69 questions

[CrazyJesster]

ok i have a few questions here i sold my 84 swb. and im lookin for something different ive found a 69 step side long bed. for a good price its got 3 on the tree and the inline 6. but the side longbed thing is what gets me can they be changed to a short bed? or is frame work required ?

also not really big on the i6 engine would rather have a 350

but so is it alot of work turning them into short beds or is it possible

[EA69TRK]

Yes they can be changed out to a short bed by either cutting your current bed down or finding a short bed and Yes it will require you to cut your frame down to a Shortbed by taking 20 inches out of the rear of the frame I believe its 12 inches in front of the rear wheel well and 8 inches behind the rear wheel well there is an FAQ about it that gives great information in how to do it I'll try to find it for you.
I found the FAQ I was talking about here is a link to it http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=123624

[ChevLoRay]

Custom Classic Trucks magazine did an article called "Get Shorty". Darryl Starbird's grandson (Dakota Wentz) was the author and he detailed the process of shortening the chassis....where to cut, how much to cut and how to put it back together.

The magazine is out of print, but the former editor (John Gilbert) is a member of this forum.

[CrazyJesster]

seems like it could be time consumeing project and maybe even a pain in the rear.

Thank you!! EA69TRK for taking the time to dig this up and it seems like ive glanced at that post before.

[EA69TRK]

Your welcome CrazyJesster I was more than happy to help

[CrazyJesster]

if i dont happen to ever find a short bed in my price range. i might have to settle with a longbed. the body style of the 69 so it be 67-72

im not sure which style is my fav 67-72 or in the 80s when they strated the square headlights which was 81-87

[EA69TRK]

Technically you are correct you need a short bed from 67-72 but 67 does not have marker lights like they do in 68-72 so really 68-72 is what you should be looking for I recommend the parts board here usually a short bed for sale in there for reasonable prices and also I recommend using http://www.searchtempest.com/ to surf through craigslist much faster

[CrazyJesster]

thanks ill check that out yeah im constantly searching craigslist. for a shortbed in this era of trucks i find them but out of my price range. mainly what i have been finding in my price range is longbeds. ive got right around 1500. so ill continue saving an stuff i suppose

[Katrina/10]

Buy the long step and put a wide bed on it!

[CrazyJesster]

a short wide bed will fit on a long bed?? step side?

[Katrina/10]

I meant to say a long wide.

[CrazyJesster]

i find the long wides all the time for a good price more or less looking for a short wide. in my opinion and htoughs the short wide looks more sporty in my opinion. the longbeds more for work style trucks i ve seen some nice long beds dont get me wrong. and i knwo you can make them haul ass just as well as the short bed. ill keep my eye open though.