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What does HL think regular bed or flat

Bronco Mike

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Got this 79 f150 gona be a trail truck . Got tons and 40s for it. If I sold the bed and made a flatbed I could shorten the overhang about a foot. What do y'all think?
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Agreed. Keeping some of the bed if it is solid enough to work with. If it doesn't work out a flatbed is always an option.
Maybe cut on the red line? could look funny on the cab side.
 

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The bed is in better shape than what pix show . I don't know what a short bed goes for. I hate to cut it up.
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I can't imagine it would got for more than what it would cost you in steel to rebuild it as a flat bed
 
I vote flat bed. Having had a full sized trail truck with a regular bed, it sucks trying to tie stuff down in the bed. Adding tie down points in a sheet metal bed kinda sucks. Its hard to get it not to pull the sheet metal at the tie down points. Less overhang is always better.
 
I'm pretty sure I can't sell the bed for what it would cost me to build a flatbed but somebody might need a short bed for a project they got and I've got some leftover diamond plate from when I did my trailer a few months ago
 
Another vote for flatbed here. The flexibility of adding tie down points and not having to watch caving in bedsides. Also a well built flat will stiffen your chassis a bit to help with frame flex.
As far as cost effectiveness, who knows.
 
Another vote for flatbed here. The flexibility of adding tie down points and not having to watch caving in bedsides. Also a well built flat will stiffen your chassis a bit to help with frame flex.
As far as cost effectiveness, who knows.
What does cost-effective have to do with this hobby .
 
I vote to dove it. Build your own tubular structure and then skin the sides for appearance. This is an old pic of my trail rig, but you get the idea. I recently added a much bigger cell and placed it behind the axle. In front of it is purpose build tie downs, cooler mount, etc.
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Let me know if you want to sell the bed or trade for one not in as good of shape to try dove.
 

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