FL80 Firetruck Conversion

Camoyj

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Been slowly building a totter out of an old 1996 FL80 firetruck. It's an 8.3 Cummins w/ Allison 6spd. We geared it from a 6.14 to a 4.30 with an air locker. We built a the sleeper from 2x2 tubing. Trying to get it finished is the hard part.
 

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Spent some time on the interior. Still have a few hundred hours to go.
 

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Made a little more progress on the interior.
 

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I pulled the bed off to paint it and cut the back wall of the truck. Now I can cut hole in the box and slide it back to paint back wall and roof of the truck.
 

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Todays progress. I finished the lower stainless cap on the sides and the back. Capped up the rear door floor. I need to build some window plugs and add some sheet metal on the bottom of the cab cutout for the seal to mount to.
 

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I made up some rear window fillers and put a support from roof to the floor.
 

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Fab work on cab is done. Need to paint everything now.
 

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Some more progress. Holes are cut, painted back of cab. Now it's going back together.
 

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Finished most of the interior wiring today. Now trying to wrap up the rest of the interior.
 

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I got my 2000w inverter installed along with new microwave. Also finished up the pass through.
 

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This project seems like it's never going to end! But there is light at end of tunnel.
 

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We have color on it now. Can't wait to put it all together now.
 

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Hard to believe it's the same truck now.
 

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I got the rear panels made up.
 

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