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stllookn · 01-08-2005, 01:15 AM

These pictures were posted by someone on this board. I would like to talk to the person that did this work...I have a couple of questions.

lost wages · 01-08-2005, 02:01 AM

ah, i see now, that was a truck tottaly polished was building, heres a link to it. http://totallypolished.com/projects/71.htm i might have posted the pic a long time ago or something.

stllookn · 01-08-2005, 04:02 AM

I've got an extra bed...and an extra frame so I think I will just start hacking...love that sheet metal work. I think I will "z" step the front, step notch the rear and tub it. Another project that I really did not need to start...LOL!

silvertonguedevil · 01-08-2005, 12:13 PM

I thought that this was supposed to be nearly impossible with the gradual decending of the upper body line

That guy makes it look easier than eating a bowl of Cheerios

Can someone shed some light on this?

moodybo · 01-08-2005, 12:55 PM

The finished product with a primer will tell if it is a success or not! From what i understand it is hard to keep the sheet metal from warping and being mis-aligned. Is this is "impossible"? No! I figure it just takes more patience than me! I cheated and just went a bought a short bed!

stllookn · 01-08-2005, 03:21 PM

I have an extra long bed so I am going to try this. It will take awhile since I have too many projects already but I will post pics and let you know just how easy it is. Silvertongue...it is like cutting a section out of a cone...the ends don't line up on the bottom or top. I measured mine a couple of years ago when trying to determine how to do it. Once sectioned it is off by about 1/2 inch on top and the bottom. I thought I would have to add a pie section into the body line just below the top of the bed edge to make it look right. It looks like this guy just forced it into place...we will see!

silvertonguedevil · 01-08-2005, 03:32 PM

Well good luck with that! I will be watching. Keep us posted. I've got a long box too. If yours goes well, maybe I'll get ballsy enough myself.

67cst · 01-08-2005, 03:56 PM

when my and and i did my 67 it was originally a lwb fleet truck, we talked to a local hotrodder about shortening the sides and he said that it has been done but it was fairly difficult because of the body lines, we decided against it since we werent going to do it and i didnt wanna get bent over with a huge bill so instead i decided to go with a stepside...that guy that did the one in the pics above sure has some skill

01-08-2005, 01:15 AM	#1
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Long fleetside to short fleetside These pictures were posted by someone on this board. I would like to talk to the person that did this work...I have a couple of questions. Attached Images __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

01-08-2005, 04:02 AM	#3
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	I've got an extra bed...and an extra frame so I think I will just start hacking...love that sheet metal work. I think I will "z" step the front, step notch the rear and tub it. Another project that I really did not need to start...LOL! __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

01-08-2005, 12:13 PM	#4
silvertonguedevil Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Seaside, Oregon Posts: 1,789	I thought that this was supposed to be nearly impossible with the gradual decending of the upper body line That guy makes it look easier than eating a bowl of Cheerios Can someone shed some light on this? __________________ -Greg My Chevy trucks, past and present: 1962 C10 SB Fleetside 1964 C10 LB Fleetside BBW 1966 C10 SB Fleetside 1966 C10 SB Fleetside BBW 1968 C10 SB Fleetside 1971 C10 LB Fleetside 1971 C10 SB Fleetside 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1972 C10 LB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1974 C20 Cheyenne 1979 K5 Blazer Cheyenne 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Custom Deluxe 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Scottsdale 1986 C10 SB Fleetside Silverado 2008 Silverado 1500 4x4

01-08-2005, 03:21 PM	#6
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	I have an extra long bed so I am going to try this. It will take awhile since I have too many projects already but I will post pics and let you know just how easy it is. Silvertongue...it is like cutting a section out of a cone...the ends don't line up on the bottom or top. I measured mine a couple of years ago when trying to determine how to do it. Once sectioned it is off by about 1/2 inch on top and the bottom. I thought I would have to add a pie section into the body line just below the top of the bed edge to make it look right. It looks like this guy just forced it into place...we will see! __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

01-08-2005, 03:32 PM	#7
silvertonguedevil Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Seaside, Oregon Posts: 1,789	Well good luck with that! I will be watching. Keep us posted. I've got a long box too. If yours goes well, maybe I'll get ballsy enough myself. __________________ -Greg My Chevy trucks, past and present: 1962 C10 SB Fleetside 1964 C10 LB Fleetside BBW 1966 C10 SB Fleetside 1966 C10 SB Fleetside BBW 1968 C10 SB Fleetside 1971 C10 LB Fleetside 1971 C10 SB Fleetside 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1972 C10 LB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1974 C20 Cheyenne 1979 K5 Blazer Cheyenne 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Custom Deluxe 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Scottsdale 1986 C10 SB Fleetside Silverado 2008 Silverado 1500 4x4

01-08-2005, 02:01 AM	#2
lost wages Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: jefferson city, mo Posts: 1,364	ah, i see now, that was a truck tottaly polished was building, heres a link to it. http://totallypolished.com/projects/71.htm i might have posted the pic a long time ago or something.

01-08-2005, 12:55 PM	#5
moodybo Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 261	The finished product with a primer will tell if it is a success or not! From what i understand it is hard to keep the sheet metal from warping and being mis-aligned. Is this is "impossible"? No! I figure it just takes more patience than me! I cheated and just went a bought a short bed!

01-08-2005, 03:56 PM	#8
67cst i love summertime Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Posts: 4,303	when my and and i did my 67 it was originally a lwb fleet truck, we talked to a local hotrodder about shortening the sides and he said that it has been done but it was fairly difficult because of the body lines, we decided against it since we werent going to do it and i didnt wanna get bent over with a huge bill so instead i decided to go with a stepside...that guy that did the one in the pics above sure has some skill __________________ 1967 shortbox stepside Chevy, 365 hp 327, th400. GLOVE BOX LIGHTS FORSALE, click link for info http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=273724



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