longbed bobbed
10-24-2009, 07:04 AM
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longbed bobbed
so after a 2 year hunt for a long bed, i finally found one. drove upto NH to get it. i took out an inch of bondo in some spots. the bed is from a 2wd. so the flares do not stick out like the 4wd. i'm gona be running a fuel cell since i got it. i took 18 inchs out! it took me about 3 hours yesterday to get all the cutting done. today i will weld it up and start bondoing. more progress once it happens. plz no rain today!
10-24-2009, 08:40 AM
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Maybe I'm not understanding which dirrection you're going but why would you spend all that time looking for a long bed only to cut the back of it off? I'd think it'd be easier to cut less metal out of a short bed.
Then again I'm not a sheet metal person or a rock crawler so my experience is limited.
Then again I'm not a sheet metal person or a rock crawler so my experience is limited.
10-24-2009, 08:58 AM
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The rear wheels are a few inches further back, which I think offers more stability in the end. However I still think bobbing a long bed hurts the truck's looks, stock long beds look more like proper pickup trucks than stock short beds. I feel that the bed of a truck should not be shorter than the cab, otherwise it just looks... weird.
However, OP it looks like you did a good job, don't want to knock what you're doing, the above is just my personal pref.
However, OP it looks like you did a good job, don't want to knock what you're doing, the above is just my personal pref.
10-24-2009, 09:04 AM
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Yeah, what Magnusian said.
A regular cab / long bed has 112" wheelbase whereas a regular cab / short bed has 103" wheelbase, therefore the long bed rear wheels are 9" farther back and a shortbed would be spaced off from the cab.
A regular cab / long bed has 112" wheelbase whereas a regular cab / short bed has 103" wheelbase, therefore the long bed rear wheels are 9" farther back and a shortbed would be spaced off from the cab.
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10-24-2009, 10:08 AM
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like you guys said. it was easier for me the get a longbed, and bob the back only. other then buying a shortbed, and bobing the rear, and adding that section to the front. plus i already had my frame cut really short, so the bed was sticking off it that 18 inchs i took out. it started raining. 
10-24-2009, 05:36 PM
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not much progress today. heres what i was using before. made from a truck ladder rack. and good news is i passed inspection 2 weeks ago
10-24-2009, 05:54 PM
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if you read the whole thread you will see that the longbed trucks wheelbase is longer then the shortbed. making a shortbed 9 inchs to short. meaning i would have a 9 inch gap between the bed and cab. you should read more then the first post before you respond
10-24-2009, 05:59 PM
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Ah didn't see that part i just read up and missed a post....... don't get snappy with me when i ask a simple question i require a simple answer..... but ok that makes sense..... 9" gap... gotcha....
10-24-2009, 06:07 PM
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I just now figured this out. You didn't spend two years looking for a long bed truck (which were all 2 wheel drives correct?) you spent two years looking for the bed itself.
Even though I understand it I still feel like a ding bat for having to have it explained.....
Even though I understand it I still feel like a ding bat for having to have it explained.....
10-25-2009, 01:13 PM
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little progress. still need to patch the front corners of the bed. but the bob is almost done. just need to sand the bondo and maybe add a lil more. had to put the tailgate on just to see the look. i am very happy.
