Should I cut this truck ?
 

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And make it look like this
:devil:
?......

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I would, but then again I’m biased.

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This is what I started with

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In a word...no.

JMO.

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No... but that’s just me. I think as it sits it’s a beautiful truck.

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I have a similar 72 truck that is 100% rustfree Highlander that has a wrecked frame on the passenger front , Black too that I have thought about cutting but cant do it . Yours I definitely would not cut , its a Beauty as is .

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Too nice to cut...

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I wouldn't cut it!

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NOOOOOOO! But how about some more pictures?!

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Cut it :smoke:

Re: Should I cut this truck ?
 

Cut it.
Who's ever stretched one?

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No,

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Unless there is frame damage i will say no too clean a truck to cut down

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Going to keep it? It is yours, make it what you want. If selling is probable in future leave it alone. Then again if you are doing most of the work yourself. You may come out okay depending on how much you value your time.

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Please, no, no, no and never. A Black Cheyenne Super BB and I suppose has A/C and more goodies, oh my please don't..

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Remember this
It won't ride as good if you cut it...

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Hm. That doesn’t seem like your m.o. And no, most definitely no. :lol:

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No way would I vote (or elect) to cut one of these trucks.. If it's a short bed you want, sell it and use the money to buy a short bed... Unless your truck is a pos wrapped in silk, it would bring good money over here in Texas..

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I like original, but it’s yours Eric and you live in Chevyland, so do whatever you like

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Great looking truck! How about the mandatory SPID picture? As for hacking it down, Sawzall blades are cheap! :lol:

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No.

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I’d frame swap that thing in a second.
But I’d build a new short fleet side bed for it from reproduction sheetmetal.

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Keep long bed long;)

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I'm not opposed to cutting down longbeds to short beds, using whatever method. But I would not cut THAT truck down. There are plenty of non-descript nothing special longbed trucks out there and any part you need to make it appear as a Cheyenne Super. It wouldn't matter that the truck wasn't a factory Cheyenne Super since it's already not a factory shortbed. Might as well add a 402 while your at it. Right now that truck has a value as a factory Cheyenne Super longbed. There are plenty of truck enthusiasts with minds opened to longbeds who will always appreciate the trucks for what they were from the factory... even basic non-descript ones. But there were far more of those built and they have a lower sale value.

That picture shows a fine example of a great looking black with parchment interior Cheyenne Super. That other picture shows yet another dime a dozen chopped and slammed big wheel shortbed. Dare to be different by doing nothing. Simple and right :cool:

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To nice there are plenty of candidates to shorten up. Like Tim said a basic no option longed is where I would start .

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Why shorten your manhood?

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Will that really happen ?
If I shorten a longbed truck ?
I guess I better give this some serious thought :alky:

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-
Smells like a troll thread to me....:)

LockDoc

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Whack it. It'll be a nice clean shortbed. ;)
Though I know you won't.

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I wouldn't either - looks great the way it is. When you say, "cut", do you mean lower?

Need more pics.

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Not really!

But
Now that 3 moderators are participants
I guess I should give more background

Here is the spid

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Leave it long, especially with leafs.

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To clean to cut. Find someone with a short bed and make a trade. That way you get what you want with no work on your part.

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But. But. But.... you’d loose the tool and stowage box... that’s one of my more favorite things about my truck. You just don’t see them very often especially in good shape.

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I’ve always been into stock, original trucks that match spid
Back when I got this one
Someone had removed the gas tank from cab And put a small one under the bed
They also c-notched the frame
I could never figure why it was c-notched, but not lowered
Otherwise the truck is as original as it gets
Fast forward
Seems like each time I go to truck shows you see more and more modified
It’s much more acceptable, now (even by me)
And I’ve become friends with some of the guys who are into it
As well as, do the work

A few years ago , I would never even contemplate
This question

Now I go back and forth on it

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I get it - I have thought about it too.
I think certain trucks are better candidates for lowering/chopping. Yours, in my opinion, has the classic-stock look. You should post some more pics.

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Our group is probably 50/50 on long or short preferences. For those who still use their truck as a truck the long is their choice. And those who just own and drive theirs don't care about that extra couple of feet. I'd think a black, big block, Cheyenne Super short bed, posi truck would be more sought after. AmIright?

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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.