OH SNAP! i just called myself on that ^ one. i have a short bed (6'4"). i read that the long bed is closer to 7'4".

 

Really? Hhmmm...my bed is 6'4" cause I can sleep in it comfortably...barely. But yea too bad you're on the east coast.

 

i forget where i saw it, so don't quote me. if it is a short bed, then there are a lot more options available.

 

When I was searching for a shell, I ran into the same issue, come to find out the 3rd gen's had that 7'4" option. Don't quote me but I think it was only for the DLX model trucks, which mine is. The manufacturer of my shell is RAIDER out of Canada.

 

by chance today, i not only pulled up next to a tacoma with the same cab and bed sutup, i also had my camera handy. i took these to compare the beds, and it looks like they are almost identical

(btw, mine is the red one)

 

irab88,

The differences between our beds and the taco's is the height of the cab and the angle of the rear window. My buddy has a '99 (I think) taco and there's about a 1.5" difference in cab height. (again I'm not sure who's is taller off the top of my head) but if you just need the be measurements the pre 2000 taco's have very nearly identical length, width, and inner height. the height between the bed rail and the bottom flat part of the bed.

Hey if you're in need of a shell, I'm off work tuesday and can surf the reaches of the web for a shell. I can PM you if I find anything once I learn how to PM lol

EDIT: nice pics btw. your truck looks nice and clean.

 

go to the user cp, there's a tab in it for pming, I just discovered it a few minutes ago.

and that is a nice clean truck, especially for being off the east coast, I'm over here too, but anyway, if your on a budget for an accesory a rollbar like I have can be bought used out of peoples yards and on occasin out of their truck beds, for under 50$, personally mine was a graduation gift from an old friend.

 

Thanks I just found it too

 

No prob, y'all taught me how to do a sig and post pics, so I figured I'd try and help out!

 

thanks guys. i do try to keep it clean, but things do break on it. the last thing was a lug nut stud which snapped off while rotating the tires. and before that, the fuel pump bracket ($380 for the part) had rusted through.

as for looking up a cap, if you want to, sure. i'm interested to know what would fit and look good. thanks. i'll look around a bit, too, between work and school

 

almost forgot- if i want it to lock, i'll need the tailgate to lock as well. anyone know of a good lock system/handle?

 

went out and measured my bed today, 60" x 76". also measured a ford ranger, it was the same size. woo. now all i need is a chevy s10.

so far, it looks like sizes that will fit are a taco and ranger

 

http://img293.imageshack.us/i/topper008.jpg/

 

Backgate,If you were anywhere around ramp 49 That was my truck, the Black on black and the white 4runner.http://img293.imageshack.us/i/topper008.jpg/
http://img709.imageshack.us/i/photo9dg.jpg/

 

beds with the same measurements:
taco
ranger
s-10

so far, the ranger styling is closest to a pickup's. i looked through CL and found a few caps, but i'll keep searching for others

 

dead thread already?

anyway, i'm giving up on the bed cap for now. i'm gonna rhino-line the bed an maybe put some sort of rack in. a first major welding project, perhaps. and i might even post it.

 

Hey, good luck with that! seriously. I have my bed Line-X'd...LOVE it. I would like to see pics of your project.

Tom

 

ANYTHING YOU CAN GET FOR A BED FROM JC WHITNEY....GET IT! also lots of random chrome embellishments.

 

probably my second to last post here.

i went to the junkyard today and found an '87 (?) 4runner. while there was a lot of body damage, the "shell" was near perfect (i love the look of it). i tried fitting it on and, shocker, it fits. problem lies in the fact that the cab and rear windows are sloped and the shell is vertical. not only does it look odd, but i would need to make a valence to fill the gap. grrrr... so tonight i'll post pictures. i'm not getting it, though. just wanted to show you all that a 4runner "shell" WILL fit a short bed 93 ext cab pickup. if i had a regular cab, with the vertical cab end, i would probably get it. the guy wants $150 for it. the runner also has a nice bench seat and roll bar if anyone's looking. i just don't want it to go to waste.

soooo... whoever said "just get a 4runner" has the right idea for that kind if topper

 

here are the pics i took at the yard:







...and here's the ugly gap up close. i thought about closing it with some aluminum sheeting, but i just don't have the time