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04-11-2010, 11:13 PM
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Always trouble
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Hartsellle, Al
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Ever seen one this long?
About 3 weeks ago, I quite my job working fast food. And no sooner than 2 days later I had a job working at a shop. My first project? Make a 1 ton long bed look good agian. Now this aint your typical long bed truck. My boss took an 8 ft bed and dropped on the frame and bolted it down, but it was still around 27 inches to short. So we took my old parts bed and made us a nice 10 ft bed. Now it aint done yet but it is looking 100% better then when we started on it. Here are the pics cause we all know everyone here loves pics.
This whole corner was smashed in, so we straightened the bed out and welded a new corner in it.   The other side was fine  Now here is the cool part. The pic of when we first but the "extra" bed on there.   Here is my boss welding the sides together.  The bar going across is for support while he was welding cause we took the backing out of the first bed. And my boss didnt want to take any chances. But this is my job now, and I can defiantly say its a lot harder work than fast food but man, do I love it so much better. I now look forward to going to work.
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04-11-2010, 11:25 PM
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Happy to be here
 
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Location: Cypress, TX
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Re: Ever seen one this long?
Congratulations on the new job. It's great to work at a place that you enjoy. Now that is a loooong bed. Kinda like the 67-72 Longhorn version plus a few...
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04-11-2010, 11:33 PM
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Chevy Enthusiast
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Location: Canyon Lake Texas
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Re: Ever seen one this long?
That's pretty cool, im actually going to be doing the same thing with my dually.
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04-11-2010, 11:36 PM
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Always trouble
Join Date: Jul 2009
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Re: Ever seen one this long?
Its really not that hard, I wish he could have kept this one a dually, it would look bad ass
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04-11-2010, 11:39 PM
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I have car A.D.D.
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Greeley, Northern Colorado
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Re: Ever seen one this long?
Looks like it is coming out well. Did you guys extend the floorboard too?
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04-11-2010, 11:43 PM
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Always trouble
Join Date: Jul 2009
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Re: Ever seen one this long?
Yeah, he welded in another piece fromt the old bed in there, its almost not noticable that this is a fabricated bed, As good as my boss can weld, if you didnt know better, you would think it came from the factory like this.
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04-11-2010, 11:53 PM
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Chevy Enthusiast
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Location: Canyon Lake Texas
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Re: Ever seen one this long?
I did one on the computer just to see what it would look like, and I think it will look bad ass!
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04-12-2010, 12:04 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Concord, CA
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Re: Ever seen one this long?
Congrats on the new job. Great way to jump in with both feet.
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04-12-2010, 01:21 AM
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Chevys Kick A$$
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Zootown, MT
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Re: Ever seen one this long?
Wow damn yea just a wee little bit long lol looks good though! That's awesome about the new job congrats. It makes such a difference when you actually want to go to work and have fun there for sure
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04-12-2010, 07:34 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: hillborough nc
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Re: Ever seen one this long?
you couldda slided a nice welder between the bed and cab and make a welding truck
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