scew cab shortie

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kezark31

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Screw Cab Shortie

picked it up wrecked for a steal! need two left doors had 73k on the clock. this truck used to idle behinde the truck that paints the lines on the road. i fixed the driver door and tinited all the windows, installed a deck, and a 5/7 drop, then turned her into a shortie...

after tint and drop
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looooooooooooong bed i like standard cab long beds but this is too long for my liking
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removed a ton of rivits and slid everything forward
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sitting out side after the shortbed chop still needed to locate a bed, also converted to 1/2 ton suspension
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found a bed at the wrecking yard for 150 fit like a glove. I found out that i can read a tape measure i was pretty nervious when the forklift brought the bed out and set it on the truck.
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thz71

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looks sweet man what engine? why did you convert to 1/2 ton suspension?
 

Shane B

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Rear end looks a little forward in the wheel well. Might be the angle of the pic.Other than that it looks great!
 

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i cut 20 inches off the rear of the frame moved everyrhing forward 14 inches and drilled an bolted hangers back on.
 

kezark31

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looks sweet man what engine? why did you convert to 1/2 ton suspension?

its stock 350/4l80e, i dont have a goose kneck nor do i hall anthing big and crew cab never came half ton. its getting bagged still sorting out the details on how i want everything. i have b uilt several bagged rigs. this is my second crew cab shorty i have built my 1st one was a c20 with a cummins bagged on 20's, ive also had a k5 converted to 2wd z and bagged on 20's awsell also packin a cummins. this is the first truck i have built with the real intentoin of keeping.
 

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