[musicman75]

Thanks for the picture 69GMCC10. That gives me several reference points for measurements. I agree with others that the chances of trading my long bed for a short frame is not likely, at least in California. I should add that I have a buddy that is giving me the 5 lug setup off his 76 c10 . I'm also looking at doing a LS swap. If anyone is looking for a 8 lug setup, send them my way. The bedsides on mine are not great and need a lot of work to get them back into shape. I would probably just buy a repro short bed unless I found a good price on an original if I decided to do the conversion. I don't plan on selling the project, so I'm not too worried about keeping it original. And as we all know, you will never get out what you put into it because labor is always free. I would love to see pics BS46488 if you have any and any advice you have to give. Thank you all for your input. I'm on the fence, but really leaning towards the conversion.