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Join Date: Jan 2004
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Tommy,
Here's the best way I can figure how to do it where it would look 1/2 decent... You still have the issue with the wheelarch being "incorrect". With all of the labor involved, you would probably be better off selling your bed and buying a decent SWB... Anyway, remove the wheelarch from behind the wheel to the front of the bed and up to the top in the area that the front bedwall(bulkhead) bolts in. Shorten upper section of bedrail to SWB length. Take wheelarch and position so that the wheelbase is correct and mark the bedside. Cut out the area you marked and weld in the wheel arch. Weld in front area of bedside where bulkhead bolts in. Make patch for behind wheel arch to bumper area. Now you still have to shorten the inside of the bedside and the bedfloor... That's what I come up with... L8R - Joe
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WOW Technology Is Cool
Joe,
That's neat how you can do that with those panels. Looking at the pictures you sent, I now see the subtle differences in the wheel openings. I don't think it would be much of a concern to me because, as long as both sides were the same, I think it would be OK. (after all, the purists will be too busy freaking out about the extra door to notice the arches!) Did you give any thought to what I said about the pillars? I haven't had a chance to dig deeper on mine. Let me know your advise AND dissent. Take care, Mike
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Thanks Joe, the new bed sides would be the way to go now that they are availiable. It was always a thought since the late eighties. I am sure you have seen people cutting just the back off. I couldn't figure out the horizontal body line with verticle cuts. That makes total sense, would their be any difference on the horizontal body line in the front of the bed to the top of the bed if so I dont think it would be much.
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Vertical Cuts
Tommy,
To shed some light on your original question: Yes, to make vertical cuts on both ends would be like cutting the ends off of a football and removing part of the middle. Then trying to get everything to line up again wouldn't work without adding at the top or bottom. Clear as MUD right? Take care, Mike
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'67 Chevy Iron City Beer Truck (9ft step) '67 Chevy Panel Truck 467 '68 Short Fleet 305v6 '68 McLaren Ramp Truck '68/'68/'70/'71 Burbs 292/366/402/454 '69 C-30 dump '71 C-50 dump and church bus '71 4x4 454 '72 Blazer (w/pop-up camper) $15 x-hooks '66 Chevy II 194/Weber '68 El Camino" 305v6 '69 Skylark 455 Buick '70 Chevelle 427 '71 Cutlass W-31 '71 GTO 400 2x2 "The 51" Chopped '51 Chevy (409) my first car OK Toad, we'll take 'em all... John Milner |
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Out draggin'
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Mike,
Well, I went out and looked again. Here's what I think... If you want to keep the doors opening as they currently do, then you will definitely need to obtain another burb B pillar as a donor(or a similar one from a donor vehicle like maybe an old International Carryall or crewcab, 73+ Burb/Crewcab, ect...) The pass B pillar is "thinner" because the door needs to swing into it so it doesn't affect the opening of the front door. If you notice, the 3rd door hinge area(on the door itself) is deeper than the same area on a front door. This is to give the door more pivot on the hinges. If you wanted to "suicide" the rear doors, that would make your life a little easier on the drivers side but you will still need to fabricate a doorjamb for the latch. I have often wondered how hard it would be to suicide the rear doors, eliminate the B pillar and use the rear door itself as the latch jamb for the front doors(sorta like a 67-70 panel rear door, van rear door or the newer GM extended cab trucks...) L8R - Joe
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Yeah Baby!
Joe, I like the way you think brother! A little overlap so that the suicides aren't quite so suicidal! Man, 17,000 heads ARE better than 1! This is taking off like a rocket! Keep it up and this thing will have a H U D and an auto-pilot before it's all over! Thanks for the on-going brainstorming session guys. Take care, Mike
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'67 Chevy Iron City Beer Truck (9ft step) '67 Chevy Panel Truck 467 '68 Short Fleet 305v6 '68 McLaren Ramp Truck '68/'68/'70/'71 Burbs 292/366/402/454 '69 C-30 dump '71 C-50 dump and church bus '71 4x4 454 '72 Blazer (w/pop-up camper) $15 x-hooks '66 Chevy II 194/Weber '68 El Camino" 305v6 '69 Skylark 455 Buick '70 Chevelle 427 '71 Cutlass W-31 '71 GTO 400 2x2 "The 51" Chopped '51 Chevy (409) my first car OK Toad, we'll take 'em all... John Milner |
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