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1fast71 · 03-18-2007, 01:12 AM

o nice i would b puttin the stuff on myself so how much u think would b around if u could estamate?

Bishops Trucks · 03-18-2007, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by 1fast71

o nice i would b puttin the stuff on myself so how much u think would b around if u could estamate?

Maybe around $400.00 bucks give or take a few dollars.

combustion · 03-18-2007, 04:55 AM

i would go long bed just because they are not to many of them. to be different for a change

**special-K** · 03-18-2007, 06:05 AM

1fast71,I honestly don`t even know where I got the picture from.I do know one thing...the same suspension on a shortbed wouldn`t look the same.
The complete ECE 4/6 drop to do it right will run you right about $800.This includes adjustable panhard bar to center the rear and shock relocatore to correct the angle of the shock closer to their intended geometry.

I don`t think it`s nuts to shorten a longbed.But,I`d never do it.It makes no sense,in my mind,to do all that work to end up with something that`s already made that way.While one guy`s doing all that work to cut,weld,and fill just to have comprimised sheetmetal and,maybe,a not too safe frame(it is illegal in many states),I`ll take a bed with no bondo or seems in it`s "stamped from a single sheet" bedsides and it`s "one piece from front to back" frame rails and be all those hours ahead towards other details that actually show on the finished product.I just don`t have that time to kill and I`m into bikes,too.Just not enough of me to spread too thin.

*72CSTC5* · 03-18-2007, 09:18 AM

Troy Trepanier built that long wheel base truck from Rad Rides by Troy. www.radrides.com Check his website might have something on there about the truck. CHOP CHOP the LWB's.

xmitsu10 · 03-18-2007, 09:27 AM

Here's the link to the photos of that sweet longbed. http://www.radrides.com/photogallery.php?sub=als&ci=1

Very nicely done.

3/4tonterror · 03-18-2007, 09:46 AM

long live the long beds.

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 03-18-2007, 12:36 PM

1fasts71 you ever get over to grants pass???

Brad · 03-18-2007, 12:42 PM

Here's what I think:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=181633

1fast71 · 03-18-2007, 12:49 PM

Thanx for the info special k

French blue yeah i go over there from time to time when i get my licence (hopfully somtime this week) ill b goin over there alot for the junkyards

but i live in ruch or the applegate so im not that far from there

1fast71 · 03-18-2007, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by xmitsu10

Here's the link to the photos of that sweet longbed. http://www.radrides.com/photogallery.php?sub=als&ci=1

Very nicely done.

thanks for the link

Ram-Man · 03-18-2007, 05:58 PM

Well its been a long day of measuring, measuring, measuring , cutting, grinding and finally welding. The results are good. I've got a short now

I will try to post some pics tonight.

dan468 · 03-18-2007, 06:13 PM

I was in the same boat and finished my LWB because it was painted. Never liked it as much as I wanted to because I had always wanted a SWB. Guess what, now it's back in the garage and chopped to a SWB.

royo · 03-18-2007, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Ram-Man

Let me know guys & gals if I am nuts. After getting to this point on my project with my frame and suspension almost all back together I have and the motor and trans close to being set in I think I might chop this thing down to a swb. I have been looking through all the pics I can find if I want a true hot rod cruiser I like the swb better. The box is not an issue because the one I have is junk anyway. Give me your input please am I crazy?

yep your crazy bout like the guy with the crew cab wanting to cut it . but why would you care JUST DO IT . OH LONG BEDS LOOK JUST AS GOOD justmy2cents

1fast71 · 03-19-2007, 12:43 AM

im with royo on this one long beds look just as good as shortbeds

TRUCKER-TRUCKIN' · 03-19-2007, 03:47 AM

#1) it's yours build the way you want, the most difficult part is going backwards on a finished frame, if you can live with that go for it. #2) Special K picked a bad example, that truck is sweet for a LWB!

smbrouss70 · 03-19-2007, 05:36 AM

1fast71, here's a link to an article about that longbed. http://www.customclassictrucks.com/f...tside_longbed/

**special-K** · 03-19-2007, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by TRUCKER-TRUCKIN'

#1) it's yours build the way you want, the most difficult part is going backwards on a finished frame, if you can live with that go for it. #2) Special K picked a bad example, that truck is sweet for a LWB!

So,a good example is a bad example?A longbed can look hot!Nuff said.It`s two different looks.I love the compactness of the shorty.But,they can never look as sleek as a longbed,if that`s what you want.It`s like the difference between a 2-door sedan and a business coupe.Or,a`55 210 Post and a Belair.Long lines can offer more grace.Semis look cool with long frames.It doesn`t have to be either/or.We can do what we want.I have both and like both.Cut all you want.Like I said,I won`t.I`ll just "get" a shortbed.
Here`s another bad example

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bobthecop · 03-19-2007, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by 3/4tonterror

long live the long beds.

I love the long bed, I have a 92 4x4 short wide, and when you are hauling 16' pieces of deck board, it makes for an interesting ride home.

daryn_24 · 03-20-2007, 12:51 PM

I chopped my frame. It all went well. Take 12" out of the center, and 8" off the back!

03-18-2007, 01:12 AM	#26
1fast71 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: medford oregon Posts: 152	Re: I've caught the bug!! let me know if I am nuts! o nice i would b puttin the stuff on myself so how much u think would b around if u could estamate?

03-18-2007, 06:05 AM	#29
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	Re: I've caught the bug!! let me know if I am nuts! 1fast71,I honestly don`t even know where I got the picture from.I do know one thing...the same suspension on a shortbed wouldn`t look the same. The complete ECE 4/6 drop to do it right will run you right about $800.This includes adjustable panhard bar to center the rear and shock relocatore to correct the angle of the shock closer to their intended geometry. I don`t think it`s nuts to shorten a longbed.But,I`d never do it.It makes no sense,in my mind,to do all that work to end up with something that`s already made that way.While one guy`s doing all that work to cut,weld,and fill just to have comprimised sheetmetal and,maybe,a not too safe frame(it is illegal in many states),I`ll take a bed with no bondo or seems in it`s "stamped from a single sheet" bedsides and it`s "one piece from front to back" frame rails and be all those hours ahead towards other details that actually show on the finished product.I just don`t have that time to kill and I`m into bikes,too.Just not enough of me to spread too thin. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ Last edited by special-K; 03-18-2007 at 06:14 AM.

03-18-2007, 09:18 AM	#30
72CSTC5 Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Deer Park, Tx. Posts: 2,524	Re: I've caught the bug!! let me know if I am nuts! Troy Trepanier built that long wheel base truck from Rad Rides by Troy. www.radrides.com Check his website might have something on there about the truck. CHOP CHOP the LWB's.

03-18-2007, 09:27 AM	#31
xmitsu10 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Alton, New Hampshire Posts: 274	Re: I've caught the bug!! let me know if I am nuts! Here's the link to the photos of that sweet longbed. http://www.radrides.com/photogallery.php?sub=als&ci=1 Very nicely done. __________________ 71 Cheyenne SWB

03-18-2007, 09:46 AM	#32
3/4tonterror Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: jaffrey,NH Posts: 325	Re: I've caught the bug!! let me know if I am nuts! long live the long beds.

03-18-2007, 12:36 PM	#33
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,590	Re: I've caught the bug!! let me know if I am nuts! 1fasts71 you ever get over to grants pass??? __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

03-18-2007, 12:42 PM	#34
Brad Out of the carpool lane. Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Clark Co, WA Posts: 5,673	Re: I've caught the bug!! let me know if I am nuts! Here's what I think: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=181633 __________________ 1968 C-10 SWB, 5.7 Vortec/700R4/3.73 posi, Torch Red 1968 Camaro, 250/Powerglide, all original (No, I'm not gonna drop a 350 in it!...Jeez!) 2000 Honda VFR in the faster yellow! 2008 Husqvarna TE-610 1967 C-10 SWB 'Six Appeal'-Gone but not forgotten...

03-18-2007, 12:49 PM	#35
1fast71 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: medford oregon Posts: 152	Re: I've caught the bug!! let me know if I am nuts! Thanx for the info special k French blue yeah i go over there from time to time when i get my licence (hopfully somtime this week) ill b goin over there alot for the junkyards but i live in ruch or the applegate so im not that far from there

03-18-2007, 05:58 PM	#37
Ram-Man Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 943	Re: I've caught the bug!! let me know if I am nuts! Well its been a long day of measuring, measuring, measuring , cutting, grinding and finally welding. The results are good. I've got a short now I will try to post some pics tonight.

03-18-2007, 06:13 PM	#38
dan468 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sun City, Arizona Posts: 430	Re: I've caught the bug!! let me know if I am nuts! I was in the same boat and finished my LWB because it was painted. Never liked it as much as I wanted to because I had always wanted a SWB. Guess what, now it's back in the garage and chopped to a SWB.

03-19-2007, 12:43 AM	#40
1fast71 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: medford oregon Posts: 152	Re: I've caught the bug!! let me know if I am nuts! im with royo on this one long beds look just as good as shortbeds

03-19-2007, 03:47 AM	#41
TRUCKER-TRUCKIN' Rally Wheel Club Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings,MO Posts: 97	Re: I've caught the bug!! let me know if I am nuts! #1) it's yours build the way you want, the most difficult part is going backwards on a finished frame, if you can live with that go for it. #2) Special K picked a bad example, that truck is sweet for a LWB!

03-19-2007, 05:36 AM	#42
smbrouss70 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rayne, LA Posts: 2,782	Re: I've caught the bug!! let me know if I am nuts! 1fast71, here's a link to an article about that longbed. http://www.customclassictrucks.com/f...tside_longbed/ __________________ Steven "If dogs don't go to heaven, when I die I want to go wherever they went." -- Will Rogers R.I.P. Oscar R.I.P. Ratchet 1967 Pontiac GTO - Dad was the Original Owner 1970 Chevy 2wd SWB "Oscar's Truck" 1970 Chevy 2wd Blazer "Ratchet's Blazer" 2013 Chevy 2500HD Crew Cab Duramax/Allison Z71 LTZ "Brown Sugar" 2017 Chevy Suburban "BDB" 2020 Chevy Blazer Premier "Foxy" Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Shop Build

03-20-2007, 12:51 PM	#45
daryn_24 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 16	Re: I've caught the bug!! let me know if I am nuts! I chopped my frame. It all went well. Take 12" out of the center, and 8" off the back!



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