ok guys i need some help , i have a 1979 f-150 ranger that i am rebuilding , i need a bed and can not find one - but i also have a wrecked 1977 f-350 camper special but to the center of rear axle the camper special bed is 6" to long / i have some thoughts but they are getting pretty expensive to think about , i would like to make the camper special bed work because its in excelent condition . any help would be great .

 

well did u check craigslist or the local scrap yard for a bed?

 

i did but most of them are not worth fixing , like i sayd my camper special bed is mint but i have this 6" problem

 

I have a rust free 8' dual tank long bed for sale.

 

where are you located , and how much ?

 

Northern Illinois, $800.

 

Oh how I wish you lived closer. Any trips to Atlantic Canada planned in your future?????????? Maybe Calais Maine ?????????????

Zach should by yours and sell his , a SCS box in mint shape would bring a heavy price up here, a rust free U.S box is now getting into the 3 grand /box range. That SCS would be higher than that.

 

have you messured it to see if 6" from the front can be cut out and moved to the back?

 

why not just move the rearend? or restore the f350 instead of the 150/ thats what id do.

 

I didn't know that camper special boxes were a different length, never paid attention. I don't see why that bedliner couldn't be made to fit though. You should be able to cut off the excess and make it fit.

 

Lyned, only the Super camper Special bed/box is different, the rear axle is set back 6 inches farther than all other models making it very rare. A regular camper special just has a few options over a regular truck.
I think if I had the choice I would also restore the SCS instead of the regular Long box 150, those SCS trucks are just too hard to find. JMO

 

oh in that case, duste, I would have to agree. I would, in the least, make the truck fit the box (which involves lengthing the frame and boxing it at these points to add strength) since its a rare find, might as well build a "super" camper special.