Can a long box bed floor be used on a shortbed box? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

REPO1 · 10-26-2003, 02:51 PM

Can a longbed box floor be cut down to fit a shortbed box? If so how much work would it be? Is it even worth thinking about?

Kid · 10-26-2003, 04:49 PM

Not a big deal, I did mine (metal) just cut 12" off the front, then 8" from somewhere between the aft end and the wheel wells. If your interested, I think I have some pictures. There are some good posts on here on this if you do a search.

REPO1 · 10-26-2003, 07:11 PM

I would love to see some pics of this being done. I plan on new bed sides, so I am only conserned about the actual floor of the box. Somehow, I cannot understand how cutting some off the rear would work, as the end of the box under the tailgate has a panel that goes across. (something like a filler panel)

10-26-2003, 02:51 PM	#1
REPO1 Shortbox wanna-be. Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort St.John, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 773	Can a long box bed floor be used on a shortbed box? Can a longbed box floor be cut down to fit a shortbed box? If so how much work would it be? Is it even worth thinking about? __________________ 1970 Chevy C20 Custom Camper 402BB Turbo 400 trans. (Slowly becoming a '70 shortbox 1/2 ton) '71 Camaro SS 402/T400 resto '97 Z28 (11.41@127MPH)

10-26-2003, 04:49 PM	#2
Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 702	Not a big deal, I did mine (metal) just cut 12" off the front, then 8" from somewhere between the aft end and the wheel wells. If your interested, I think I have some pictures. There are some good posts on here on this if you do a search. __________________ The kid Build threads: 51 Jimmy http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=154951 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=219902 http://www.classictrucks.com/feature...uck/index.html 68 C10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=50348

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10-26-2003, 07:11 PM	#3
REPO1 Shortbox wanna-be. Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort St.John, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 773	I would love to see some pics of this being done. I plan on new bed sides, so I am only conserned about the actual floor of the box. Somehow, I cannot understand how cutting some off the rear would work, as the end of the box under the tailgate has a panel that goes across. (something like a filler panel)



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