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ever thought about doing the opposite? taking a short bed truck and making it a long bed??

I'm sure you got plenty of frame laying around to fill the gap.

my truck is a factory short bed, but sometimes I wish it was a long bed...especially since my dirt bike only fits in the bed with the rear end turned sideways a bit so the gate can close. that makes it difficult to get two bikes in the bed and still close the gate.
 
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Work looks cool.

And Jiga, just put on some extra straps and let the gate down. Lots of guys do that around here with atv's and bikes.
 
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I've got a line on a long bed 4x4 that I'm contemplating throwing the frame-down under my truck's cab/engine/trans.

$1000 for the bed, axles, driveshafts, and cab/bed but the bed is dented pretty bad and the cab has a hole through the firewall.

I kind of want to, but I kind of don't. It sounds like a hell of a lot of work. I wouldn't mind having the longer frame, it would be nice to get a custom service bed on it and the longer wheelbase would make towing that much better.
 
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this is the camper that is going on the red truck
 
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To day i welded the front bed mount
 
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Originally Posted by horatio102
I've got a line on a long bed 4x4 that I'm contemplating throwing the frame-down under my truck's cab/engine/trans.

$1000 for the bed, axles, driveshafts, and cab/bed but the bed is dented pretty bad and the cab has a hole through the firewall.

I kind of want to, but I kind of don't. It sounds like a hell of a lot of work. I wouldn't mind having the longer frame, it would be nice to get a custom service bed on it and the longer wheelbase would make towing that much better.
is that truck diesel if you pass on it let me know I'm always up for a road trip
 
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Originally Posted by Jigabop
ever thought about doing the opposite? taking a short bed truck and making it a long bed??

I'm sure you got plenty of frame laying around to fill the gap.

my truck is a factory short bed, but sometimes I wish it was a long bed...especially since my dirt bike only fits in the bed with the rear end turned sideways a bit so the gate can close. that makes it difficult to get two bikes in the bed and still close the gate.
I thought about it the short bed look so much better
 


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