[Robznob11]

Originally Posted by special-K

Well,guys making shortbeds out of longbeds have to weld top to bottom twice on each side and somehow the beds come out nice. Seen some novice body men turn out nice results. No one said there wasn't work in bodywork.

I have a good gas mig with low heat and am pretty good at welding. I have modded lots of things on my truck but as statet there is no way around srinkage and the hammer and dolly. I spent a full week filling a marker light on one side i mean i went super slow and plenty of cooling. I would do a tac or two and then come back in 20 to 30 min and when it was almost done well it oilcanned! I did the first side 2 times . And the point is unless you have a tig and plan to spend hours with a hammer and dolly your better off to just fix what you have if its not rusted out! Either way your probably going to end up with dynaglass filler so why not save the time and the broke tools and so one that are going to fly once you get pissed when you relize we told you so! Not trying to be smart but i have thrown and beat lots of crap when things did not go as planned! If you have plenty of body lines around patches are a breeze but bedsides are for the pro's!
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