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1969 modified · 09-02-2004, 11:43 AM

I have located a real nice 65 lwb that has been garaged most of its life with 50,000 originals. I'm thinking of cutting the frame and cutting the bed to make it a swb. Any comments or suggestions. Let the comments fly, I can handle it.

64fleetside · 09-02-2004, 07:22 PM

I'd leave it a longbed, too many shortbeds out there to cut one down. Some folks don't like the idea of a frame being cut, or welded at all. Personally, I scrapped a frame due to it being cut & spliced, you can't be sure who did it etc. years later. Cutting the bed down is also a lot of bodywork. Brian

zenish · 09-02-2004, 09:11 PM

the sept 2002 "truckin"magazine shows how on a 66.

09-02-2004, 11:43 AM	#1
1969 modified Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 38	making a slight modification I have located a real nice 65 lwb that has been garaged most of its life with 50,000 originals. I'm thinking of cutting the frame and cutting the bed to make it a swb. Any comments or suggestions. Let the comments fly, I can handle it.

09-02-2004, 09:11 PM	#3
zenish Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: stallings,nc Posts: 401	re the sept 2002 "truckin"magazine shows how on a 66. __________________ 1964 c10 short step 1962 econoline van 1989 rs camaro 2006 yamaha vino 125 1975 goldwing

09-02-2004, 07:22 PM	#2
64fleetside Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: arkieland Posts: 1,070	I'd leave it a longbed, too many shortbeds out there to cut one down. Some folks don't like the idea of a frame being cut, or welded at all. Personally, I scrapped a frame due to it being cut & spliced, you can't be sure who did it etc. years later. Cutting the bed down is also a lot of bodywork. Brian



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