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longbed or shortbed?????
i've got a 64 longbed, its bagged and lays frame. i cant decide on whether to cut the bed down into a shorty or keep it long. i love both but im leanin' a little more towards the shorty. any pros cons that will aid me in this decision? hahah
pictures of shortbeds laying frame or close to it would be cool too! |
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Re: longbed or shortbed?????
Go short. You know you want to
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Re: longbed or shortbed?????
I dont wanna start a rift in the boards or insult anyones style. there are so many amazing short beds out there. but I was at a local show and all the short bed trucks i saw looked too short, almost toy like for me. I like my longbed. but i may be biased haha
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Re: longbed or shortbed?????
Maybe you need one of each!
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Re: longbed or shortbed?????
Short, short, short. Have you ever liked a 4 door Nova? Chevelle? Impala? "Thats nice. Oh, its a long bed."
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Re: longbed or shortbed?????
Looks great from the front.
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Re: longbed or shortbed?????
Longer=sleeker...
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Re: longbed or shortbed?????
Don't be scared. Cut it up. Check my thread.
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Re: longbed or shortbed?????
For what it's worth, I agree with ghostwhite, the short beds just dont have the right proportions, but the long beds can be a pain to park. Maybe you can go Jesse James on us make a custom length, use photoshop to figure out what has the best proportions. Just my 2c
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Re: longbed or shortbed?????
How bout I give you the 20" I cut out of mine and you can add it on to yours. The old super schlong bed. Jason would love it. The double, extra schlong bed. That would be unique.
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Re: longbed or shortbed?????
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Re: longbed or shortbed?????
That would be one wicked setup, averaging what, 5 miles per gallon lol
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Re: longbed or shortbed?????
Here you go
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Re: longbed or shortbed?????
It's disturbing that you guys know where to find these pictures ;-)
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Re: longbed or shortbed?????
Nice photchop 1964C10....shrunken made it pretty scary.
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Re: longbed or shortbed?????
Thanks protrash, the thing sorta reminds me of a locomotive though
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Re: longbed or shortbed?????
haha that photoshop picture with the fat chicks is hilarious!!
i think i am gonna pull a ''jesse james'' haha. if i do it ill probably make it a mid-bed. i think that would look just right, what you guys think? |
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Re: longbed or shortbed?????
can anyone photoshop would they think a mid-bed would look like ?
this is a picture of my truck. http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...mndddat039.jpg |
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Re: longbed or shortbed?????
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Re: longbed or shortbed?????
How much do you need taken out and where?
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Re: longbed or shortbed?????
well i guess with a long bed, to cut it down to a short bed you would need to take out 12 inches in front of the wheel, and 8 inches after. so im thinking probably 8inch in front, 4 inches behind????
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Re: longbed or shortbed?????
Keep it long and be different.......be a leader, not a follower
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Re: longbed or shortbed?????
How would that be different? Keeping a longbed long is what the majority of 60-66 truck owners are currently doing. Different would be lengthening a short bed, which does not seem to be a popular idea.
[QUOTE=Mad Max;3383559]Keep it long and be different.......be a leader, not a follower[/QUOTE] |
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