1938 pu cab mounting wood

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cdubs

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These two pieces of wood aren't cheap.... Does anyone have templates for these? I have most of the old ones.... I think. Any help would be appreciated.
 
If you have the old ones and access to a band saw, then all you need is the fresh hardwood, right? :)
 
Pretty much. That's why I need templates. The problem being that the ones I have left, have rotted away for the most part.
 
I have the old set from my 39 you can have them ,,,I wish you had your city or state listed ,maybe it would not be that much to ship :)
 
oh yea thats right ? not the same ?? what was the outcome of that thread they are different? that weird the cabs are so much alike ,,,,but different , these have rot here an there but there is enough I think to make templates from .. I thought you figured out you had 40 truck wood ? mp
 
I just finished modifying my wood that I purchased (which was not cheap). The catalog number stated it was for a 1939 Ford Pickup, but I had to make several modications to make them work. The front part was not high enough so I added a 3/8 in thick piece to the front part (past the bend) and about 2 feet long which had to be tapered. I added a piece to a slot that was on the new pieces, but my old ones did not have this slot. The new wood also had two raised pieces that I had to cut off to make it like the original. Probably the scariest task was cutting an angled groove in the new wood to accomodate the cab bottom. I used a router for that. My original pieces also had what I called reinforced rubber where each bolt went through the cab, frame, and were attached to the bottom of the wood with tacks. The rubber was about 2 inches long, the width of the wood, and about 1/4" thick. When I asked about that from two different suppliers, they were not aware of any such piece of rubber. I just finished bolting up my two pieces, and now I can move on to something else.
 
Mike in Mass said:
oh yea thats right ? not the same ?? what was the outcome of that thread they are different? that weird the cabs are so much alike ,,,,but different , these have rot here an there but there is enough I think to make templates from .. I thought you figured out you had 40 truck wood ? mp
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Sometime in mid 39 cab wood changed (not sure why) So like mine 38 wood used up until gone. It's another Ford folklore, whoever know's the answer win's the prize:D

I learned what ever year you have, never assume it has parts from that year. Could be used up parts from 2 previous years, trucks got the leftovers:eek:
 
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