96 377 pete frame stretch started

96377petedoug

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Finally started my conversation after having my truck for 3 years putting 26 ft box on after frame stretch is done to pull 28 ft trailer with race cars
 

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frame strech

Great start, what will the overall length and wheelbase be? Keep the pictures coming.
 
Finally done with the frame time for a box
 

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Finally p/ up a clean 26 ft 7ft inside height FRP box
 

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Hats off to PeteDoug!

Doug: Very nice work on the frame stretch and dropping the driver. Please keep posting pics as your project moves along. Nice to see someone doing a Pete!
 
sleeper removal and box mount day 1

Probably will be 5 days total to mount the paint front wall and roof and back wall of the truck and cut hole and attactch sleeper boot
 

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sleeper removal and box mount day 1

Day 1 of 5 probably to cut sleeper hole and paint the front wall and roof and back wall of truck finish mounting and attach sleeper boot
 

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productive Saturday

Removing sleeper and placing box
 

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Is it an optical illusion or is that box less than full width? Like maybe 7'6" or so? Wondering about why the rear tires hang out.
 
The box is not mounted on the truck it's 8 ft wide. Still have to cut walk through hole and paint front wall install boot ring and paint the truck wall and roof
 
I have a 98 377.. was thinking of doing the same thing...
My pete had a sleeper and someone made a day cab out of it, now I dont have a seal to go to the box.. that might be an easy fix but im stumped as to what to do with the air ride on the cab.. there don't look like there is any room to keep them on the cab and still mount the box..
Do you have any pics?
thanks
 
My truck was a day cab. They bolted down the cab to the frame, no air ride. I think most of the truck conversions have the cabs locked down. But some have managed to keep the air ride and use the accordian boot.
 
We made mounts for my cab peterbilt mounts were outrageous the sleeper boot for a unibilt cab has no give for airide cab with fixed box.
 

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