roundin my bed

[79widestep]

well guys ive started roundin my bed ive cut the back of the bed off 7 1/4 in from the inside of the tail gate ive still got to cut my frame and cut back the top bed rail to where the fenders go flat then custom make the tail gate and roll pan curved to match the fenders

[N2TRUX]

Keep us posted on your progress.

[79widestep]

will do but it might be next week end before i get any more time to do more work

[N2TRUX]

So what made you decide to do this? Looks like its gonna be a shortie.

[79widestep]

well i really wantd a fleet side but this is what i have...i like the look of a ssr so i decide to kinda make my own verison of the ssr ..i'm kinda still thinkin on wether or not to cut off top of the bed rail cause i know it'll take the top of the bed down a few inches but my dad has some ideas on how to fix that woth some kind of bed cover cause i'm goin to install a fuel cell and a bed cover later on i'm goin weld up the gas doors and fill in the low area in front of the rear fenders so its flush with outside of the bed .. kina hard to explain lol and i gotta weld in a patch from where we widen the bed at the front of the bed and gotta finsh shavin the steps and weldin them in and finsh weldin in the fender wells to the bed lots of lil stuff oh i wanna put air ride later on also

[Robertw]

is that wagon on a 4x4 frame

[79widestep]

yea its a 66 chevelle wagon on its frame still welded to a blazer thats been stretched we bought it like this has we have some 44 in tires on some other rims for it but there in our shop for the moment so the sun dont eat them up it has 454 in it one of my dads many projects

[79widestep]

i was waitin for some one to ask and the whole paint patches it kinda tunerned in to a test table for spray guns

[79widestep]

will 67-72 front end fit a this 79 cause with my bed beein round i think that front end would look better but i'm not sure how the doors and the fender would line up

[Robertw]

thats cool theres a guy i know from a dirt track that has a camaro a jag and a lincoln like the ones that came out with suicide doors but its a 2 door i think its cool

[Robertw]

hey man i know a guy that use to live in sherman tx he lives here in oklahoma now

[79widestep]

yea my dad also has a 83 long bed with a 12" runin 40" tires he's workin on he put a ram air hood scoop from the newer transam on it and installed air bags in the rear that u can still use to go four wheelin with and a 600hp motor to push it he still workin on the body

[grinch4om]

Originally Posted by 79widestep

i was waitin for some one to ask and the whole paint patches it kinda tunerned in to a test table for spray guns Attachment 465713

oh my God I love that!!!!

[smashingchuck]

Commonly referred to as a bobtail.... lets see the finished product!!

[79widestep]

ok guys ive cut another 4 inches out of the top of the bed im guesssin is the bed rail ... and ive cut 3 1/4 inches out of the frame and ive cleaned up the cuts along the fenders so there flush and all thats really left is to figure out what im gonna do with the bed rail my dads sayin cut it off but im not totally sure what yall think i should do ... i'll post some pics tommorrow of this work

[79widestep]

ok i lied i'm postin them today i know its kinda hard to tell the difference but i couldnt get a good pic of the 4in i cut off

[grinch4om]

Originally Posted by 79widestep

ok i lied i'm postin them today i know its kinda hard to tell the difference but i couldnt get a good pic of the 4in i cut off

Attachment 466569 Attachment 466570

there's that Impala again!!!I love it!!

[79widestep]

this is my dads idea to build a swoop right over the fuel cell which is right behind the cab and build a bed cover to sit over the bed to make up for cuttin the bed rail

[77 350 Shorty Wide]

A photoshop I tried, hope you don't mind... God Bless, Terry

[77 350 Shorty Wide]

Smoothed out the mirror, door handle and lock. Terry

[77 350 Shorty Wide]

Moved cab forward about 2-3 inches on this one. Would be shorter wheelbase.

[79widestep]

Originally Posted by 77 350 Shorty Wide

Smoothed out the mirror, door handle and lock. Terry

na i dont mind u photo shoppin my truck i rather like it all shaved up i'm not big on the chorme look ....... can shave it and with out movin the bed or the cab and can u make the section right before the rear fenders seem flush with the bed rather then sink in cause thts what i want to do? ... by the way what program u usin to do this cause i know there's various programs people use to doctor pics

[Prerunner1982]

Originally Posted by 79widestep

will 67-72 front end fit a this 79 cause with my bed beein round i think that front end would look better but i'm not sure how the doors and the fender would line up

I think it looks fine with the current front end. If it was an 81-87 then maybe it would be too square but the body line on your front fenders is roundish and I think matches the rear fenders just fine. I like it. I think you should cut off the bed rails and put a flat bed cover on it to keep the smooth look. just my $0.02...

[77 350 Shorty Wide]

I'll see what I can do when I have time. Right now I'm at work and someone just shoved some work under my nose.

I, We use Photoshop here at work, the current version we have is CS3 I believe, but I did yours on an older limited edition version of Photoshop I have on the internet networked computer. Terry

[79widestep]

Originally Posted by 77 350 Shorty Wide

I'll see what I can do when I have time. Right now I'm at work and someone just shoved some work under my nose.

I, We use Photoshop here at work, the current version we have is CS3 I believe, but I did yours on an older limited edition version of Photoshop I have on the internet networked computer. Terry

ok thanks terry no rush just when ever u feel like doin