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PICTURES I finally got the 1986 long bed after two years

It has been about two years since I first saw this truck. One owner with records likes you would not believe. About 261,000 miles but does not make any noise. It is an automatic which is not the best with the 22re. The bed measures 7 feet compared to my 1995 6 foot bed.

The guy sold it because the frame is falling apart on the passenger side where the front leaf spring mount attaches. I got all the steel to fix it. My friend is a welder at he said he will do it.

How rare are these trucks and are there any other differences besides the bed length? I heard that the fuel tank is larger.

What is a truck like this worth after it is fixed? The paint was done three years ago for about $4000 and the bed was replaced before that. The guy had the frame treated for rust many times but it rusted from the inside out in that spot.

I have never seen one of these trucks this clean before. No dents or scratches. The fact that it is a long bed makes it even better. I have seen one ton pickups but never a 4wd long bed. A guy in my neighborhood has a 1986 2wd one ton auto. I should see if his is a longbed.

I will post some pictures.

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...bay/Pickup.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...ay/Pickup1.jpg

I guess no one has any comments. Hopefully I am not the only one that thinks it was a good find.

my 86 is a 4wd long bed and its a 5 spd, not really rare but its a good base

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Not "rare", other than you have a rust free bed, that's rare. Good looking truck. Long bed's do have a larger fuel tank. 16 gal vs. 13.5 I think.

Great looking truck. That is super clean. Great find

Nice grab! The main difference is your wheelbase. An 86 short bed was 103 where the long bed is 112.

not much "rarity" but still kinda cool to look at.

Clean truck, very pretty. Where's the rear bumper?

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Originally Posted by Boon (Post 51919563)

Nice grab! The main difference is your wheelbase. An 86 short bed was 103 where the long bed is 112.

They are getting rarer... but still cool.

Nice find!

Very cool, get a nice bumper back on and it would be way better.

nice find, Ive got a extra set of SR5 rims that would look good on there

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Originally Posted by vasinvictor (Post 51919567)

Clean truck, very pretty. Where's the rear bumper?

A freind of mine bought an '88 twin to this one new in 1988. The rear bumper was a dealer added option in the stripped model. She bought a hitch bumper and bedliner from a place that sold truck caps.

That's a nice truck. It is getting rare to see one in that condition in Virginia. If you do there's usually a really old guy peering over the steering wheel.

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Originally Posted by Nervo19 (Post 51920750)

A freind of mine bought an '88 twin to this one new in 1988. The rear bumper was a dealer added option in the stripped model. She bought a hitch bumper and bedliner from a place that sold truck caps.

That's interesting, my truck had a rear bumper on it and it is a total stripped down model, doesn't even have power steering. Don't know why the first owner would spring for a rear bumper but not power steering............some peoples priorities are beyond me I guess. :dunno:

She's purdy. And clean. And for those who think they aren't rare? Try finding a replacement bed for one. Maybe the earlier years not so much, but you can't find an 89 long bed hardly anywhere. I love my long bed!