Lb To Sb
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Lb To Sb
Hey Guys,
Whats invovled in the short bed conversion. My Future wife and i love the truck i have but both of us desire it to be a short bed. how much is invovled in making it a short bed i know i have to cut a measurment off the frame and get a short bed. but is there anything else i am missing.
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Whats invovled in the short bed conversion. My Future wife and i love the truck i have but both of us desire it to be a short bed. how much is invovled in making it a short bed i know i have to cut a measurment off the frame and get a short bed. but is there anything else i am missing.
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i know but its my grandpas truck and plus i already have a short bed parts truck so what do i need to do. and i know alot of times its easier to buy what you want but for some of us poor folks we gotta make a truck the way we want.
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Actually they did it on the show Trucks!, but it was with a '66 Chevy C-10. Although I'm sure its all the same idea..
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Actually they did it on the show Trucks!, but it was with a '66 Chevy C-10. Although I'm sure its all the same idea..
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The job goes something like this:
Measure
Measure
Measure
Chop
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I don't see why this is so difficult. Getting it aligned properly when you go to weld the frame back together is the hardest part, and that just means you need to do a lot of measuring before you crank up the MIG.
Now I don't get that statement at all. The wheelbase is the measurement between the centerline of the front wheel and back wheel. This is what you are going to use to tell how much frame to cut out.
You are gonna need to shorten wiring harnesses and fuel lines, as well. Also if it has dual tanks the LWB front tank is gonna be too big.
The wheelbase between a longbed and shortbed are different also, don't think it's as easy as just cutting the frame.
You are gonna need to shorten wiring harnesses and fuel lines, as well. Also if it has dual tanks the LWB front tank is gonna be too big.
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I'd suggest transferring everything over to the parts truck, the one that has a factory short box frame.
If you have to ask how to do it, "how to shorten the frame", I'd have to say you're probably better off going that route.
Lots of wrenching but you'd end up with a true, safe ride in the end. That is if the parts truck has never been hit hard making it a "parts" truck. But you didn't elaborate on the parts truck's condition nor your welding abilities.
If you have to ask how to do it, "how to shorten the frame", I'd have to say you're probably better off going that route.
Lots of wrenching but you'd end up with a true, safe ride in the end. That is if the parts truck has never been hit hard making it a "parts" truck. But you didn't elaborate on the parts truck's condition nor your welding abilities.
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Yea grandpa's truck complete with a hacked up welded together frame that requires a tad bit of left rudder to go straight down the road. 
Ya do somthin like that to an off road "toy" or something else like it that has no sentimental value, not gramp’s faithful ole ride.
Ya do somthin like that to an off road "toy" or something else like it that has no sentimental value, not gramp’s faithful ole ride.
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Agreed indeed.
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Oh and yea, I watch "Trucks" and the rest of the "Power Block" line up on Sunday's if I'm not out in the driveway wrenching on something myself.
I do both actually, watch them show's while I read the threads here on "FTE", makes for a well rounded day!
I do both actually, watch them show's while I read the threads here on "FTE", makes for a well rounded day!
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well then, just use the shorty frame and swap everything
if it was a f250 or 350 i wouldnt be so leery of a cut because theres more metal
but a 150 and a daily driver, u better do it right or gramps truck is junk or gets u hurt
if it was a f250 or 350 i wouldnt be so leery of a cut because theres more metal
but a 150 and a daily driver, u better do it right or gramps truck is junk or gets u hurt