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knightowl73 · 03-03-2010, 08:54 PM

thinking about finding one, but dont know if it would look decent on a shortbed, always seen them on duallies and they looked fine. id like to make like a rear deck to put some subs in one so i can put one of those storage shelf system in behind my seat still, and to not have to cut out the back of my cab to have i really nice system with space. would also make it easier to make a flushfit tonnuea to clean it up a bit.

was hoping some of you guys had pics. i found one on cl that had like a 11" drop inside for like a tool tray, seems the best one to start with, but i know there are many styles of them, so please help me out.

**N2TRUX** · 03-04-2010, 12:21 AM

I'm thinking not so much...

knightowl73 · 03-04-2010, 01:11 AM

they dont look that great on shortbeds i know. i am just having trouble personalizing it and keeping it functional.

originally behind the seat i was reserving for my music, but it will be a while before i get a bedcover to hide a toolbox, but wanted something easy to get to from the rear gate withoutreally sacrificing any bed space. was thinking maybe dropping a small box in the rear floor, sticking up maybe 1" at most, and lockable

BUT the sleeper is way easier im thinking

Driveway Dreams · 03-04-2010, 12:21 PM

You don't like the look of the "sleeper" and want a toolbox that is easy to access from the tailgate...you gave yourself the solution. A toolbox in the rear of the bed. Get one that sits low (under the rails) and enjoy your truck.

Having the box back there will of course limit the use of the bed and will change your weight ballance. But it accomplishes your goals and can always be moved to the front or taken out down the road if needs be. Plus when you do get a hard cover for the bed, you can keep the low profile box under it.

knightowl73 · 03-04-2010, 03:10 PM

yes in my dodge i had one of those toolboxes that are supposed togo over the side tucked across the front inside corner of the bed, but it requires you to go in the bed to open it and get to things. kinda wanted something like that sunken in the rear of the bed. i have seen the ones that sit on the wheel hump on the side, but think they are way too expensive. i really want to still be able to use to use the whole 6ft of the bed inside if possible. maybe i can make something that goes all the way across that doesnt stick up more than 6-8" i can deal with that.

Damien · 03-04-2010, 07:52 PM

I know a guy that has a topper on a lowered early '90s short bed that looks pretty slick. It is a nice fiberglass one and is painted to match the truck. There are some pretty nice designs now. They have come a long way from the old aluminum toppers.

knightowl73 · 03-04-2010, 08:02 PM

yea i know. i was hoping to find one that wasnt a hightop, but just had a duckbill or something on top on the very back. seemed to be a little shorter up top from the side view from front to back, kinda like a racerback cab extender with a 1-piece rear window and nothing on the sides. hell now that i think about it, that might be what it was. i have seen one of those somewhere before and it looked slick, but the only one tho.

Hoods69BadBowTie · 03-04-2010, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Driveway Dreams

You don't like the look of the "sleeper" and want a toolbox that is easy to access from the tailgate...you gave yourself the solution. A toolbox in the rear of the bed. Get one that sits low (under the rails) and enjoy your truck.

Having the box back there will of course limit the use of the bed and will change your weight ballance. But it accomplishes your goals and can always be moved to the front or taken out down the road if needs be. Plus when you do get a hard cover for the bed, you can keep the low profile box under it.

Yep x2 on that

knightowl73 · 03-04-2010, 11:05 PM

i dont think ill be getting a hard cover anytime soon too pricey,hard to remove by myself and too hard to make. If i were to get the sleeper the tools are locked inside but harder to get to, so no worries, and i still get a nice sounding system. but if i get a toolbox in the bed then it must lock and be accessable from the tailgate, whether open or closed, but then i loose the ability to put in the riding mower or 4wheeler with ease. I guess i might not get my cake and eat it too, but i was a fat kid and want it all cus im greedy

03-03-2010, 08:54 PM	#1
knightowl73 TUKE-NoBullChit Customs owner Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: La Marque, Tx Posts: 640	sleeper shell pics and do you think i should get one? thinking about finding one, but dont know if it would look decent on a shortbed, always seen them on duallies and they looked fine. id like to make like a rear deck to put some subs in one so i can put one of those storage shelf system in behind my seat still, and to not have to cut out the back of my cab to have i really nice system with space. would also make it easier to make a flushfit tonnuea to clean it up a bit. was hoping some of you guys had pics. i found one on cl that had like a 11" drop inside for like a tool tray, seems the best one to start with, but i know there are many styles of them, so please help me out.

03-04-2010, 12:21 AM	#2
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03-04-2010, 01:11 AM	#3
knightowl73 TUKE-NoBullChit Customs owner Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: La Marque, Tx Posts: 640	Re: sleeper shell pics and do you think i should get one? they dont look that great on shortbeds i know. i am just having trouble personalizing it and keeping it functional. originally behind the seat i was reserving for my music, but it will be a while before i get a bedcover to hide a toolbox, but wanted something easy to get to from the rear gate withoutreally sacrificing any bed space. was thinking maybe dropping a small box in the rear floor, sticking up maybe 1" at most, and lockable BUT the sleeper is way easier im thinking

03-04-2010, 12:21 PM	#4
Driveway Dreams I have car A.D.D. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greeley, Northern Colorado Posts: 4,147	Re: sleeper shell pics and do you think i should get one? You don't like the look of the "sleeper" and want a toolbox that is easy to access from the tailgate...you gave yourself the solution. A toolbox in the rear of the bed. Get one that sits low (under the rails) and enjoy your truck. Having the box back there will of course limit the use of the bed and will change your weight ballance. But it accomplishes your goals and can always be moved to the front or taken out down the road if needs be. Plus when you do get a hard cover for the bed, you can keep the low profile box under it. __________________ -Gerald Building vehicles in memory of the first "car guy" I ever knew, my Grandpa. Bob Dunham 1935-2009. Rest in peace. 61 GMC Suburban SOLD The 86 build thread SOLD Are you a Colorado member?Click here.

03-04-2010, 03:10 PM	#5
knightowl73 TUKE-NoBullChit Customs owner Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: La Marque, Tx Posts: 640	Re: sleeper shell pics and do you think i should get one? yes in my dodge i had one of those toolboxes that are supposed togo over the side tucked across the front inside corner of the bed, but it requires you to go in the bed to open it and get to things. kinda wanted something like that sunken in the rear of the bed. i have seen the ones that sit on the wheel hump on the side, but think they are way too expensive. i really want to still be able to use to use the whole 6ft of the bed inside if possible. maybe i can make something that goes all the way across that doesnt stick up more than 6-8" i can deal with that.

03-04-2010, 07:52 PM	#6
Damien Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Farmington, MN Posts: 928	Re: sleeper shell pics and do you think i should get one? I know a guy that has a topper on a lowered early '90s short bed that looks pretty slick. It is a nice fiberglass one and is painted to match the truck. There are some pretty nice designs now. They have come a long way from the old aluminum toppers. __________________ I can still count my vehicles on two... wait three hands.

03-04-2010, 08:02 PM	#7
knightowl73 TUKE-NoBullChit Customs owner Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: La Marque, Tx Posts: 640	Re: sleeper shell pics and do you think i should get one? yea i know. i was hoping to find one that wasnt a hightop, but just had a duckbill or something on top on the very back. seemed to be a little shorter up top from the side view from front to back, kinda like a racerback cab extender with a 1-piece rear window and nothing on the sides. hell now that i think about it, that might be what it was. i have seen one of those somewhere before and it looked slick, but the only one tho.

03-04-2010, 11:05 PM	#9
knightowl73 TUKE-NoBullChit Customs owner Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: La Marque, Tx Posts: 640	Re: sleeper shell pics and do you think i should get one? i dont think ill be getting a hard cover anytime soon too pricey,hard to remove by myself and too hard to make. If i were to get the sleeper the tools are locked inside but harder to get to, so no worries, and i still get a nice sounding system. but if i get a toolbox in the bed then it must lock and be accessable from the tailgate, whether open or closed, but then i loose the ability to put in the riding mower or 4wheeler with ease. I guess i might not get my cake and eat it too, but i was a fat kid and want it all cus im greedy

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