I need a new cab

Recently picked up an 88 Ford f150 V6 regular cab for 800 bucks and I took it to my mechanic fso that he could ascertain what I'd need for a safety certificate so that I could procure some insurance up here in Canada.

The news was remarkably good however the cab is extremely rusty and hence, shot. My mechanic suggested to replace the cab. Take the old one off and buy a used one that I could replace the original with.

My question is that although my mechanic said it was not a terribly hard job, I've enevr taken apart a truck before so I'm unsure where the mounting bolts are etc.

My mechanic gave me a list of what to do.

Hood off, doors off, seat off, disconnect wiring harness, disconnect steering column, unbolt box and remove so you can slide the cab back, unbolt cab.

Any help or direction someone can point me in is welcome. I'm just not sure where everything is. These things are always more involved than they sound.

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88fordf150Dave
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I think you'll be sorry once you get into it. For what it will end-up costing you in the end, you could buy a decent truck.

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JimV

It's a miserable job no matter what you do, but this list doesn't seem to get to the point. I mean, why would you need to take the doors off? It'll be easier, much faster, if you leave the cab totally assembled, and leave the new cab assembled as well. You don't really need a checklist. If you start to pick the cab up off the frame, you'll quickly discover what all needs to be disconnected.

In fact, when you find a good cab, you find it's again easier to take the whole other truck and fix whatever it needs using parts off the rusty truck.

The best and easiest solution would be to find a different truck altogether.

One final thought - this is one of those jobs that'll be much easier if you have a vast variety of tools. If you do everthing the hard way you might never finish.

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Joe

The rest of the truck is in great shape though for 300,000K. I think he said take the doors off for weight and lifting discretion. He said to take the box off and that way you could slide the cab back before lifting it down. I have already procured a second cab in great shape for 200 that I will also have to take off that frame but I'm not scared of work and have an abundance of tools.

How many mounting bolts are there in the cab and box and where exactly are they located?

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88fordf150Dave

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