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67c10flatbed · 10-03-2007, 01:10 AM

I got a 67 C-10 and the previous owner chopped the frame 6 inches off the rear... How hard would it be to put a regular bed back on it? (the truck is an original long bed)

earl87gta · 10-03-2007, 03:57 AM

It should be no problem at all you can use box steel like the guys that z there frames to lower them to add the 6in back.

67c10flatbed · 10-03-2007, 05:37 PM

Now my only question is...is where do I find the mounts for the bed that go on the frame just behind the cab to mount a bed on it?

streetstar · 10-03-2007, 05:48 PM

sounds like a trip to the junkyard is in order -- wait -- you are in the aloha state - that may or may not be hard

I have vocally opposed short bed conversions on some member's trucks, but yours - i wouldnt bat an eye --- why not go all the way and put a short fleet bed on it ? Unless its a 3/4 or 1 ton

**jerry moss** · 10-03-2007, 09:51 PM

i'm sure someone is junking a truck and could cut off some of the frame for you along with the bed mounts.

67c10flatbed · 10-04-2007, 01:07 AM

Its a 1/2 ton truck and how would I go bout puttin a short fleet side when its an original long bed? I really dont have the tools or knowledge to shorten the frame

earl87gta · 10-04-2007, 01:08 AM

if you put a WTB add in the classifieds I bet you will have a set in no time.

67c10flatbed · 10-04-2007, 02:43 AM

Very small island and almost no other trucks like mine on this island...everything cost two arms a leg and half a kidney to ship out here....cant wait to get back to cali next august though.

earl87gta · 10-04-2007, 03:44 AM

I was born on in tripler while my dad and mom were stationed out there. The last time I was there was in 97 they removed a brain tumor from my wife there i was stationed in Okinawa at the time and they flew her out there to have it done.

10-03-2007, 01:10 AM	#1
67c10flatbed Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hawaii Posts: 15	flatbed to regular bed? frame chopped 6 inches I got a 67 C-10 and the previous owner chopped the frame 6 inches off the rear... How hard would it be to put a regular bed back on it? (the truck is an original long bed)

10-03-2007, 03:57 AM	#2
earl87gta Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Kingsport TN Posts: 4,641	Re: flatbed to regular bed? frame chopped 6 inches It should be no problem at all you can use box steel like the guys that z there frames to lower them to add the 6in back. __________________ Earl 68 2500 4x4 GMC Burb

10-03-2007, 05:37 PM	#3
67c10flatbed Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hawaii Posts: 15	Re: flatbed to regular bed? frame chopped 6 inches Now my only question is...is where do I find the mounts for the bed that go on the frame just behind the cab to mount a bed on it?

10-03-2007, 05:48 PM	#4
streetstar Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Moore, Oklahoma Posts: 2,396	Re: flatbed to regular bed? frame chopped 6 inches sounds like a trip to the junkyard is in order -- wait -- you are in the aloha state - that may or may not be hard I have vocally opposed short bed conversions on some member's trucks, but yours - i wouldnt bat an eye --- why not go all the way and put a short fleet bed on it ? Unless its a 3/4 or 1 ton

10-03-2007, 09:51 PM	#5
jerry moss Born Psycho Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: brentwood,cal,usa Posts: 4,899	Re: flatbed to regular bed? frame chopped 6 inches i'm sure someone is junking a truck and could cut off some of the frame for you along with the bed mounts. __________________ jerry moss 72 cheyenne super K20- tilt,tach,vacuum,speedwarning,buckets,shoulder belts,am/fm,tow hooks,bumper guards,toolbox,aux. fuel tank,posi front and rear,plus other goodies!!! SOLD 69 suburban K20-tilt,tach,vacuum,speedwarning,buckets,shoulder belts,am/fm,4 inch all spring lift,4 speed, 14 bolt full floater, dana 44 HD,warn winch,posi front and rear,tow hooks,plus other goodies. 73/80 chevy/gmc K20 SB400,turbo 400,205,tilt,a-c,gas hog. 77 K/5 cheyenne blazer-daily driver/beater. SON HAS IT NOW BRENTWOOD,CALIFORNIA

10-04-2007, 01:07 AM	#6
67c10flatbed Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hawaii Posts: 15	Re: flatbed to regular bed? frame chopped 6 inches Its a 1/2 ton truck and how would I go bout puttin a short fleet side when its an original long bed? I really dont have the tools or knowledge to shorten the frame

10-04-2007, 01:08 AM	#7
earl87gta Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Kingsport TN Posts: 4,641	Re: flatbed to regular bed? frame chopped 6 inches if you put a WTB add in the classifieds I bet you will have a set in no time. __________________ Earl 68 2500 4x4 GMC Burb

10-04-2007, 02:43 AM	#8
67c10flatbed Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hawaii Posts: 15	Re: flatbed to regular bed? frame chopped 6 inches Very small island and almost no other trucks like mine on this island...everything cost two arms a leg and half a kidney to ship out here....cant wait to get back to cali next august though.

10-04-2007, 03:44 AM	#9
earl87gta Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Kingsport TN Posts: 4,641	Re: flatbed to regular bed? frame chopped 6 inches I was born on in tripler while my dad and mom were stationed out there. The last time I was there was in 97 they removed a brain tumor from my wife there i was stationed in Okinawa at the time and they flew her out there to have it done. __________________ Earl 68 2500 4x4 GMC Burb Last edited by earl87gta; 10-04-2007 at 03:45 AM.



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