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Old 10-05-2014, 12:51 PM   #1
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Long bed to short

I am getting ready to cut my 1971 long bed truck down to short. I am using the original bed to keep the patina. Is there a previous thread for cutting a 71 down or can someone share with me the dimensions for the cut out.
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Old 10-05-2014, 02:22 PM   #2
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Re: Long bed to short

Go to post #195 in this thread, by rokcrln.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=223158&page=8
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Old 10-05-2014, 04:04 PM   #3
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Re: Long bed to short

Patina means I can't afford to paint it.
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Old 10-05-2014, 06:18 PM   #4
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Re: Long bed to short

Not sure how you're going to keep the patina when you saw the entire bed into three sections. There's gonna be a lot of cutting and grinding... by no means will it look weathered, it will look cut up.

This has been done a bajillion times, so there's tons of info on it. Stacey David (1970s haired TV mechanic guy) has a video on it and the old Trucks! show cut down a 66-ish over several episodes. There are also videos on Youtube.
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Old 10-06-2014, 09:43 AM   #5
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Re: Long bed to short

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Go to post #195 in this thread, by rokcrln.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=223158&page=8
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