thinking about a flatbed
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thinking about a flatbed
after checking out the truck in the marmon thread I want to get a flatbed and put on my truck like the one there... The thing is my truck is a full size. WOuld you recomend shortening my truck to be a shortbed? How would one fo about doing that? Thanks for the help.. Im also looking for a flatbed just like the one in that thread....
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the truck in the marmon thread is a long bed also. but the truck in the marmon thread is also a dually. i do not recommend shortening your truck to shortbed lengths. once you do find a flatbed suitable to your liking it will look shorter. the hard part about finding one for your truck though is finding one that is gonna be the right width for a single rear wheel truck.
edit: i looked into putting a custom flatbed on my powerstroke, that is a single rear wheeled truck, and for a completely custom fit to my truck flatbed it would have cost around $3000. but i also have a friend/welder who spent $900 on materials, and in a day and a half had an awesome looking flatbed custom for his truck.
edit: i looked into putting a custom flatbed on my powerstroke, that is a single rear wheeled truck, and for a completely custom fit to my truck flatbed it would have cost around $3000. but i also have a friend/welder who spent $900 on materials, and in a day and a half had an awesome looking flatbed custom for his truck.
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Short flat beds are harder to find and more expensive than long beds. If your original bed is rotten beyond repair then a flat bed is a good idea. Shop around to find the best deal to fit your needs.
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ya my bed on my truck is pretty much past repair. OK so I wouldnt need to shorten the frame. Well I would be willing to get a dually rear end and install in my truck. What all rear ends would be suitable?
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shorten
cut that ******* short with a sawzall. i took about 5 feet off my longbed.. i dont have a bed on it now.. i just chopped it off and moved the spring hangers that much forward.. makes it allot nicer to part.
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unless you do alot of heavy hauling you don't need a dually rear. you would have a lot to change. do you have a f150 250 or 350? you could find a truck shop to make you a flat bed or look used at the salvage yards. i bought a parts truck for the flat bed from the local salvage yard, as my bed is shot. paid 250 for the whole truck and he dropped it in my driveway.
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I've always had a soft spot for the way they do flatbed pickups in Australia 
http://www.ford.com.au/servlet/ContentServer?cid=1163397392740&pagename=Page&c=DF YPage
You used to be able to find a body builders guide in .PDF over on the GM-Holden site with lots of useful dimensions and pointers to get you started on building your own
http://www.ford.com.au/servlet/ContentServer?cid=1163397392740&pagename=Page&c=DF YPage
You used to be able to find a body builders guide in .PDF over on the GM-Holden site with lots of useful dimensions and pointers to get you started on building your own
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