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EC IN | Funacres - 8/12/2014 12:58
Ohh, that is so pretty. These are the best pics of a conversion I have seen to date. Really cool to see the inside of the cab done right.
How do you have the shifter working? I'm assuming it is still a syncro range transmission.
I was driving mine yesterday and thinking about your conversion. It may not make sense, but I'm afraid I will have to spend the bucks and convert mine too.
Thanks for posting the pics for us to enjoy.
Yes it is a 30 series cab. I painted it to resemble a 50 series cab. The 30 and 40 series cabs have too much green on them for my tastes. Then I used a 55 series 2-tone interior instead of boring black like it should have. The company that I get my interiors from can custom do the 30 and 40 series patterns in brown/tan if you prefer it. Lastly, I installed an air ride seat because I could not stand the mechanical suspension. I also replaced every piece of plastic in the cab, which included the dash panel, side console trim, kick panels, radio bezel, air louver panel, 50 series dome light, and ash tray.
The transmission is still a syncro. All I did was break it out into two levers. Similar to a 7520. Another way to think about it is a quad range trans is simply a syncro with a 2-speed. So the outside lever selects PABCD and the inside lever selects HLR. It was a little more complicated using the quad levers because they throw a different ratio between the gears compared to the syncro, which is a perfect 1:1. In other words, if I took a syncro shifter and mounted it to the side like some of the 30 series had, it would have been a ton easier to hook up, but would have lost some of the coolness compared to seeing the quad shifter.
Edited by newgenjdcollector 8/13/2014 19:54
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Anyone have pics of Sound Guard cab on older JD tractor?
