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this is like moving a mountain - yea on paper it works but good luck actually doing it

• whalesalad 5y ago
  With that attitude - yes! I grew up working on cars. It's really not that hard, especially with electric vehicles/retrofitting. The cab is attached to the frame with like 6 bolts. This is a very common practice in shops working on trucks - sometimes it is easiest to just lift the entire cab to work on the truck. Photo: https://www.dieselworldmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/01_TRANS.png https://www.dieselworldmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/01... Doing restomod work is a lot of fun if you are into that sort of thing. You get to play 'car designer' and rebuild a totally new vehicle/powertrain while trying to make it look original.
  • ufhghfggf 5y ago
    Heard that modern truck engine compartments are getting so cramped you gotta lift the cab to even change all the spark plugs. This way dealers can charge $500-$800 for a plug change. (And diesels, which don't have plugs, have even more stuff ($$$) crammed in instead.) It's getting to the point where having the know-how plus equipment to lift a cab is becoming outright essential if you don't want to pay thousands for routine maintenance.
• mywittyname 5y ago
  This is work, for sure, but honestly, it's one of the easiest chassis fabrications that someone can undertake. It's a box that sits between frame rails. You'll have to make considerations for chassis flex and ensuring it can handle the weight, but those are relatively easy.
• HeyLaughingBoy 5y ago
  And like moving a mountain, you do it one step at a time. I've done body lifts -- remove truck body, insert spacers, replace truck body -- with just a jack and a couple of 2x4's. Not hard, just takes time and patience.