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Going to cut my truck in half!
Bsrankin:
Ok so I'm sure everyone has seen the episode of Gearz in which Stacy David cuts that old Chevy long bed in half and makes it into a short bed, I personally have watched it about five times. I have a drastic plan for my project truck I want to take my 133" wheelbase ford and cut it down to the 105"-110" range. I originally was dead set on 105" because that's about the size of the 78-79 bronco and I figured I could just grab a driveshaft off of one of those in a scrapyard. After doing a bit of research I was told that the most you can safely cut out of a frame is around 18". Don't get me wrong a 115" wheelbase is still a vast improvement but I would really like to get this beast as tight as possible while still retaining a bit of the bed. Has anyone ever taken on a project like this before or even just bobbed a truck, any advice would be greatly appreciated. My idea for this truck is an all around trail rig that will tackle rocks, hills and mud. And yes I know the easy solution is to ditch the truck and go for a jeep, but I'm a full size ford guy all the way, and besides where's the fun in taking the easy road?
cudruln:
Who told you can only cut 18" of the frame
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Danny Kinder:
Sounds like a cool project.
8lugLJ:
yeah im with alex, who told you not to go more than 18"?
clark123456:
--- Quote from: Bsrankin on February 28, 2014, 09:03:09 AM ---Ok so I'm sure everyone has seen the episode of Gearz in which Stacy David cuts that old Chevy long bed in half and makes it into a short bed, I personally have watched it about five times. I have a drastic plan for my project truck I want to take my 133" wheelbase ford and cut it down to the 105"-110" range. I originally was dead set on 105" because that's about the size of the 78-79 bronco and I figured I could just grab a driveshaft off of one of those in a scrapyard. After doing a bit of research I was told that the most you can safely cut out of a frame is around 18". Don't get me wrong a 115" wheelbase is still a vast improvement but I would really like to get this beast as tight as possible while still retaining a bit of the bed. Has anyone ever taken on a project like this before or even just bobbed a truck, any advice would be greatly appreciated. My idea for this truck is an all around trail rig that will tackle rocks, hills and mud. And yes I know the easy solution is to ditch the truck and go for a jeep, but I'm a full size ford guy all the way, and besides where's the fun in taking the easy road?
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Hmm, interesting choice of terms considering what you want to do. Perhaps, "I'm a full size ford guy at heart, but I know a full size ford is not great on the trail guy in reality" is closer to the truth.
All messing around aside, chop chop and be sure to post some pictures.
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