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09-14-2009, 11:11 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: dundas ontario
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To make a long box short
Is it possible to shorten the box on a '63C10? I can't find any threads on how to do it? Thanks!
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09-14-2009, 11:18 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Spokane Valley, WA
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Re: To make a long box short
Trucks TV ran a segment in 2007 that show exactly how to do this, both to the frame and the fleetside bed. You can watch it on Amazon.com for $1.99, and save it to your hard drive. Following is the link. It's episode 10 dated 5/27/2007.
 Amazon.com: Trucks!: Season 2007, Episode 1...
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09-14-2009, 11:55 AM
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Location: Glendora, CA
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Re: To make a long box short
I think there are threads here on it. I've never searched for them but pretty sure I've read them in the past. Not that hard with careful measurements and a clean level area to setup the mod. You need to weld OR I suspect you could do all the measuring, cutting, setup and call in a mobile welder. Post pictures all along the way if you do this.
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09-14-2009, 12:29 PM
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Re: To make a long box short
Definetly, I'll take pics and show you guys along the way. I'm picking up the truck in a couple of days. I have a really bad itch to get started on this thing!!! I thought I had see a thread about this before here, but now of course, I can't find it anywhere! LOL
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09-14-2009, 02:13 PM
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Re: To make a long box short
Excellent choice. Longs are disgustingly gross.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=333241 |
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02-20-2013, 05:50 PM
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Re: To make a long box short
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05-08-2015, 09:52 PM
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But Found Her 25yrs Later!
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Re: To make a long box short
Hadn't seen this write up before :
http://www.eastwood.com/blog/eastwoo...-c10-bedsides/
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05-09-2015, 11:12 AM
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Re: To make a long box short
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I wish you luck with this if you shorten. It's beyond my skill set and patience. Too many other things needed doing just to get it driveable. |
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05-09-2015, 12:26 PM
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Re: To make a long box short
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05-09-2015, 08:49 PM
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Location: Iron Ridge, WI
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Re: To make a long box short
Long bed = work truck
Short bed = wanna be work truck. I have both but will take a long bed over a short bed any day. It's not about the looks, it has be useful to stay at my house. |
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05-09-2015, 09:03 PM
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But Found Her 25yrs Later!
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Re: To make a long box short
Oh great.
Maybe next we can dispute big window vs small.
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05-09-2015, 09:08 PM
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Re: To make a long box short
I'm doing this now because short beds are what I like.
Drug my long bed tralor home. Took it apart and mounted a bedside on an aluminum table. Put a sandbag on the wheel well to clamp it.  Posted via Mobile Device |
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05-09-2015, 09:12 PM
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Re: To make a long box short
I'm mobile so it's hard to post but everything is self explanatory. I measured from the edge and cut 12" from the front and 8" from the back. Text me at 806-282-6032 if you need help! Oh, I used tape and tried to cut, the tape peeled because of the heat from the cutoff wheel. So I measured, marked with a fine tip marker, layer my tape, then dusted with grey primer and cut on the primer side. It was really easy to see with proper light and I made a very nice cut. Get some of the sheet metal clamps from harbor freight, life savers!
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05-09-2015, 09:14 PM
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05-09-2015, 09:14 PM
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05-09-2015, 09:15 PM
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Re: To make a long box short
Made the tape tight for the paint!
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05-09-2015, 09:16 PM
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Re: To make a long box short
This is what I used, any cheap light colored paint would work. Probably better ways but this is what I did.
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05-09-2015, 09:17 PM
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05-09-2015, 09:17 PM
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05-09-2015, 09:18 PM
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05-09-2015, 09:19 PM
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Re: To make a long box short
Cut on the inside, that part will be removed and try to keep as clean of an outside edge as possible.
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05-09-2015, 09:20 PM
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Re: To make a long box short
Nice easy bright line to follow. Once again probably better ways, but the tape peeled from the heat and I didn't have any good markers to make lines I could see along the Sparks of the cutoff wheel, this worked great however.
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05-09-2015, 09:21 PM
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Re: To make a long box short
Remember to cut on the inside part that's being tossed.
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05-09-2015, 09:21 PM
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Re: To make a long box short
Setup a light and your grinder so you can control the sucker.
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05-09-2015, 09:23 PM
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Re: To make a long box short
Once you cut through the front the back needs to be marked and cut as well.
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