Scab bed on a supercrew
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Scab bed on a supercrew
Anyone know how much fabrication may be involved to put a short bed from a s-cab on a supercrew frame? love the supercrew but i want to put a roll pan bumper and some smoked taillights on it and i like the look of it better on a regular bed.
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That would be a decent amount of work because you would be lengthing the frame to accomadate the longer bed for starts. You prob know that part. Then you would have to move the rear axle back to center it in the new wheel wells on the bed. Which means you will need a new, longer prob costom made driveshaft.Might need to move the spare tire back for the rear axle being moved back. The fuel tank itself wouldnt need to be moved, but the hardware from the tank to the bed would need some attention, because again everything is being shifted back a little.
Another thing to look at is the bottom of the bed, along the sides. I believe the supercrew had a different style along the bottom than the standard and super-cabs.
It would be alot of fun though!
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Another thing to look at is the bottom of the bed, along the sides. I believe the supercrew had a different style along the bottom than the standard and super-cabs.
It would be alot of fun though!
Hope this helped
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Yeah i have seen a couple that have been done (pure show trucks) and they look awesome. i knew i would need to lengthen the frame. I was thinking that if the frame was lengthened just after the cab that it would put the rear axle and everything right where it would need to be. after that the location of the tank and the spare tire seem like pretty minimal fabrication. I was actually thinking what if you cut the frame at the cab and welded/fabricated the bed and frame from an s cab (with tank mounts, spare tire mounts, etc..) right to the supercrew front half. then all you would need to do is re-run brake lines, fuel lines, wiring and emissions. I realize its not as easy as i make it sound but I do think it would be pretty unique. You do bring up a good point about the body lines though, guess i would need to talk to my body guy bout that
. I have actually cut the frame off of a 69 Chevy c10 and welded in a whole frame assembly for air suspension for a customer once. not as bad as one would think. we also have a custom hot rod/fabrication shop in town that did the finish welding. My welds are good but not sure I want that type of responsibility. Actually off topic funny story, a friend of mine had his Harley fat-boy frame dropped and stretched (by harley dealer) and on his last ride of the summer the front fork tube, where they had re-welded it, cracked 
and the front end dropped and set the frame on the ground and he came to a grinding, sparking stop from about 50mph! somehow he didn't dump it. He was in a battle with the insurance company and harley for a while bout that one!
. I have actually cut the frame off of a 69 Chevy c10 and welded in a whole frame assembly for air suspension for a customer once. not as bad as one would think. we also have a custom hot rod/fabrication shop in town that did the finish welding. My welds are good but not sure I want that type of responsibility. Actually off topic funny story, a friend of mine had his Harley fat-boy frame dropped and stretched (by harley dealer) and on his last ride of the summer the front fork tube, where they had re-welded it, cracked and the front end dropped and set the frame on the ground and he came to a grinding, sparking stop from about 50mph! somehow he didn't dump it. He was in a battle with the insurance company and harley for a while bout that one!
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It was late and I wasnt thinkin' straight or I would have mentioned cutting the frame and scooting it back like you said; I lack common sense when I get tired lol
You might be able to get by with LMC Truck for the bottom of the bed, I believe they sell them cut outs, but you would still have to mimick them to length it between the wheel well and cab section as the crew cabs arent long enough like you know.
That sucks about that harley. That must have been one hell of a ride though, because I know I would have crapped myself!!!
You might be able to get by with LMC Truck for the bottom of the bed, I believe they sell them cut outs, but you would still have to mimick them to length it between the wheel well and cab section as the crew cabs arent long enough like you know.
That sucks about that harley. That must have been one hell of a ride though, because I know I would have crapped myself!!!
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Yeah i have seen a couple that have been done (pure show trucks) and they look awesome. i knew i would need to lengthen the frame. I was thinking that if the frame was lengthened just after the cab that it would put the rear axle and everything right where it would need to be. after that the location of the tank and the spare tire seem like pretty minimal fabrication. I was actually thinking what if you cut the frame at the cab and welded/fabricated the bed and frame from an s cab (with tank mounts, spare tire mounts, etc..) right to the supercrew front half. then all you would need to do is re-run brake lines, fuel lines, wiring and emissions. I realize its not as easy as i make it sound but I do think it would be pretty unique. You do bring up a good point about the body lines though, guess i would need to talk to my body guy bout that. I have actually cut the frame off of a 69 Chevy c10 and welded in a whole frame assembly for air suspension for a customer once. not as bad as one would think. we also have a custom hot rod/fabrication shop in town that did the finish welding. My welds are good but not sure I want that type of responsibility. Actually off topic funny story, a friend of mine had his Harley fat-boy frame dropped and stretched (by harley dealer) and on his last ride of the summer the front fork tube, where they had re-welded it, cracked and the front end dropped and set the frame on the ground and he came to a grinding, sparking stop from about 50mph! somehow he didn't dump it. He was in a battle with the insurance company and harley for a while bout that one!
. I have actually cut the frame off of a 69 Chevy c10 and welded in a whole frame assembly for air suspension for a customer once. not as bad as one would think. we also have a custom hot rod/fabrication shop in town that did the finish welding. My welds are good but not sure I want that type of responsibility. Actually off topic funny story, a friend of mine had his Harley fat-boy frame dropped and stretched (by harley dealer) and on his last ride of the summer the front fork tube, where they had re-welded it, cracked and the front end dropped and set the frame on the ground and he came to a grinding, sparking stop from about 50mph! somehow he didn't dump it. He was in a battle with the insurance company and harley for a while bout that one!Good luck on the project. GREAT idea!!