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Re: Should I cut this truck ?
Ive posted this before, but in 1980 in Auto-body at trade school, the teacher brought in a 1972 Super/350 and told our 3 man team to make it a short bed. Back then there was no internet, just a couple of trucks in the lot to measure. It was a beautiful black long bed, but he had it sold if it was a shortie. So, long story short, we cut it, cleaned up our acetylene welds, (no mig welder) and repainted the bed. It made a realy nice truck. Now, that being said, that was 40 years ago and that truck was 8 years old and you couldn't go to town without meeting a half dozen or so on the road. Nowadays, around here, you may go a month and not meet one. Attrition has made all of them rare, and as of the last 3 or 4 years, lwb prices have climbed almost at the same rate as swbs.
If it were me, and I never was going to sell it, I would cut it without hesitation if I wanted a swb.
If it were a nonsentimental truck and I saw flipping it in the future, I might rethink. It is a rare bird.
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