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dumb idea?
before i bought my 68 long fleet side or started following this forumn, ive had this idea that wont go away. i want to keep the long wheel base but shorten the rear of the bed about 18 inchs. i think it might look good long wheel base/short bed. awhile ago i saw something about this and a small pitcure somewhere on this site but cant find it. i figure long wheel bases arent worth much, so it would not be a big injustice to this model. what do you think? stupid? anyone have pics or thoughts either way on this? thanks pkj
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Re: dumb idea?
18 inches? that's about everything after the wheeltub. you'd have to hack the frame off. here's a weird truck to look at
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Re: dumb idea?
Yipper: Shorten frame is farmer enough. We did an old GMC . It looked alright when pulling a trailor or sittting in the drive . Was a 1952 mabe 3/4 ton. Yours hmmmmm! post some pics after the butcher job....lol
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Re: dumb idea?
do it, it will look cool. i plan on building a long bed 2wd with 20,s on front and fat 22,s with kind of a pro-streeted look. as soon as my 69 crewcab is done.
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Re: dumb idea?
I think that it would look like a pulling truck!
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Re: dumb idea?
thanks for the pic. that was the one i saw before. i still like the idea but something in that pic dosnt sit well with me. not sure what it is, maybe the molding, or that bed was not shortened but wheel base moved back? thanks for the butcher vote Larry. anymore on the caddy motor? would like more feedback. thanks pkj
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Re: dumb idea?
More or less along the same lines. ( rare for me ) Has anyone ever seen a long box truck with a foot cut out between the cab and wheels, but not shortened at the back, like a normal person would do if turning a long fleetside into a short one? if you know what I mean.
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Re: dumb idea?
this truck has a 7 foot bed, a foot was taken out between the cab and wheel like "purple gas" described
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Re: dumb idea?
This extended cab truck had the bed shortened in front of the wheels as I recall about 15".
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Re: dumb idea?
There is an old ford, I think 71, running around here that the owner said was a factory job. The rear of the bed was about a foot shorter than a normal long bed.
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Re: dumb idea?
it will look goofy as all hell, ive seen it done to 4x4s.
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Re: dumb idea?
i know a guy with a about a 85 or so 4x4 chevy with a cut down short bed on a blazer frame looks kinda neat next time i'm out that way i'll take a picture of it
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Re: dumb idea?
You had this idea before you came to this forum.You didn`t change your mind once you read all the negative comments regarding this very think?At best,some will agree if it is for the practicle purpose of using the truck for trailering.But,do it for looks?Leave it be.
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Re: dumb idea?
Here's a goofy one on the other side of town.
http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/car/208879310.html
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Yikes......
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The Air Force used tugs similar to that in the 80's that were shortened 3/4 ton Fords. You could move anything, but they would beat you senseless at any kind of speed. |
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Re: dumb idea?
I am going against the grain here and say that it looks cool, I have always loved the way the pulling trucks have the wheels at the very rear of the bed and as long as your doing it with a fleetside I think it will look sweet, but who cares what we like, if you want it do it, thats what its all about. But personally I love the way that picture looks, maybe not as cool to me as a short fleet but deffinately cooler than a long fleet and more rare than either!
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Re: dumb idea?
I say leave it be...but I am partial....I have a long bed fleetside
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Re: dumb idea?
man i love all the adverse opions!!! would like to see more pics. this thing keeps sticking with me. i will scale sketch the truck and look for something that still keeps the balance. i can get 18 inches out easy, but may only go 12 inches. also thinking about a little bit of a rake ao the back section instead of just straight up and down. i like the negative as well as positive comments. thanks pkj
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Re: dumb idea?
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Didn't Ford do something like that in the 70's or 80's? They didn't cut the bed down, but I thought they moved the rear axle back on some of the heavy duty or trailering pickups. |
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Re: dumb idea?
Yes, Ford did do that as some sort of camper special in the 70's. They were built specifically for otc campers. This sorta thread came up a year or two ago and there were pics. Several weeks later I saw one in person in my town driving around.
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Re: dumb idea?
fords was a full long bed with the wheelwell just positioned as far back as it could go, and i had only seen them in the 73-76 body style 3/4 ton and i dont think they made themin a 4wd. but to take a better 67-72 body style long bed and leave the wheelbase and bob the bed i think if everything was done right. with i bit of a raked stance and some big wheels and even bigger in the rear could look really cool. and in the 4wd trucks i see these alot at moab and they look very good, but always to beat for my style. i say just do it.
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Re: dumb idea?
heres the truck i was talking about
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Re: dumb idea?
Indeed Ford did use an altered wheelbase configuration. It was unique to the F-350 single wheels I believe. Ford lengthened the wheelbase and the rear axle wound up being quite a bit further back on the bedside. Interestingly enough, these beds will not fit any other Ford model. I think they started introducing them about 71 or 72 and I think they quit them in 75. If my memory serves me correctly, Dean
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