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Old 10-07-2014, 01:51 PM   #8
no1udknow
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Re: 1972 Longbox looking to become a shortbox

If you want to do a short bed conversion, the cost comes down to what you can do yourself. you will need a welder, hole saw, sawzall, and some ingenuity.. parts wise, you will need a drive line, or to have yours shortened, a brake line, and a terminatng kit for the parking brake cable. everything ele for the most part is minor. I started my shortbed conversion on july 24th and my bed is already back on the shortened frame. mind you, I still have a lot of bondo work and grinding to do, but if you are determined, it can be done. oh, and by the way, I m only out $1300 in to the job, and $1000 of that is the truck.
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