Fld cab vs classic cab

Im reluctant to commit and say it's interchangeable.

In "My" FLD120 that I talked about previously in these forums the outside of the body was a standard with the biggest sleeper available then before the new XL Series that came out right around 1998, I was introduced to one in Omaha and it made quite an impression on me. Basing what I recall of Freighliner's demonstration XL and set up there, I would imagine body parts are very little in interchangeability. Now handle rails and fuel tank skirts and so forth might be...

I tell you what... any time you can get a truck that exceeds space and volume compared to a FLD 120, buy it. It's awesome. The bigger the studio the better.

I have driven just about all the rigs there are to drive except for most of the European ones here in America and have loved them all. But for habitat and ability to endure brutal winters with heat it's either a FLD 120 or a CH Series Mack sleeper cab. With that said, the Century in the 2001 series did very well for us too. For us that represented the very best of Freightliner as far as our Husband wife team demands and needs for that year. You have to really love each other to be in that space for several months at a time plus 700 pounds of food, fluids and necessary clothing etc.

 

Next time I'm home I'm gonna go check out werners junkyard/parts house , I hear they have dang near every part imaginable at very good prices ...il let ya know .

 

i'm pretty sure the classic and fld's are identical except for the hood. And if you have a fld with a set forward axle, then even the hoods are interchangeable.

i think freightliner even refers to the classic as a FLD 132?

 

I vote for same as well.

 

strollinruss, Im liking the Pete in your avatar picture above your handle.

Apologies to everyone. Occasionally I speak up about something and it's not going to side track the topic I hope.

 

The only diff is the hoods which the early FLD style had special cowl parts between the 120 and 112 on the sides to go with that weird hood/fenders and set back axle.

Other than that the cabs are identical. But an aftermarket SS visor won't fit the plastic visor brackets. Gonna need to mod 'em or make new ones.