Any good fab shop should be able to shorten your frame to accept a short box. Then you need a new drive shaft, shorten the exhaust, the brake line and parking brake cable and you should be good to go.

I can't remember who it was but there was a company out there doing those exact conversions. I'd love to have one as a toy.

 

thanks for the info ill look around for a fab shop.

 

I want one. :nod:

 

I want one too :thumb:

 

Halla's performance built a few. I got quotes for $1000-$2000 just to cut and weld the frame. You will also need a short bed fuel tank. I am about to cut mine this week. Got a welder to come out to weld it charging $225. Most expensive thing I have bought so far was the bed at $800.

 

I want a rcsb 4x4. I don't think I have ever seen one.

 

There was a member on this site who had one. Dont remember his name though. :doh:








There was a guy in Cali that was building them to. I started cutting mine tonight. Hope it turns out well. The people I have talked to about doing this made it sound pretty easy. :hehe:

Here is a link to my build if you want to watch how it comes together.
http://www.powerstroke.org/forum/99-03-7-3l-general-discussion/163421-next-short-wide-victim.html

 

im pretty jealous of where this is going...

 

yeah i found some videos of his badass blue one he had and i found that hes outta michigan and im in nc so thats not gunna work lol.

 

Ya i have seen a few of his trucks running around up here they are pretty sweet wish i had the money for one.

 

I have a bed for sale $1100 for the bed tailgate and taillights PM me if your interested

 

Jamztoys had a white one, 2 wheel drive. I seen a red 05 single cab short bed 4x4 on ebay a while back, it sold for 15k

 

i found a few on autotrader within 500 miles but only one or two with the 4x4 shift on the fly

 

I know a shop that could do the work if you're willing to bring the truck to Tampa, FL.

 

that is a long haul but maybe if i go home on leave i could do it depending on how long it would take them. i am originally from melboune, fl which is about 2.5 hrs away from tampa.

 

Snake- any info you can give me on that shop in tampa would be great, i just got the "GO" from the wife to find out what its going to cost:woot:

 

I remember seeing pics of a black one that looked real nice.

 

This title caught my eye. I used to want one of these too. I've seen some photos of them, they are around if you look for them. You will need to shorten the frame. Then you will need new brake lines, driveshaft and also the standard 38 gallon fuel tank is too big, you will need to go to the 29 gallon fuel tank from a short box. It's a decent amount of work, but can be done.

I personally wanted to do a 4x4 with bushwacker cutouts front and rear, and some 41" tires. Woulda looked so cool.

 

Here's a sweet one I found

 

That one was on Ebay awhile back. Didnt have enough mods to make 500hp:doh:

 

it sure can be done i just need to get ahold of the right ppl to do it and not charge me an arm and kid:lol2:

 

Thats what got me deciding to do it myself. :thumb:

 

I would rock that red one hard...... But there would have to be a color matching Shelby on the back of it!

 

All you guys and wanting short beds. Am I crazy for wishing I had a long bed?

 

Yes. :hehe:

Thats easy to get. Just buy a different truck. :wink[3]:

 

I love my crew cab long bed. It does take special considerations when parking though.

 

That's why I like my shortbed, I just tell people "It's a shortbed, I can park in the compact spaces"

:thumb:



Here are some pics of shortening the frame:

 

my dream vehicle

 

Check out this shorty on ebay item 200534483554!
Anybody want to lend me a 100 grand?

Ed

 

Check out this shorty on ebay item 200534483554!
Anybody want to lend me a 100 grand?

Ed

Yup, that's bada$$ alright.

 

WOW, thats about all i can say :crazy: