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Apr 21, 2006 | 03:23 PM

NavyMIDN08

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Dually to not?

I've got an 83 f-150 that is in the process of resto-modding. my biggest hurdle right now seems to be finding a bed. The seem to come with a variety of problems:
-They are short beds (mine is long)
-they are rusted and beat far beyond the asking price
-they are mint and command more than the price of a good used truck
-they are dually

I know that duallies for the 80's used a fiberglass fender, and I have seen quite a few for sale recently. I figured if I got a bed from the 80-86 years i didn't have to bother with patching in the right wheel well in the future, and my welding skills aren't the best. My question therefore is this: If I got a bed from an early 80's dually, could i simply remove the fiberglass fenders, plug the holes and repaint, or is the fiberglass more than just bolted/riveted on? Thanks for the input.

Apr 22, 2006 | 02:56 PM

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come on, someone out there has to have some input... please?!?!

Apr 22, 2006 | 03:11 PM

westtntrucker

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Not sure as to the mountings on a 80's dually, but, i have seen a f150 with a dually bed. He just filled the wells with 15" wide tires

Apr 25, 2006 | 01:53 PM

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The whole outer skin is different on a dually. You would have to put full 1/4s on that box. keep looking for a regular box.

Apr 25, 2006 | 05:13 PM

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while the 15" tires would be hot, i think i'll go with the regular box, thanks for the help

Apr 26, 2006 | 10:40 AM

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agreed - they are very different. Even the bed floor and interior sides are different.

Where are you - I've been looking for a dually bed for a very long time, and they are quite pricey.