and left side does not match right side
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Finally found my Tucker!
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Thefatsquatch
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Yeah, the glass shop pointed out that not a single corner of the front windshield was the same radius. Bit of a fun one there.
From the Tucker factory? I'm shocked (NOT!)
Thefatsquatch
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Yeah, I had them pick the sharpest, most even radius corner, and I figure I will trim the frame to fit. I decided a while ago that there are some absolutely beautiful restorations out there, and they likely started in a different place than this one. So, I am doing whatever I want. Why not extend the cab if I have to replace the sheet metal anyway? Why not put a layer of fiberglass over the cab with reinforcements where the roof-rack and strobe light are going to go? If I want to build new doors out of carbon fiber board because I have it, who is stopping me? The motor and tranny aren't original, the frame looks like it was welded by a noob with active epilepsy, and I broke an axle in my driveway. Maybe this thing will get a completely unnecessary hood scoop. Maybe I will put rocket launchers on it. Maybe I will build some tucker-like metal/rubber tracks for it so I don't have to replace 4k worth of track wheels. But I do know two things. It is getting painted orange, and it's getting more windows.
why not take the gas tank out of the cab, thus giving you more room than you willl know what to do with and put the tank in the rear part of the frame under the floor deck
and if are thinking big, why not abandon all things tucker except fifth wheels and axles, build a bigger better machine of your own design, think big
Don Coyote
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I've been considering putting a Volkswagen Beetle hood and front fenders on mine.
Been meaning to play with Photoshop to see how I like it..... just haven't had time.
..... (Don't get your rocket launchers from eBay..... trust me).
Been meaning to play with Photoshop to see how I like it..... just haven't had time.
..... (Don't get your rocket launchers from eBay..... trust me).
Thefatsquatch
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Last owner already did that. Bad ass coffin shaped aluminum tank. Bad news is, I’m 6’5, and it gave me enough room to scoot my seat back. He also put some Amazon bucket seats in there, which I tho k I’ll keep, but I need to build new mounts so they aren’t on the floor. I really like the way the crew cab units look from the 80s too, so if I have to Frankenstein-cat a bit, it won’t hurt my feelings.
Thefatsquatch
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That’s the other project. A jeep Cherokee body on a Thiokol 2100 frame.
If you're that tall, and planning on raising the seat off of the floor some, you are going to hate your current windshield placement. My seat replacements went back onto the factory seat frame (~6" from floor). Tank replacement cut an inch behind the seat. But even at 6 feet tall I feel like I need to slouch in the seat to be able to see what I want to see because the top of the windshield is so low. An additional 5" of personal would be a no go. You will be able to see out and down, but not far ahead.
Honestly if the entire cab had just been lifted 5" and everything stretched down accordingly, it would be a much more enjoyable ride.
Don Coyote
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Previous owner of MY Tucker asked me to take the tank out of the cab so he could have a little more leg room.
..... Then he only drove it ONCE in the next ten years!!!
I was the only one allowed to drive it since the last yahoo tried to do a "doughnut" in it and threw three tracks off it. I had to build fifty new rollers for it to keep it from going to the junkyard. They were sketchy, but they worked..... the new ones I make are awesome. (There are still a few "emergency rollers" on it, to this day).
Joe gave the Tucker to ME, because Tucker deserved an owner that would take good care of him.
It was a good decision.
..... Then he only drove it ONCE in the next ten years!!!
I was the only one allowed to drive it since the last yahoo tried to do a "doughnut" in it and threw three tracks off it. I had to build fifty new rollers for it to keep it from going to the junkyard. They were sketchy, but they worked..... the new ones I make are awesome. (There are still a few "emergency rollers" on it, to this day).
Joe gave the Tucker to ME, because Tucker deserved an owner that would take good care of him.
It was a good decision.