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irish1966 · 10-27-2010, 05:17 PM

YouTube - 65Chevy pickup Longbed to...

Greg63 · 10-27-2010, 05:47 PM

Very nice.
I especially like the music.
Greg

gulffishin · 10-27-2010, 06:04 PM

I don't think I would have done it...that truck was in great shape. I would turn an $8,000 truck into an $800 one. LOL

**slepysal** · 10-27-2010, 11:43 PM

dig the truck the chi lites right ?nice job !!!

*lakeroadster* · 10-28-2010, 08:07 AM

You mean to tell me it only takes 9 minutes to cut a longbed into a shortbed?

Man that was easy, hell my back doesn't even hurt!

**ChiefRocka** · 10-28-2010, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by slepysal

dig the truck the chi lites right ?nice job !!!

Yeap the music was cool .... typical lowriders, always cutting up s#it !!!

rain_man · 10-28-2010, 10:43 AM

very nice

61_FL_Apache · 10-28-2010, 11:38 AM

Nice slideshow. I think it would be easier to buy a SWB

irish1966 · 10-28-2010, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by 61_FL_Apache

Nice slideshow. I think it would be easier to buy a SWB

Agreed. And that's what I did. LOL

Def not taking away from the guys work though.

Delmo · 10-28-2010, 12:02 PM

Dudes got skills. And for the record I was not singing along by the end.

TopFuel1966 · 10-28-2010, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by gulffishin

I don't think I would have done it...that truck was in great shape. I would turn an $8,000 truck into an $800 one. LOL

That would be a matter of opinion and mine is that the guy very skillfully turned a nice truck into one with a lot more visual appeal.

Legend56BC · 10-28-2010, 02:50 PM

Very Impressed ! We did the same thing to our new race car but but we only used skins....

scrapmetalart · 10-28-2010, 04:19 PM

great vid.
did you use the frame piece you cut out to box in the joint?

irish1966 · 10-28-2010, 05:18 PM

Disclaimer. This is not my vid. I hi-jacked it from you tube. I thought it would be appreciated here though. I know alot of guys have been talkin about doing this on multiple threads.

gulffishin · 10-28-2010, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by TopFuel1966

That would be a matter of opinion and mine is that the guy very skillfully turned a nice truck into one with a lot more visual appeal.

I agree, HE did do a great job, but I would have made a hot mess out of it...Replacing door bottoms and floor pans is about the extent of my welding/fab skills

fryer1979 · 10-28-2010, 05:48 PM

Here's a quick tip to make your long bed to short bed conversion go much faster: Unbolt your bed and remove from frame. Call me. I'll come pick it up and give you a couple hundred cash to go find yourself a new shortbed.

Only works with a fleetside bed though.

irish1966 · 10-28-2010, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by fryer1979

Here's a quick tip to make your long bed to short bed conversion go much faster: Unbolt your bed and remove from frame. Call me. I'll come pick it up and give you a couple hundred cash to go find yourself a new shortbed.

Only works with a fleetside bed though.

U need a bed dude?

fryer1979 · 10-28-2010, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by irish1966

U need a bed dude?

I haven't decided for sure if a new bed is the way to go with mine yet or not. When you look at my build pictures, especially the latest bunch with the truck shown up in the air. you can really see some of the damage I am dealing with. All in all there really isn't a 12" spot anywhere on mine without some kind of dent or crease. I just need to decide if I want to do that much work or not. I do have a soft spot for long beds though, and kinda cringe when I see them cut up. To each his own I know, it's just me and to me a truck is not a truck without an 8 foot bed. I'm just weird.

CSoliz · 10-30-2010, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by slepysal

dig the truck the chi lites right ?nice job !!!

The Lost Generation
The Chi-lites
The Royal Chessman

in that order............. All 3 of those songs are on East Side Story Vol.4.

Pop's C-10 · 10-30-2010, 03:47 PM

Nice slide show & tha musuc made it alot better

duallyjams · 10-31-2010, 10:11 AM

Wheres the template with the cut here dotted line?

LakeShow24 · 07-29-2011, 03:36 AM

so dope...

Woogeroo · 07-29-2011, 03:56 AM

Just say no...

-W

kieth · 07-29-2011, 08:46 AM

the gentleman who did the shortening job has some serious skills and knowledge, the shortening of the frame was done exactly the way it should be done, but I did not see internal plates or additional inside U channel added. I may have skipped something but did he cut the rear frame also ?? it does have to be shortened........I know how much work this is and he really did a nice job on all of the project. Kieth

10-27-2010, 05:47 PM	#2
Greg63 Enjoy your truck Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,066	Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB Very nice. I especially like the music. Greg __________________ 1 Corinthians 10:13 1963 Chevrolet 1/2 ton 2010 Camaro SS/RS 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee 2016 Jeep Cherokee

10-27-2010, 06:04 PM	#3
gulffishin Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: AL Posts: 180	Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB I don't think I would have done it...that truck was in great shape. I would turn an $8,000 truck into an $800 one. LOL

10-27-2010, 11:43 PM	#4
slepysal Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Jose NOR*CAL Posts: 3,080	Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB dig the truck the chi lites right ?nice job !!! __________________ 1960 Apache long bed fleet L6 250 Clifford intake 2 bbl carb. Langdon cast headers with dual exhaust and bellflower tips. T-5 5 speed, power steering and power disc brakes. "Over, Around or through it... "

10-28-2010, 08:07 AM	#5
lakeroadster Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: High Plains of Colorado Posts: 2,485	Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB You mean to tell me it only takes 9 minutes to cut a longbed into a shortbed? Man that was easy, hell my back doesn't even hurt! Last edited by lakeroadster; 10-28-2010 at 08:08 AM.

10-28-2010, 10:43 AM	#7
rain_man Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: daytona beach fl Posts: 187	Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB very nice __________________ 61 step/long bed SBW(SOLD) NEED A NEW PROJECT

10-28-2010, 11:38 AM	#8
61_FL_Apache Who Me? Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Royal Palm Beach, FL Posts: 4,067	Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB Nice slideshow. I think it would be easier to buy a SWB __________________ Steve 1997 Tahoe LT 4D 2WD (DD) 2001 Blazer 4D 2WD 1961 Apache 10 (sold) 1965 C10 Stepper (sold)

10-28-2010, 12:02 PM	#10
Delmo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Burbank CA Posts: 1,226	Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB Dudes got skills. And for the record I was not singing along by the end.

10-28-2010, 02:50 PM	#12
Legend56BC Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Aldergrove BC(Vancouver area) Canada Posts: 312	Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB Very Impressed ! We did the same thing to our new race car but but we only used skins.... __________________ http://www.facebook.com/MacDonaldRac...ckTeamBcCanada

10-28-2010, 04:19 PM	#13
scrapmetalart Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DAYTON Posts: 505	Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB great vid. did you use the frame piece you cut out to box in the joint? __________________ frontstreetcycle on Instagram

10-28-2010, 05:18 PM	#14
irish1966 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: hillsboro, oregon Posts: 484	Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB Disclaimer. This is not my vid. I hi-jacked it from you tube. I thought it would be appreciated here though. I know alot of guys have been talkin about doing this on multiple threads. __________________ Cheers David 66 LWB Fleet (on hold) 64 LWB Fleet (daily driver) 65 SWB Fleet (almost finished as a driver) 64 SWB Fleet (just started - "Tommys Hot Rods" tribute truck) Nothing worth doing, is easy.

10-28-2010, 05:48 PM	#16
fryer1979 Redneck Hillbilly Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Backwoods Posts: 1,307	Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB Here's a quick tip to make your long bed to short bed conversion go much faster: Unbolt your bed and remove from frame. Call me. I'll come pick it up and give you a couple hundred cash to go find yourself a new shortbed. Only works with a fleetside bed though. Last edited by fryer1979; 10-28-2010 at 05:48 PM.

10-30-2010, 03:47 PM	#20
Pop's C-10 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: memphis Posts: 2,537	Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB Nice slide show & tha musuc made it alot better

10-31-2010, 10:11 AM	#21
duallyjams Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Deale Md Posts: 4,663	Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB Wheres the template with the cut here dotted line? __________________ James 63 GMC V6 4speed carryall 65 chevy swb bbw V8 auto 68 K20 327/4 speed, buddy buckets 2002 GMC CC Dually Duramax 64 GMC lwb 3/4 V6 4speed SOLD 66 GMC swb bbw buddy buckets SOLD IG duallyjams The only thing that stays the same is constant change!

07-29-2011, 03:36 AM	#22
LakeShow24 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Soul Cal Posts: 26	Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB so dope...

07-29-2011, 03:56 AM	#23
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07-29-2011, 08:46 AM	#24
kieth Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 1,925	Re: For anyone plnning on cutting down a LWB to a SWB the gentleman who did the shortening job has some serious skills and knowledge, the shortening of the frame was done exactly the way it should be done, but I did not see internal plates or additional inside U channel added. I may have skipped something but did he cut the rear frame also ?? it does have to be shortened........I know how much work this is and he really did a nice job on all of the project. Kieth

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