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67cst · 10-15-2006, 06:11 PM

as stupid as it sounds im having a major brain fart here. im looking at a 72 chevy that is just beat but i want the frame for a future project, swb frames arent very common around here so im thinking about snagging this beater to just put away for now. the owner says its a swb truck and i looked at it and it seems like it is when you compare it to a longbox but it has 3 stake pockets on each side of the box. i thought short fleet boxes only had 2? someone shed some light for me here im baffled, probably the major hangover today isnt helping either. thanks, DEREK

BTW, the box is roughly 88 inches long from the front point of the boxside when it raps around the edge of the cab to the back point at the top of the box. and the other measurement ive got the tape measure butted right up to the front bulkhead of the box on the inside right to the back edge of the box.

lilpup69chevy · 10-15-2006, 06:26 PM

it looks to me like a shortbed frame but notic how the gap on the wheel well is? doesn't look right to me at all, has me baffled on what the deal is but the bed doesn't look right at all

jcueckert13 · 10-15-2006, 06:28 PM

the wheel base looks like a swb but the bed looks too long

sameyrasmea72 · 10-15-2006, 06:28 PM

long bed

71swb4x4 · 10-15-2006, 06:29 PM

It's a LWB bed that was cut down, not correctly either. Let it pass.

qksilver · 10-15-2006, 06:32 PM

Check how the frame was cut.........from the rear wheel back it has the long bed length, Theyprobably only shorted between the cab and rear wheels

FRENCHBLUE72 · 10-15-2006, 06:33 PM

Look under neath to see if the frame was cut down.... That is a lwb bed cut to fit a short frame .....

71swb4x4 · 10-15-2006, 08:28 PM

I would bet that both the bed and the frame are cut. Either that or they have some crazy bumper brackets on there. The short frame would be too short to mount that bumper back on. The bed length is between a short bed and long bed.

67cst · 10-15-2006, 08:30 PM

i just want it for the frame, ill go back tomorrow and check to see if it was cut, maybe the frame is an actual swb frame and the guy needed a box for it, who knows...i hope the frame hasnt been cut

thanks guys

matthufham · 10-15-2006, 08:34 PM

it looks to be shortened in front of the wheel, but not after. like a 7 footer or so. shortbeds are 6 foot, longbeds are 8

67ChevyRedneck · 10-15-2006, 08:44 PM

I'd have to agree on the half ass shortbed conversion

With something that looks like that, whos to say the frame was cut properly? Pass

10-15-2006, 06:11 PM	#1
67cst i love summertime Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Posts: 4,302	help! is this a lwb or swb truck? as stupid as it sounds im having a major brain fart here. im looking at a 72 chevy that is just beat but i want the frame for a future project, swb frames arent very common around here so im thinking about snagging this beater to just put away for now. the owner says its a swb truck and i looked at it and it seems like it is when you compare it to a longbox but it has 3 stake pockets on each side of the box. i thought short fleet boxes only had 2? someone shed some light for me here im baffled, probably the major hangover today isnt helping either. thanks, DEREK BTW, the box is roughly 88 inches long from the front point of the boxside when it raps around the edge of the cab to the back point at the top of the box. and the other measurement ive got the tape measure butted right up to the front bulkhead of the box on the inside right to the back edge of the box. Attached Images __________________ 1967 shortbox stepside Chevy, 365 hp 327, th400. GLOVE BOX LIGHTS FORSALE, click link for info http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=273724

10-15-2006, 06:26 PM	#2
lilpup69chevy 67-72 parts finder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: southeast mo Posts: 788	Re: help! is this a lwb or swb truck? it looks to me like a shortbed frame but notic how the gap on the wheel well is? doesn't look right to me at all, has me baffled on what the deal is but the bed doesn't look right at all __________________ 1969 chevy shortstep 2wd (under construction) 1981 chevy scottsdale lwb 2wd (parts chaser) 2004 pontiac gto (daily driver) 2004 pontiac grand prix gt (the ol ladys car) 1985 chevy short wide 1970 chevy c10 lwb (another parts rig) 1969 gmc lwb (rainy day project) 1968 chevy lwb c10 250 I6 3 spd (soon to be swb)

10-15-2006, 06:28 PM	#3
jcueckert13 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Edgewood New Mexico Posts: 2,088	Re: help! is this a lwb or swb truck? the wheel base looks like a swb but the bed looks too long __________________ 1990 subaru legcy (daily driver) 1987 Toyota 4runner (weekend toy) 1968 C30 flatbed dually 1970 C10 longbed stepside (in pieces) 1976 Dodge Dart 1963 Dodge Dart

10-15-2006, 06:28 PM	#4
sameyrasmea72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,443	Re: help! is this a lwb or swb truck? long bed Attached Images __________________ 72 Cheyenne Super 80 Silverado Blazer 2wd

10-15-2006, 06:29 PM	#5
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	Re: help! is this a lwb or swb truck? It's a LWB bed that was cut down, not correctly either. Let it pass. __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

10-15-2006, 06:32 PM	#6
qksilver Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern Pines NC Posts: 3,853	Re: help! is this a lwb or swb truck? Check how the frame was cut.........from the rear wheel back it has the long bed length, Theyprobably only shorted between the cab and rear wheels

10-15-2006, 06:33 PM	#7
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,606	Re: help! is this a lwb or swb truck? Look under neath to see if the frame was cut down.... That is a lwb bed cut to fit a short frame ..... __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

10-15-2006, 08:28 PM	#8
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	Re: help! is this a lwb or swb truck? I would bet that both the bed and the frame are cut. Either that or they have some crazy bumper brackets on there. The short frame would be too short to mount that bumper back on. The bed length is between a short bed and long bed. __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

10-15-2006, 08:30 PM	#9
67cst i love summertime Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Posts: 4,302	Re: help! is this a lwb or swb truck? i just want it for the frame, ill go back tomorrow and check to see if it was cut, maybe the frame is an actual swb frame and the guy needed a box for it, who knows...i hope the frame hasnt been cut thanks guys __________________ 1967 shortbox stepside Chevy, 365 hp 327, th400. GLOVE BOX LIGHTS FORSALE, click link for info http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=273724

10-15-2006, 08:34 PM	#10
matthufham Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Carl Junction, Missouri Posts: 2,061	Re: help! is this a lwb or swb truck? it looks to be shortened in front of the wheel, but not after. like a 7 footer or so. shortbeds are 6 foot, longbeds are 8

10-15-2006, 08:44 PM	#11
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: help! is this a lwb or swb truck? I'd have to agree on the half ass shortbed conversion With something that looks like that, whos to say the frame was cut properly? Pass __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!



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