Stretching the cab of a TT
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galerae
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- Joined: Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:42 pm
- First Name: Gale
- Last Name: Bray
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1926 TT
- Location: Lakeport
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Stretching the cab of a TT
I am the second owner of a closed cab (sort of) 1926 TT. In the 30s the orig owner had the top of the cab cut off just above the lower glass so he could drive under the prune trees in his orchard in Healdsburg, Ca. where the truck was bought and spent its life, until I bought it. The doors were also set aside and lost decades ago. I have decided to make wooden doors along with wood bed sides but I would also like to stretch the size of the cab at the door openings about a foot. It is a tight squeeze between the steering wheel and brake lever and the rear door post. In addition, this truck has a Ruckstell AND a chevy aux trans so I have two shift levers, with the trans lever right up close to the seat platform. Has anyone stretched the length of a cab to make more room for butts and legs? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks
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HPetrino
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- First Name: Henry
- Last Name: Petrino
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- Location: Modesto, CA
Re: Stretching the cab of a TT
My TT is a wood cab '18, but it sounds like our trucks are pretty similar. Over the years mine got harder and harder to get in and out of. The darn thing must have shrunk or something. Now I just get in and out on the other side.
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galerae
Topic author - Posts: 3
- Joined: Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:42 pm
- First Name: Gale
- Last Name: Bray
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- Location: Lakeport
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Re: Stretching the cab of a TT
hpetrino, I wish that was an easy solution. Unfortunately, the Ruckstell shift lever and the aux trans shift lever are between the passenger side and the driver's seat. Entering on either side, I have to crawl between or over levers and I just don't bend as easily as I used to. Your truck does look like mine. Even snipped and clipped, they are beautiful in their old age.