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robby5323 · 10-26-2009, 08:52 AM

I might be in the position to acquire a new project. Does this look like a long or short bed...??? Any help is appreciated...

jonzcustomshop · 10-26-2009, 09:24 AM

looks short to me, but the angle of the photo kind plays tricks with you..

easiest way to tell in a photo is to look for stake pockets, the short does not have one over the wheel well.

*LILRED66* · 10-26-2009, 09:40 AM

swb = 115"
lwb = 127"

No intermediate stake pockets on the short bed, like Jon said.

Also, the VIN will tell you, if you have it.

I think the one in the pictures is a long bed.

robby5323 · 10-26-2009, 11:19 AM

Well...

That's...

(1) for short bed

(1) for long bed

I'm trying to get the guy selling it to contact me, be he is hard to get a hold of...

ruffrida2005 · 10-26-2009, 11:36 AM

I was gonna say long too, but it is really really hard to tell from those photos.

ruffrida2005 · 10-26-2009, 11:37 AM

Robby is the truck from Tyler?

Slow Build · 10-26-2009, 11:41 AM

I vote shortbed.

The vin isn't a sure thing. My vin says mine is a longbed so at some time my cab was put on its shortbed frame.

I drove 80 miles to go look at a truck the owner told me was a shortbed. The garage door wasn't even all the way open before I could tell she didn't have a clue. I told her it was a longbed, she said "no it's not, a longbed is 8 feet long". So I pulled out my measuring tape. All she said was "Oh". I just walked away.

robby5323 · 10-26-2009, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by ruffrida2005

Robby is the truck from Tyler?

No, it's up close to Arkansas...

jchav62 · 10-26-2009, 12:01 PM

I'm gonna say it's a shortbed just by the distances ahead and behind the fender opening. They seem pretty "equal".

Vernski · 10-26-2009, 02:01 PM

I'd say long bed it's really had to see because of the angle of the pic's but the space in front of the rear tire is longer than the space behind. If it was a short bed the space would be equal to fit the shorter frame and be centered over the wheel opening. Take a tape measure with you when you go look at it #'s don't lie.---Vernski

sailed2japan · 10-26-2009, 04:22 PM

Man that's tough the pic ion the left looks short and the right looks long....must be a lort bed

markeb01 · 10-26-2009, 05:03 PM

What has been established – is if you want to sell a fleetside and be very ambiguous about whether it is long or short, this is the best angle to photograph.

mbgmike · 10-26-2009, 06:30 PM

Looks short to me. The doors are close to the same length as the front panel

robby5323 · 10-26-2009, 07:45 PM

Ha... I'm still trying to get in touch with the owner for clarification.... I'm hoping it's a short bed.

63 & 64 Bowties · 10-26-2009, 08:07 PM

This shoulda been a "poll"
I vote short

**DPowers** · 10-26-2009, 08:21 PM

Long

robby5323 · 10-26-2009, 08:34 PM

Just heard from the owner on whether it's a long or short bed.... But first, here are the results from the "unoffical poll"....

(5) votes for short
(4) votes for long

And the winner is......

Drum roll..............

SHORT BED...... I will be picking it up Wednesday afternoon. Pics will follow on the purchase and trip home...

Thanks for the help...

Slow Build · 10-26-2009, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by markeb01

What has been established – is if you want to sell a fleetside and be very ambiguous about whether it is long or short, this is the best angle to photograph.

So true. I can't tell you how many ads I looked at before I fould my truck. Alot of the ads didn't volunteer the bed length. That's probably the most important fact.

*LILRED66* · 10-26-2009, 10:18 PM

Congrats on your purchase and I stand corrected...short bed, it is!

**DPowers** · 10-27-2009, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LILRED66

Congrats on your purchase and I stand corrected...short bed, it is!

X2

mbgmike · 10-27-2009, 12:44 PM

What did we win?

63deluxfleet · 10-27-2009, 12:55 PM

just a shot in the dark here.. if im correct people did the spare tire modification to the bed and it was only on longbeds because the spare can't fit behind the well on a short

if im correct this is a shorty because the tire wouldnt fit from what i can see

Frizzle Fry · 10-27-2009, 06:18 PM

My first instinct was short based on the wheel well arch being "tighter" around the tire than a long would be. Then the missing stake pocket backed that up. Still a tough angle though.

joe231 · 10-27-2009, 07:21 PM

I shall use my powers of ESP and tell you it is a short bed

ol Curt · 10-27-2009, 09:22 PM

I still say it is a schlong bed!

10-26-2009, 08:52 AM	#1
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10-26-2009, 09:24 AM	#2
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10-26-2009, 09:40 AM	#3
LILRED66 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 3,906	Re: Do you think this is a Long or Short Bed...? swb = 115" lwb = 127" No intermediate stake pockets on the short bed, like Jon said. Also, the VIN will tell you, if you have it. I think the one in the pictures is a long bed. Last edited by LILRED66; 10-26-2009 at 09:41 AM.

10-26-2009, 11:19 AM	#4
robby5323 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tyler, Texas Posts: 67	Re: Do you think this is a Long or Short Bed...? Well... That's... (1) for short bed (1) for long bed I'm trying to get the guy selling it to contact me, be he is hard to get a hold of...

10-26-2009, 11:36 AM	#5
ruffrida2005 Member of the longbed union. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Killeen, Tx Posts: 2,158	Re: Do you think this is a Long or Short Bed...? I was gonna say long too, but it is really really hard to tell from those photos. __________________ Paul 88 GMC Crew Cab dually, 454/T400 64 LWB 400 HP 350/350T Bagged, under construction! Sold most of it! 92 S10 Iron Duke 5 speed, 5/7 drop for now. soon to be bagged. Sold http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...59#post4637759

10-26-2009, 11:37 AM	#6
ruffrida2005 Member of the longbed union. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Killeen, Tx Posts: 2,158	Re: Do you think this is a Long or Short Bed...? Robby is the truck from Tyler? __________________ Paul 88 GMC Crew Cab dually, 454/T400 64 LWB 400 HP 350/350T Bagged, under construction! Sold most of it! 92 S10 Iron Duke 5 speed, 5/7 drop for now. soon to be bagged. Sold http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...59#post4637759

10-26-2009, 11:41 AM	#7
Slow Build Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: California Delta Posts: 2,163	Re: Do you think this is a Long or Short Bed...? I vote shortbed. The vin isn't a sure thing. My vin says mine is a longbed so at some time my cab was put on its shortbed frame. I drove 80 miles to go look at a truck the owner told me was a shortbed. The garage door wasn't even all the way open before I could tell she didn't have a clue. I told her it was a longbed, she said "no it's not, a longbed is 8 feet long". So I pulled out my measuring tape. All she said was "Oh". I just walked away. __________________ Name: Rich Current Ride: 1964 C-10 Short Fleetside Daily Driver: 2005 GMC crew cab short fleetside /2001 Chevy Tahoe Past GM Trucks: 1959 GMC short stepside 1968 GMC short stepside-4x4 1973 Chevy short stepside 1989 Chevy short fleetside-reg cab 1993 Chevy short fleetside-Xcab 2002 Chevy short fleetside-Xcab Save the dinosaurs, use synthetic oil.

10-26-2009, 12:01 PM	#9
jchav62 1962 C-10 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Las Vegas, New Mexico Posts: 4,978	Re: Do you think this is a Long or Short Bed...? I'm gonna say it's a shortbed just by the distances ahead and behind the fender opening. They seem pretty "equal". __________________ Joseph Chavez "See the USA in a Chevrolet!!" ......................_____ .........________//__{\_____ ,,,,,,,/__(O)___//___/__(O)_/ 1962 C10 Shortbed Fleetside 327/th350 GV overdrive 1974 C10 Longbed Fleetside 350/th350 "The Trash Truck" 1999 Chevy 2500 OBS, Longbed 5.7/4L80E 4x4 2015 GMC Sierra SLE 1500 4x4

10-26-2009, 02:01 PM	#10
Vernski Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Rathdrum, Idaho Posts: 1,135	Re: Do you think this is a Long or Short Bed...? I'd say long bed it's really had to see because of the angle of the pic's but the space in front of the rear tire is longer than the space behind. If it was a short bed the space would be equal to fit the shorter frame and be centered over the wheel opening. Take a tape measure with you when you go look at it #'s don't lie.---Vernski

10-26-2009, 04:22 PM	#11
sailed2japan Jonny Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Outside the Box, Austin,TX Posts: 741	Re: Do you think this is a Long or Short Bed...? Man that's tough the pic ion the left looks short and the right looks long....must be a lort bed __________________ 1966 C30, Cummins, stacks, and a flat bed in progress... "Honor.....simply put, A veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve is someone who, at one time in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America', for an amount of 'up to and including his life.' That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it." -AEC Hundley USNR

10-26-2009, 05:03 PM	#12
markeb01 Senior Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Spokane Valley, WA Posts: 8,356	Re: Do you think this is a Long or Short Bed...? What has been established – is if you want to sell a fleetside and be very ambiguous about whether it is long or short, this is the best angle to photograph.

10-26-2009, 06:30 PM	#13
mbgmike Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pasadena,Tx /Pto Pta DR Posts: 5,415	Re: Do you think this is a Long or Short Bed...? Looks short to me. The doors are close to the same length as the front panel

10-26-2009, 07:45 PM	#14
robby5323 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tyler, Texas Posts: 67	Re: Do you think this is a Long or Short Bed...? Ha... I'm still trying to get in touch with the owner for clarification.... I'm hoping it's a short bed.

10-26-2009, 08:07 PM	#15
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: Do you think this is a Long or Short Bed...? This shoulda been a "poll" I vote short __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

10-26-2009, 08:21 PM	#16
DPowers One foot in front of the other Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Parrottsville, TN Posts: 5,443	Re: Do you think this is a Long or Short Bed...? Long



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10-26-2009, 08:34 PM	#17
robby5323 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tyler, Texas Posts: 67	Re: Do you think this is a Long or Short Bed...? Just heard from the owner on whether it's a long or short bed.... But first, here are the results from the "unoffical poll".... (5) votes for short (4) votes for long And the winner is...... Drum roll.............. SHORT BED...... I will be picking it up Wednesday afternoon. Pics will follow on the purchase and trip home... Thanks for the help...

10-26-2009, 10:18 PM	#19
LILRED66 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 3,906	Re: Do you think this is a Long or Short Bed...? Congrats on your purchase and I stand corrected...short bed, it is!

10-27-2009, 12:44 PM	#21
mbgmike Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pasadena,Tx /Pto Pta DR Posts: 5,415	Re: Do you think this is a Long or Short Bed...? What did we win?

10-27-2009, 12:55 PM	#22
63deluxfleet Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: dinuba, ca Posts: 623	Re: Do you think this is a Long or Short Bed...? just a shot in the dark here.. if im correct people did the spare tire modification to the bed and it was only on longbeds because the spare can't fit behind the well on a short if im correct this is a shorty because the tire wouldnt fit from what i can see __________________ A girl phoned me the other day and said... Come on over, there's nobody home. I went over. Nobody was home. -Rodney Dangerfield .......THE ROAD TO HELL IS PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS..... Last edited by 63deluxfleet; 10-27-2009 at 02:07 PM.

10-27-2009, 06:18 PM	#23
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	Re: Do you think this is a Long or Short Bed...? My first instinct was short based on the wheel well arch being "tighter" around the tire than a long would be. Then the missing stake pocket backed that up. Still a tough angle though.

10-27-2009, 07:21 PM	#24
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: Do you think this is a Long or Short Bed...? I shall use my powers of ESP and tell you it is a short bed __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

10-27-2009, 09:22 PM	#25
ol Curt Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Newburgh, IN Posts: 1,247	Re: Do you think this is a Long or Short Bed...? I still say it is a schlong bed! __________________ 1966 Chevy C10 Longbed I'm Bob....ol Curt was my Grandpa The truck was his and he sure as heck wouldn't understand why I took a perfectly good truck and tore it down!

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