No-scar shortbed conversions?
 

I've seen a few guys that have figured out how to shorten long bed trucks without having any exterior cut and weld lines to metalfinish or paint. Anyone here done it this way and have any photos of the process?

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I personally haven't shortened one but I have seen it done, you have to separate the rear cap from bed, shorten it and reweld cap on, front you shorten it and fold lip over to reweld. MetalOx Fab on IG has a video you can buy but I don't know if this way is on that video.

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It's the end cap part that I'm having a hard time visualizing. I have been studying where the spot welds are located to get an idea of how it all goes together. Looks like I'd have to peel away the outer stake pocket to get to the inner structure, then remove that to get to the seam between the cap and the bed side. Some photos of that all peeled apart would give me some confidence.

I've been waiting for the Metalox guys to do a 60-66 video but I'm getting impatient :)

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It is available now!

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I'm only seeing the 67-72 and squarebody videos on IG and their website...I'm ready to spend my money -show me how!

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The thing I keep struggling with is all the work it takes anyway you approach it, and then the wheel opening is still 3 inches longer than a real shortbed.

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Yeah, but you get an extra stake pocket too! (grin)

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That is strange, maybe I am wrong, I will be at Dino's and will hit him up.

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Thanks man. I'll be keeping an eye on their IG account too.

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I asked him and he is working on it now, I don't know why I thought it was out already.

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Sweet, thanks! I spent some time digging through his IG posts and I think I can see where he drills out the welds on the rear of the bed cap next to the tailgate, but the video would still be a good confidence booster.

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This photo is also stolen from the internet and shows the inner structure of the rear stake pocket a little better. I might still go with this method and just blend the paint.

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Prolly the best bet, I do a lot of metal work and I don't think I would want to take on a bed cap, unless I was scrapping it.

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But it Will Also Have Bigger Wheel Well Opening then a Short Bed and Center Of Pocket As Well

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It Still Would be Scared With Bigger Wheel Well And Middle Pocket. I. did one years Ago and Got Clowned For Wheel Well Being To big

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Doesn't matter what other people think. It's not -their- truck.

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It Still Would be Scared With Bigger Wheel Well And Middle Pocket. I. did one years Ago and Got Clowned For Wheel Well Being To big