SWB flatbed on a LWB with a tool box in front of it.... - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

hewlett2002000 · 12-06-2007, 09:42 PM

ok yall i have an idea..... lemme know what you guys think. a friend of mine has a SWB flatbed (just the bed) that he says is real nice that i might be able to get for pretty cheap. i have a fuel cell that im gonna put in somewhere in my truck. i was thinking i could put the SWB flatbed on my truck with a gap between the bed and cab and then build a box that the cell would sit in and then on both sides of the fuel cell, build i guess what you would call saddle tool boxes. i think it would be pretty cool but i wanted to see what you guys thought.
thanks,
John

63 & 64 Bowties · 12-07-2007, 06:05 AM

Not sure what it would look like, but what about a sleeper in that space? I don't know if they still make 'em, but years ago someone made a pickup truck sleeper out of fiberglass. And, I think they were only about 2' front-to-back. Your flatbed would have to have a headache rack on it to look right though.

ClassicAutoResto · 12-07-2007, 08:39 PM

There is also a company that makes "backpack" tool boxes designed just for that purpose,sort of, they are designed to go on extended length 1ton frames in front of the bed. Might do a search online. Jerry

12-06-2007, 09:42 PM	#1
hewlett2002000 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cleveland, Tx Posts: 1,619	SWB flatbed on a LWB with a tool box in front of it.... ok yall i have an idea..... lemme know what you guys think. a friend of mine has a SWB flatbed (just the bed) that he says is real nice that i might be able to get for pretty cheap. i have a fuel cell that im gonna put in somewhere in my truck. i was thinking i could put the SWB flatbed on my truck with a gap between the bed and cab and then build a box that the cell would sit in and then on both sides of the fuel cell, build i guess what you would call saddle tool boxes. i think it would be pretty cool but i wanted to see what you guys thought. thanks, John __________________ Respect: 1. A feeling of appreciative, often deferential regard; esteem. 2. The state of being regarded with honor or esteem. 3. Willingness to show consideration or appreciation. When you fail to show consideration to others values you are showing disrespect.

12-07-2007, 06:05 AM	#2
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: SWB flatbed on a LWB with a tool box in front of it.... Not sure what it would look like, but what about a sleeper in that space? I don't know if they still make 'em, but years ago someone made a pickup truck sleeper out of fiberglass. And, I think they were only about 2' front-to-back. Your flatbed would have to have a headache rack on it to look right though. __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

12-07-2007, 08:39 PM	#3
ClassicAutoResto Rust Buster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lebanon, Ky Posts: 558	Re: SWB flatbed on a LWB with a tool box in front of it.... There is also a company that makes "backpack" tool boxes designed just for that purpose,sort of, they are designed to go on extended length 1ton frames in front of the bed. Might do a search online. Jerry



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