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My pappy is building a 55 cabover right now. He is putting it on a 1ton van frame and building a 10' flatbed on it as well. The engine is a 391 truck engine with a 5 speed manual tranny. The rear window was chopped up and someone put a smaller slider in (which was missing). The rear window can still be bought new for only $50, but he wanted me to build him one for inside and outside. He is building a tall toolbox right behind the cab, so the window would be blocked anyway. I made the 2 from beetle kill pine. He finished it with tung oil and many coats of spar urathane for the outside one. He did the roof himself with cedar t&g, and the cab now has a nice warm cabin feel to it. This has inspired me to finish the cab of my 72 1ton with similar wood, since it's my lumber wagon.

This was his cab when he bought it a few months ago.

The 391 all ready to go

This will be a massive truck, sitting on the ground it towers over his super duty.

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Nicely done. Doesn't look like Beetle Pine though.
 

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Cool truck well done
 

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Love the wood head liner. Cabover's are cool and for my taste very nice.
 

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That cool, I would love to see the completed truck.
 

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Great start on a what should be a great woodhauler. May not be great on the MPG, but it should definitely
deliver the wood and keep you comfortable doing it.
 

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Looks nice…. I like it!
 

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Keep us posted on that build… I love those old 1950s COEs…
 

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To attach the cedar headliner, he built a curved frame, and then nailed or screwed (not sure) the T&G to that. The rear windows are sandwiched together, and caulked on the outside. I'll post new photos when he finishes the truck.
 

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nice job….reminds me of my van days
 
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