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lil blue · 03-12-2011, 02:44 PM

can you put a short bed bed on a long bed truck

joe231 · 03-12-2011, 02:53 PM

you can but will have a 14" gap between the bed and cab, an you will have to remove 5-6" from the rear of the frame for the short bed to sit down level.

RandyP · 03-12-2011, 07:52 PM

Putting a short bed on a long frame lets you do extra mods though.

willett · 03-12-2011, 08:45 PM

hAAAAAH!! is that a filing cabinet??

Pop's C-10 · 03-12-2011, 09:46 PM

please don't do that...lol

MILLER TIME · 03-12-2011, 11:19 PM

Lol, Its an office on wheels lol.

RandyP · 03-13-2011, 12:01 AM

File cabinets, tool box, they both have their use!

Sorry, was just a picture I got online a few days ago and thought it funny. At least that looks like an old dodge and not a bowtie.

willstruck · 03-13-2011, 12:08 AM

http://www.73-87chevytrucks.com/lwb_to_swb.htm

I was wondering how to convert a long box into a short box... decided to just bob the back end, it was more for departure angle than a shorter wheelbase that I was going for.

lil blue · 03-13-2011, 01:51 AM

nice

big10ratrod77 · 03-13-2011, 09:13 AM

you could also slide a small wire welder in there and have a work truck

*lakeroadster* · 03-13-2011, 09:22 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by RandyP

Putting a short bed on a long frame lets you do extra mods though.

mooseknuckles · 03-13-2011, 11:21 AM

awesome!....an extra spot to store my files and income tax reciets!

mooseknuckles · 03-13-2011, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by big10ratrod77

you could also slide a small wire welder in there and have a work truck

then you could use that welder to shorten up the frame.

03-12-2011, 02:44 PM	#1
lil blue Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: orlando fl Posts: 203	bed ? can you put a short bed bed on a long bed truck __________________ 1978 c10 stepside

03-12-2011, 02:53 PM	#2
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: bed ? you can but will have a 14" gap between the bed and cab, an you will have to remove 5-6" from the rear of the frame for the short bed to sit down level. __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

03-12-2011, 07:52 PM	#3
RandyP Getting Old; Going Broke Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Owasso OK Posts: 2,764	Re: bed ? Putting a short bed on a long frame lets you do extra mods though. __________________ *Why is every used 350 sbc out of a corvette?* There's only two things that excite a man, expensive toys and real expensive toys. *VEGETARIAN: That's an old Indian word meaning "I don't hunt so good."* When the going gets tough, switch to power tools.

03-12-2011, 08:45 PM	#4
willett Another Day, Another Dollar Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: North Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,316	Re: bed ? hAAAAAH!! is that a filing cabinet?? __________________ -78 K20 Cheyenne 454 long box, 4" lift, 35" MT's, '84 cab, '80 box "its hip to be square"

03-12-2011, 09:46 PM	#5
Pop's C-10 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: memphis Posts: 2,537	Re: bed ? please don't do that...lol

03-12-2011, 11:19 PM	#6
MILLER TIME Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 54	Re: bed ? Lol, Its an office on wheels lol. __________________ Doin Work! Little At A Time....

03-13-2011, 12:01 AM	#7
RandyP Getting Old; Going Broke Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Owasso OK Posts: 2,764	Re: bed ? File cabinets, tool box, they both have their use! Sorry, was just a picture I got online a few days ago and thought it funny. At least that looks like an old dodge and not a bowtie. __________________ *Why is every used 350 sbc out of a corvette?* There's only two things that excite a man, expensive toys and real expensive toys. *VEGETARIAN: That's an old Indian word meaning "I don't hunt so good."* When the going gets tough, switch to power tools.

03-13-2011, 12:08 AM	#8
willstruck Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 87	Re: bed ? http://www.73-87chevytrucks.com/lwb_to_swb.htm I was wondering how to convert a long box into a short box... decided to just bob the back end, it was more for departure angle than a shorter wheelbase that I was going for. __________________ '85 k10 long bed, 6" lift. 35" tires. 350, Edelbrock intake/carb, headers, dual exhaust. Automatic.

03-13-2011, 01:51 AM	#9
lil blue Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: orlando fl Posts: 203	Re: bed ? nice __________________ 1978 c10 stepside

03-13-2011, 09:13 AM	#10
big10ratrod77 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: hillborough nc Posts: 410	Re: bed ? you could also slide a small wire welder in there and have a work truck __________________ 77 chevy BIG 10 350/sm465/12bolt w 3.73 bout 240 horse power NO power steerin 79 chevy 1/2 ton 250/three on the tree/3.08s soon to get built 250/floor shift conversion/3.08s 81 mercedes 300d 25 MPG 77 chevy BIG DOOLEY 454/sm-465/14 bolt 4.10s "fully loaded" 73 plymouth duster 225 slant six/230 3 speed/8 1/4 trying to acheve 300 horse six http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3135091 '77 chevy trucks. built to stay tough. life is short build a hot rod

03-13-2011, 11:21 AM	#12
mooseknuckles Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: ottawa,canada Posts: 4,550	Re: bed ? awesome!....an extra spot to store my files and income tax reciets! __________________ my build threads '86 C10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=415628 '67 C10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=635078 '63 GMC http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=674682



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