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Offline Trailnut

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Long Bed to Short Bed
« on: February 18, 2014, 06:01:08 pm »
Can this be done???  Heck yeah, saw a guy do it on a Hot Rod Show - but he had a '70-'72 Chevy.

Can it be done on a '73 ?  8) 
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Offline winky

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Re: Long Bed to Short Bed
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2014, 06:23:53 pm »
anything is possible. are you talking about just the bed or a whole truck?

Just the bed  - yes but you would be better off to buy a short bed unless you just LOVE doing body work

LWB truck to SWB - yes, frame has to be cut, drive shaft shortened, brake lines redone etc
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Re: Long Bed to Short Bed
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2014, 06:42:42 pm »
« Last Edit: February 18, 2014, 06:46:39 pm by zieg85 »
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Re: Long Bed to Short Bed
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2014, 12:09:24 am »
would like to know the measurements he cut off the bed
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Re: Long Bed to Short Bed
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2014, 07:06:42 am »
Typically it is 14" at the front and 6" at the rear.  On the first set of bed floor pics he has 14.5" though.
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Re: Long Bed to Short Bed
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2014, 10:49:34 pm »
the other day i measured a 99 dodge lwb and a 01 dodge swb. its funny cause the difference was either 14 and 6 or 16 and 14 but it equaled 20" also
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Offline Trailnut

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Re: Long Bed to Short Bed
« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2014, 05:42:00 pm »
Yes, i can get a factory short bed - what i would like to do or have done should i say is have the frame shortened to fit a short bed.
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Re: Long Bed to Short Bed
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2014, 08:01:32 am »
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Offline 75_chevy

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Re: Long Bed to Short Bed
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2014, 10:22:30 pm »
I follow someone on instagram who is currently doing this, want his username?


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