1980's Ford Cab-forward Firetruck Converted

[Jason911]

Yesterday I was at the annual Jefferson Car Show and Parts(junk) swap in Jefferson, WI and while aimlessly wandering about I came across this gem. Hung around for the owner, but to no avail - assumed he too must of been lost in the sea of car parts. Looks to be a early 80's Ford cab-forward pumper, converted to a "camper/rolling workshop", and near as I could tell he was using it for living and for a mobile Harley repair shop(steady work to be sure). Pictures explain all that I could see - lots of little details hidden too. I'm still seeing stuff on the photos that I did not see yesterday. No affiliation, but please - enjoy!
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[Jason911]

Ok - why the photos are upside down is beyond me.......?

 

[Skooter_Built]

Ok - why the photos are upside down is beyond me.......?

Are you in Australia? :sombrero:

 

[65BAJA]

What's it like sleeping on the ceiling of a fire engine?

 

[ExpoMike]

Are you posting from your phone? Forums don't auto rotate images like your phone does. Try flipping your phone 180* and take new pics to post. Should be upright.

 

[peneumbra]

But if he flips his phone 180 degrees, and then makes a phone call, won't he be talking backwards?

 

[hansrober]

now thats funny

Are you in Australia? :sombrero:

 

[Mushin_Noshin]

That's impressive. Most of the older pumpers r built strong and just taking stuff off of them is a choir let alone modifying them to that extent. Thx for sharing

 

[patoz]

I'm a retired Fire Chief, and since I don't like seeing fire trucks upside down, I rotated the pictures.

 

[quickfarms]

That's impressive. Most of the older pumpers r built strong and just taking stuff off of them is a choir let alone modifying them to that extent. Thx for sharing

The current ones are not built that way. Some of the equipment looks like it was an afterthought and they are more about the shiny metal and less about the structure with no provisions to work on them.