Re: Are there bed differences between types and wheelbase?
Yes, according to the numbers in front of the bellhousing, and on the front engine pad in front of the passenger side head, it is the original 307 motor. I stumbled across the longhorn freeserver site yesterday, and found that the 31034 on the SPID denotes it as a true longhorn. The lack of custom camper anywhere leads me to believe the owner bought the truck and camper separately. Yesterday, I removed the front bed panel and cut the front bedsides back to the exact length I had on the original longhorn bed, which was 33" from the bottom of the front wheel openings to the front of the bed. I also measured the front too of the bed (stake pocket?) to the front of the side and found that it was only 1-1/4", so I marked that on the new bed, gave me the same measurement I needed on the bottom. I then took a compass and marked the 1-1/4" from the top stake pocket and marked it all the way down, and cut that amount off of the bedside. I got the driver side extension tack welded on, looks like it will work. The bed is still pushed back for working area purposes.
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