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Originally Posted by ChevyBrad
Are your plans to shorten the frame too? That was my original intent but the more I am researching I am finding that a 3800 with a 9' bed in good shape is very rare and valuable so I don't think I want to do that any more. Do you know how rare these trucks are?
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That was originally the plan
So far, I've been considering:
- Lengthen the bed, so it fits the frame
- Shorten the frame so it fits the bed
- make a tool box that fits between the bed and the cab to take up the space on the frame.
I don't know quite how rare they are. I know they are significantly more rare than 3600's especially more than 3100's but I don't know if they're valuable enough to keep stock.
If I knew someone was restoring one, and needed a 3800 frame, I'd sell it to them instead of shortening it. But 3100 frames in this area take months to sell, and sell way under price at that. A 3800 frame, i suspect, would be significantly harder to sell. Then once I do that, I'd have to find another frame I like to put the truck on. So far, I'm leaning towards sticking with this frame.