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Old 08-28-2010, 08:06 PM   #1
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Craigslist score. Shortbed!


going to shorten the frame this winter...

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Old 08-28-2010, 09:11 PM   #2
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Old 08-29-2010, 10:47 AM   #3
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Comgrats on the sweet score.
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Old 08-29-2010, 11:28 AM   #4
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Congratz...Have fun.Why shorten a longbed?Just buy a short bed if you want a short bed.
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Old 08-30-2010, 01:32 PM   #5
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.Why shorten a longbed?Just buy a short bed if you want a short bed.
Just my .02
its cheaper & less work. Not going full resto, just a driver.
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Old 08-30-2010, 02:50 PM   #6
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its cheaper & less work. Not going full resto, just a driver.
I don't know about less work, but around here its waayy cheaper and easier to get a longbed truck than a shortbed. I plan on going the same route, but I may shorten the bedsides too.
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Old 08-30-2010, 03:00 PM   #7
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I don't know about less work, but around here its waayy cheaper and easier to get a longbed truck than a shortbed. I plan on going the same route, but I may shorten the bedsides too.
Im a welder & fabricator. So shortening the frame is easier than swapping all my stuff to another frame. Motor, cab, frontend, suspension...thats a lot. Longbeds are easier to come by here also...

I was considering shortening my bed but this was way cheaper & easier & my pass bedside is not too nice.

I just have to decide on the floor. The new stuff is wood floor & my old bed is metal but needs a bit of rust repair. Thinking of seeing if a newer bed floor will work with not much hassle...
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Old 08-30-2010, 05:46 PM   #8
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I was thinking about buying that myself haha man let me know I would love to see the process of shortening it.
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Nice find. What is the advantage of a short bed? Certainly not for a work truck.
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Congrats on the buy!

Be sure to start a build thread...
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Old 08-30-2010, 08:40 PM   #11
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Nice find. What is the advantage of a short bed? Certainly not for a work truck.


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Old 08-30-2010, 08:42 PM   #12
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I was thinking about buying that myself haha man let me know I would love to see the process of shortening it.
I got it so cheap I couldnt get to the ATM & his house fast enough. He lives a few mins from my shop...
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