Aftermarket bed
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Aftermarket bed
Is anybody ever tried to rebuild a ford 77-79 8 foot bed with all the part LMC list in their catalog? With all the part listed in their catalog all the part look to be there. I need a bed for my truck and I am thinking about this option for my truck but I am not sure if this is a good idea. Is it good stuff?
Any help would be appreciated.
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Redj
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank
Redj
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Depends on how bad your bed is. If you only need a couple of pieces replaced you should be fine their stuff is pretty good. If you need much more than that you should look for a new bed or a better one to start with. Cutting and welding new pieces in is never as strong as the original, it takes a lot of time to do right and it gets spendy also.
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I need the whole bed. When I look at used bed they are often too expensive for what they look like. I am ready to pay but at least I want to pay for something good. I am in canada in the Quebec province and over here 77-79 truck are rare and when I find something they are often rusted. So finding a good bed is a real challenge. I am ready to travel to northern state to get something. But once again I'd like something nice and if the price is about the same it will cost me to buy all LMC part to build a box from scratch maybe it's a better option to do this. That's why I was wondering if somebody as ever done that.
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You should be fine, if you are a decent welder. Does LMC sell the bottom crossmembers that hold the bed to the frame. If not you might need to find some of those, or make them so the lines on the bed match the cab.
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It seem like they have everything to build from nothing.
Have a look www.lmctruck.com/features/fc/FCSTY.htm
Let me know what you think.
Have a look www.lmctruck.com/features/fc/FCSTY.htm
Let me know what you think.
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I got an 8 footer of my 79 you could have for 50 bucks. But it is in central missouri. Dont thank you want to drive that far though.
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I need that bed
If somebody has a bed in central missouri my girls family is out there and if it is in good shape i would be willing to come get it. email me at tennvol76@hotmail.com. if anybody has a good bed anywhere i will drive thats the last piece for my 79 and she will be done.
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do some looking, i think some of the newer 80's and maybe 90's trucks have the same inner body, you could get one of them, and put 73-79 1/4 pannels on it..... might be cheaper/easier
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do some looking, i think some of the newer 80's and maybe 90's trucks have the same inner body, you could get one of them, and put 73-79 1/4 pannels on it..... might be cheaper/easier
That's an option I am considering after searching here. One point is that when I look in the LMC catalog I see that all the part are the same except for the bed floor assembly and the outer panel of course. One guy said he had to cut a little bit the rear of the floor assembly, must be the rear cross beam. He said that the 73-79 are rounder in the rear portion.
Anybody have an idea about this, or have ever done a 77-79 bed from a 80-96 bed.
I am seriously considering this option.
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You might think about this - get online and look at the classifieds for southeast & western states. Don't look for a bed - look for a whole truck with a decent body. Buy it and drive/ship it home. Rob the bed & sell/trade/scrap the rest. You can buy a really nice looking/running truck down here for what you'd pay for all the parts to build the bed.
Look for trucks with toppers/campers on them, the beds are in far better shape because they've been protected from the rain.
Just a thought, but in my experience whole trucks can be found as cheap or cheaper than used beds - go figure? I bought a '77 F150 with a worn out 351M for $500.00. Needs a tailgate, but not a spot of rust on the bed. The body will be transplanted to my '74 highboy this winter, the rest is going to the scrapyard or in the local paper.
Look for trucks with toppers/campers on them, the beds are in far better shape because they've been protected from the rain.
Just a thought, but in my experience whole trucks can be found as cheap or cheaper than used beds - go figure? I bought a '77 F150 with a worn out 351M for $500.00. Needs a tailgate, but not a spot of rust on the bed. The body will be transplanted to my '74 highboy this winter, the rest is going to the scrapyard or in the local paper.