Imagine If You Will - The Expanded 50 Series Line (1 Viewer)

[bobm]

@Calgary40 posted his pics

 

[riderjgs]

Bringing this recent pic over to this thread for further discussion.

Whoever did the work on this was approaching an ideal 50 series cab, pushing the back window section behind the B-pillar. Makes me wonder what happened and why it wasn’t completed.

A couple of ideas to share here.
Now the back window tie-in to the tailgate has a large flat section that angles outward towards the vertical portion of the gate. This caused them to angle the pillar out more to meet with the tailgate. Works for the SUV look, becomes wasted space in a pickup cab (arguably). How about a pie cut of whatever pillar that would be (D?) to eliminate that flat angled transition and make a more vertical back from the roofline down to that transition body line. Add more to the roof to give ample headroom. Where that ends, cut down to add the tailgate and rear corners to round out the back of the cab.

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Some of us of the taller persuasion wouldn’t consider that “wasted space” if it provide more seat adjustment and leg room. There’s a reason only short drivers have FJ45s.

 

[YukonCruisers]

Nope, grabbed a pic from Lambcrusher for the sake of this thread... such as it is...

 

[YukonCruisers]

This is the photo-shopped one I am thinking of building, once red pig is running :

 

[RUSH55]

55 version of a Sunraider? How about that FF dually rear?

 

[YukonCruisers]

That's too fat, and by fat, I don't mean phat...

Gotta be able to climb a mountain

 

[PabloCruise]

Some of us of the taller persuasion wouldn’t consider that “wasted space” if it provide more seat adjustment and leg room. There’s a reason only short drivers have FJ45s.

Makes you wonder what qualified as "husky" when Toyota marketing was writing their ads in the 70's...

 

[RUSH55]

Thought about showing some pics of what I consider being wasted space on that particular area, but I’d probably be wasting my time. Guess I’ll just have to build one for myself sometime and show pics then.

 

[J Mack]

Thought about showing some pics of what I consider being wasted space on that particular area

 

[bobm]

You forget da Nucked rush

 

[J Mack]

You forget da Nucked rush

A little Nucked Rush goes a long way......

 

[RUSH55]

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See how much fun you’re having?
You’re welcome

 

[scrapdaddy]

Oh Man, I'm laughing too hard to drink my beer.

 

[bobm]

NEVER

 

[sneaky]

This one was for sale a little while ago in Sydney. I think there were issues about the length of bodywork behind the rear wheels and getting it engineered.

 

[scrapdaddy]

That would totally fly here in Missouri.

 

[bobm]

Here too

 

[fj55tlc]

 

[scrapdaddy]

I like the single door better.

 

[RUSH55]

Holy sheet! There you have it @Calgary40 !