Why convert to short bed?

[hewittca]

Originally Posted by special-K

BINGO!!! There's your answer. People convert long beds to short beds for greater garage space. It's purely a practical decision for those with shallow garages or a whole bunch of junk!

That's the only reason I cut mine down . I used to have to climb through the bed to get to the other side of the garage. Now, I have 20" of clearance and can even work on the engine with the garage door shut. What luxury!

[Boog]

Well there ya go. All figured out now. Cut 'em down and get a trailer for your hauling needs and get more room in the garage too.

[hewittca]

Originally Posted by Boog

Well there ya go. All figured out now. Cut 'em down and get a trailer for your hauling needs and get more room in the garage too.

Oh, did I mention that the extra bed floor pieces can be used for additional storage in the garage as well? No scrap left unused!

[Boog]

Yeah buddy. Recycle America.

[71CHEVYSHORTBED402]

Originally Posted by hamjet

Boy, it sounds like the long beds are the minority. most like short beds, many like the extra long longhorns, I'm sad, me and my poor old long bed....... LOL

Long beds are AWESOME dude. Sure I like my SWB, a lot. Sure they're more popular, & sure a SWB is worth twice the cash on some levels. But if you want a truck for a truck, LWB is the way to go. Especially a C20, IMO. Add top trim level, upgrades & 4x4 and that's cream of the crop. A beast to any "sport truck".

As looks go, give me a break.......A SWB just like this truck, for example, might look nicer.....but only by a pinch.

[special-K]

A lot of you young boys are so used to looking at your own era trucks that you think proper proportions are short bed/long cab. Anything other than a regular cab is an adaptation to what a truck is. They have become half car/half truck, with passenger capacity taking space from hauling capacity and those are the odd truck proportions. A short bed double cab is a big car with no trunk lid...that is, till you go out and buy a hard bed cover. I can haul more in my station wagon (Suburban). A long bed isn't out of proportion, some people's perspectives are

[Coley]

Originally Posted by special-K

A long bed isn't out of proportion, some people's perspectives are

Nicely put...I would have to agree.
I like them both but I have a long bed and I have no desire whatsoever to cut it up and down to chase any trend.
I've seen great examples of both...and then great examples of the opposite, which is the longhorn. All of them valuable trucks.
As for the comments equating long beds to 4 door cars...lol, that is a comment for the birds, ridiculous.

All good
Coley

[Mollzyie]

"Trends" lmao ..... I wanted a short bed period . I was looking for years 67-87 and a big block motor ..... First one I missed was a 69 . Sec one I missed was an 83 .. 3rd times a charm 72 ..... I'm not necessarily a 67-72 lifer but I like my truck !

[Mollzyie]

I know we can all agree on one thing ... Long or short .. As long as it's a Chevy

[CST10]

I have both a LWB and a SWB step side. My view points, everybody's got one, is.

The LWB just has a smoother ride than a SWB same shocks and everything on mine at least. SWB has a sportier look than the LWB and draws more folks to them at car shows.

Me personnally I love my LWB truck. The short stepper has a place in my heart but I prefer the LWB and would keep it over the other.

[71CHEVYSHORTBED402]

Originally Posted by special-K

A lot of you young boys are so used to looking at your own era trucks that you think proper proportions are short bed/long cab. Anything other than a regular cab is an adaptation to what a truck is. They have become half car/half truck, with passenger capacity taking space from hauling capacity and those are the odd truck proportions. A short bed double cab is a big car with no trunk lid...that is, till you go out and buy a hard bed cover. I can haul more in my station wagon (Suburban). A long bed isn't out of proportion, some people's perspectives are

Exactly. I have a double cab Tundra with a super ARE Z-Cap. Looks real nice, but sure misses the garage space as I rebuild the 71. Anyway, I call it a 5-Runner, because that's basically what it is.

[Daaaanz67]

Originally Posted by special-K

A lot of you young boys are so used to looking at your own era trucks that you think proper proportions are short bed/long cab. Anything other than a regular cab is an adaptation to what a truck is. They have become half car/half truck, with passenger capacity taking space from hauling capacity and those are the odd truck proportions. A short bed double cab is a big car with no trunk lid...that is, till you go out and buy a hard bed cover. I can haul more in my station wagon (Suburban). A long bed isn't out of proportion, some people's perspectives are

DANG That is nice! I love my truck get compliments all the time.

[Grumpy old man]

They are just toys at this point , a long bed is about worthless as a daily work driver at todays standards ,Yeah lot's of guys still use them but todays new trucks are far and above anything a 67-72 can perform on a daily basis . Whine ,cry and complain all you want about how good your old truck is it just can't perform the way a new truck can , Period !

cutting a long bed down is just wrong , it will never recover any of it's value . If you want a short bed buy a short bed ,spend the cash and quit whinning about how many $ it cost you to cut yours down ..

[leddzepp]

There are guys here making money left and right cutting down long beds. One guy has a six month waiting list

[46stude]

Originally Posted by Mollzyie

I know we can all agree on one thing ... Long or short .. As long as it's a Chevy

Nope. I don't do the "brand loyalty" BS.

[Tx Firefighter]

Originally Posted by Grumpy old man

cutting a long bed down is just wrong , it will never recover any of it's value . If you want a short bed buy a short bed ,spend the cash and quit whinning about how many $ it cost you to cut yours down ..

So you're saying that cutting a long bed down to short lowers it's value ?

You seem to be out of touch. There are guys out there buying longbed trucks and cutting them and selling them for triple what they paid. The profit far outstrips the labor and materials cost. And, they are doing it as fast as they can turn them out.

[Tx Firefighter]

Originally Posted by 46stude

Nope. I don't do the "brand loyalty" BS.

Internet high five brother.

I'm also a car guy, not a close minded Chevy guy.

[46stude]

Same here. I'm sure it confuses the Hell outta some folks when I get out of my Cheyenne wearing a "Built Ford Tough" T shirt, or I'm wearing my "Chevrolet Racing" cap while driving my Thunderbird.

I don't care who makes it- if it's mechanical, it's gonna break eventually. Ain't none of them any better or worse than the next.

[Trevor]

This goes for both trucks and women - if it/she wasn't born that way ? Then I'm not interested - no matter how good it looks !!!

If I have the choice ?

I definitely prefer a shortbed, they look 'sportier', are lighter, handle/corner better etc,
my DD is a swb and I refuse to ever buy a new lwb (or any truck with more than 2 doors for that matter),
but cutting up an all original lwb just to own a FAKE swb ?

NEVVVVVVER !!!!!!

[Grumpy old man]

Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter

So you're saying that cutting a long bed down to short lowers it's value ?

You seem to be out of touch. There are guys out there buying longbed trucks and cutting them and selling them for triple what they paid. The profit far outstrips the labor and materials cost. And, they are doing it as fast as they can turn them out.

Yeah, I'm out of touch . Not only would I never buy a cut frame truck ,I'd never even bother driving one ! The value of a short bed is the fact that it was born a short bed ,Cutting a long bed down just ruins the value as far as I'm concerned Lot's of guys love their long beds . To each their own but ...

[Mollzyie]

Originally Posted by 46stude

Nope. I don't do the "brand loyalty" BS.

Well I guess I should of never used the word "we" on a chevy truck forum .... what a long stretch assumption .... and to be honest I have about 8k other things in life to worry about .

[46stude]

LOL- it's all good. In my defense, the name of the website is 67-72chevytrucks dot com, not onlychevyeverythingelseisapileofcrapanddontevensayford dot com......

[Mollzyie]

Originally Posted by 46stude

LOL- it's all good. In my defense, the name of the website is 67-72chevytrucks dot com, not onlychevyeverythingelseisapileofcrapanddontevensayford dot com......

It's bad (or entertaining) enough being longbed vs short bed vs cut short bed ... maybe we shouldn't add chevy vs ford to the mix

[46stude]

Eh, I can bow outta that one easy enuff. My screen name is short for Studebaker after all!

[CG]

Nothing like an innocent question from a newbie to get everyone charged up haha!