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For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB
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Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB
Very nice.
I especially like the music. Greg
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Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB
I don't think I would have done it...that truck was in great shape. I would turn an $8,000 truck into an $800 one. LOL
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Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB
dig the truck the chi lites right ?nice job !!!
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Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB
You mean to tell me it only takes 9 minutes to cut a longbed into a shortbed?
Man that was easy, hell my back doesn't even hurt! ![]() Last edited by lakeroadster; 10-28-2010 at 08:08 AM. |
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Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB
Yeap the music was cool .... typical lowriders, always cutting up s#it !!!
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Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB
very nice
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Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB
Nice slideshow. I think it would be easier to buy a SWB
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Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB
Agreed. And that's what I did. LOL
Def not taking away from the guys work though.
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Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB
Dudes got skills. And for the record I was not singing along by the end.
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Very Impressed ! We did the same thing to our new race car but but we only used skins....
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Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB
great vid.
did you use the frame piece you cut out to box in the joint?
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Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB
Disclaimer. This is not my vid. I hi-jacked it from you tube. I thought it would be appreciated here though. I know alot of guys have been talkin about doing this on multiple threads.
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Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB
I agree, HE did do a great job, but I would have made a hot mess out of it...Replacing door bottoms and floor pans is about the extent of my welding/fab skills
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Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB
Here's a quick tip to make your long bed to short bed conversion go much faster: Unbolt your bed and remove from frame. Call me. I'll come pick it up and give you a couple hundred cash to go find yourself a new shortbed.
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Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB
U need a bed dude?
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Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB
I haven't decided for sure if a new bed is the way to go with mine yet or not. When you look at my build pictures, especially the latest bunch with the truck shown up in the air. you can really see some of the damage I am dealing with. All in all there really isn't a 12" spot anywhere on mine without some kind of dent or crease. I just need to decide if I want to do that much work or not. I do have a soft spot for long beds though, and kinda cringe when I see them cut up. To each his own I know, it's just me and to me a truck is not a truck without an 8 foot bed. I'm just weird.
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Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB
Nice slide show & tha musuc made it alot better
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Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB
Wheres the template with the cut here dotted line?
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Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB
so dope...
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Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB
Just say no...
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Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB
the gentleman who did the shortening job has some serious skills and knowledge, the shortening of the frame was done exactly the way it should be done, but I did not see internal plates or additional inside U channel added. I may have skipped something but did he cut the rear frame also ?? it does have to be shortened........I know how much work this is and he really did a nice job on all of the project. Kieth
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