bed for passengers on the trail rides. Removeable of course. I'll also put heat in the cab, The original cab didn't have any heat but I think I have all the parts I'll need to put it in. I'll post some photos too.

Bill

 

[asgtoolman]

What type of receiver hitch set-up do you have? [pic #4]

 

[jesusgatos]

Me too! Installing a new NOS cab on Mah Deuce. Just got it back from the sandblaster, where I had it stripped and primed.

 

[miltruckman]

That is a Curt #15605 class V receiver hitch. 18,000lb capacity with 1,800lb tongue weight. You can reference this post to see some better photos about it:
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/deuce-modification-hot-rodding/45005-curt-receiver-hitch-deuce-18-000lb-1-800lb.html

I ended up moving it as far forward as I could before bolting it on. It worked out perfectly.

Bill