68 f-100 long bed-short bed conversion?
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68 f-100 long bed-short bed conversion?
i have a 68 f-100 long-bed i never looked but is there just a bolt on extender to make it a long-bed. i want to change it to a short-bed but i don't know if i need to cut 2 foot of the frame?it runs and drives with almost 500 horse its a truck i drive on weekends and at the drags.its a flood truck my dd bought it new in 68 and one night his friend was drunk and drove it into the pond at our farm.then it sat underwater for 3 years completely forgotten about till i snagged it while fishing and had to pay for it to be hauled out. i took the boddy and threw away all electronics engine and anything else affected by the water. it now has a 5.0 out of my old 89 mustang and a 5spd on the floor it had brand new paint when it went under.so not much exterior rust thank god.it still smells like fish though thx yall.......
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Do you have a short box? I would not go to the trouble to cut one. If I was bent on going to a short bed and had nice cab & clip metal I would get a short box and a short bed chassis 65-72 and bolt it together and paint the bed.
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How 'bout not cutting the frame and making it like a later model Supercrew? Crew cab with 5 1/2' bed? Like my 2003 Harley F150. There is someone who's done this on this Forum. Try the search engine top of this page and try to find it.
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Cut the frame! It's not hard at all. I did it. I found a short bed for 100 dollars. The only thing after that was to get my driveshaft shorten. That cost me 250. I bet you that's alot cheaper and easier then buying a short bed chassis.
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i have a 68 f-100 long-bed i never looked but is there just a bolt on extender to make it a long-bed. i want to change it to a short-bed but i don't know if i need to cut 2 foot of the frame?it runs and drives with almost 500 horse its a truck i drive on weekends and at the drags.its a flood truck my dd bought it new in 68 and one night his friend was drunk and drove it into the pond at our farm.then it sat underwater for 3 years completely forgotten about till i snagged it while fishing and had to pay for it to be hauled out. i took the boddy and threw away all electronics engine and anything else affected by the water. it now has a 5.0 out of my old 89 mustang and a 5spd on the floor it had brand new paint when it went under.so not much exterior rust thank god.it still smells like fish though thx yall.......
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