roundin my bed

[79widestep]

well guys ive started roundin my bed ive cut the back of the bed off 7 1/4 in from the inside of the tail gate ive still got to cut my frame and cut back the top bed rail to where the fenders go flat then custom make the tail gate and roll pan curved to match the fenders

[N2TRUX]

Keep us posted on your progress.

[79widestep]

will do but it might be next week end before i get any more time to do more work

[N2TRUX]

So what made you decide to do this? Looks like its gonna be a shortie.

[79widestep]

well i really wantd a fleet side but this is what i have...i like the look of a ssr so i decide to kinda make my own verison of the ssr ..i'm kinda still thinkin on wether or not to cut off top of the bed rail cause i know it'll take the top of the bed down a few inches but my dad has some ideas on how to fix that woth some kind of bed cover cause i'm goin to install a fuel cell and a bed cover later on i'm goin weld up the gas doors and fill in the low area in front of the rear fenders so its flush with outside of the bed .. kina hard to explain lol and i gotta weld in a patch from where we widen the bed at the front of the bed and gotta finsh shavin the steps and weldin them in and finsh weldin in the fender wells to the bed lots of lil stuff oh i wanna put air ride later on also

[Robertw]

is that wagon on a 4x4 frame

[79widestep]

yea its a 66 chevelle wagon on its frame still welded to a blazer thats been stretched we bought it like this has we have some 44 in tires on some other rims for it but there in our shop for the moment so the sun dont eat them up it has 454 in it one of my dads many projects

[79widestep]

i was waitin for some one to ask and the whole paint patches it kinda tunerned in to a test table for spray guns

[smashingchuck]

Commonly referred to as a bobtail.... lets see the finished product!!

[79widestep]

ok guys ive cut another 4 inches out of the top of the bed im guesssin is the bed rail ... and ive cut 3 1/4 inches out of the frame and ive cleaned up the cuts along the fenders so there flush and all thats really left is to figure out what im gonna do with the bed rail my dads sayin cut it off but im not totally sure what yall think i should do ... i'll post some pics tommorrow of this work

[79widestep]

ok i lied i'm postin them today i know its kinda hard to tell the difference but i couldnt get a good pic of the 4in i cut off

[grinch4om]

Originally Posted by 79widestep

ok i lied i'm postin them today i know its kinda hard to tell the difference but i couldnt get a good pic of the 4in i cut off

Attachment 466569 Attachment 466570

there's that Impala again!!!I love it!!

[79widestep]

this is my dads idea to build a swoop right over the fuel cell which is right behind the cab and build a bed cover to sit over the bed to make up for cuttin the bed rail

[77 350 Shorty Wide]

A photoshop I tried, hope you don't mind... God Bless, Terry

[77 350 Shorty Wide]

Smoothed out the mirror, door handle and lock. Terry

[heidesign]

Im looking at "bobbing my rear off. I dont really care for the swoosh at the rear of the cab, but its not mine.

Are you using caddy tail lights? Can I see the rear as you got it now?

If I removed the top rails on the bed, I would probably consider making the cover to have them in it, and when it is down, might look pretty trick.

Just my .02 worth.

BIll

[79widestep]

Originally Posted by heidesign

Im looking at "bobbing my rear off. I dont really care for the swoosh at the rear of the cab, but its not mine.

Are you using caddy tail lights? Can I see the rear as you got it now?

If I removed the top rails on the bed, I would probably consider making the cover to have them in it, and when it is down, might look pretty trick.

Just my .02 worth.

BIll

as far as the swoosh thats just my dads idea im not big on it ether lol and yea i'm runnin caddy lights off a early 90's caddy i belive ... there not a kit there really off a caddy and they fit the curve of the rear fenders perfect just had to make a bracket for the lights to mount to i went ahead and threw in a pic of what it look like before i started cuttin

[Prerunner1982]

Originally Posted by 79widestep

can u make the section right before the rear fenders seem flush with the bed rather then sink in cause thts what i want to do? ...

Originally Posted by 79widestep

well the rear fenders do stick out a lil on the truck since the bed has been widein the inner body line for the rear fenders is flush with the truck and the sunk end wont be that far out it will still have the step there just not the sunk in area above the step kinda hard to explain Attachment 466757

Ok I see what you mean I didnt realize it was wider than stock and I guess I had a different idea in my head..

[79widestep]

Originally Posted by Prerunner1982 Ok I see what you mean I didnt realize it was wider than stock and I guess I had a different idea in my head..

its all good the way i see it the more ideas people give the more inspiration i get for my own ideas

[79widestep]

oh anyone is welcomed to photo shopin my truck .... and ive decied to cut off the top of the bed probaly start that today

[dammitmitchell]

OMG i just realised how wide those tires are...
wow...

r you going to throw any cross bracing across that back?
box the frame etc???

[79widestep]

Originally Posted by dammitmitchell

OMG i just realised how wide those tires are...
wow...

yea there 33x21.50 almost two foot wide tires there massive

[79widestep]

Originally Posted by dammitmitchell

r you going to throw any cross bracing across that back?
box the frame etc???

na i dont think i need to box the frame i only took out llike 3 1/4 inches out of it so i shouldnt need to right i'm not gonna be raggin on the truck mybe get on it every once and a while i'm i'm more show than go

[dammitmitchell]

that's pretty nifty.. i think it would be cool if you kept that cab trim on the backside...

[heidesign]

Im looking at putting them in a 68 stepper.

Looks like you guys modify everything in site. LOL

Please dont start modifying the propane tank in the back ground. Would create some pretty serious ground effects.

Bill