Chevy Long to Short Bed Conversion Part 2- "Vandal" Project '01 NBS
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- We're cutting the long bed frame in half on this 2001 Chevy truck 1500 to make it into a short bed. Here's how I'm doing it, step by step. This is Part 2.
Check out the video playlist on this project here:
• The "Vandal" Project, ...
Or you can find the individual videos on this project below.
Part 1 Video, Gather the Parts:
• Chevy Long to Short Be...
Parts 3 Video, Putting the frame back together:
• Chevy Long to Short Be...
The "Vandal" Project Introduction:
• The "Vandal" Project I...
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• Cam Lope 5.3 Square Bo...
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• Turbo LSx '92 Camaro B...
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Mark
At 26 I almost lost my left eye notching a small piece of 1/4" steel with some bolt cutters, no safety glasses on, the piece of metal ricocheted of the floor and split my left eye lid wide open, I was Lucky the sound of the metal snapping made me blink, had to get my eye lid sewed back together but I learned my lesson, it will happen when you least expect it Stay safe Gearheads
Thank you for helping express the importance man. It always happens when we least expect it. That's why we often have a habit of not wearing the PPE until we learn the hard way. It's best just to start out with the mindset of how its mandatory. I'm 38 and just now teaching myself to make it mandatory. It's the way to go! Safety should always be first.
Bravo with the chanclas
This videos explains the process very well 💯
Awesome video! Great tips on safety, I’m another 30 year old who only picked up safety gear a few years ago.
One quick tip, when using punches I like to clamp vise grips on the punch to use as a handle, I don’t hit my hand quite as much anymore 🤣
100% recommended. I followed your same process and I amazed that it came out the same and perfect. Thanks for sharing the process.
Looks like you could of used a plasma cutter for this task. Be cool if some high dollar welding company sponsored you and hooked you up with one. Some day man keep it up you do inspire me to get out and do some work, or a least try😅😉😂
True! Sounds like I need to contact one of those companies and see what happens.
30k subs, I bet you have some swing.
Thanks for the motivation to keep on wrenching. You should do a different helper feature with each project. Fly me in from L.A. I would love be a guest! lol
Man you did this the most difficult way 😂 I would have cut leaf spring brackets off and slide them up redrill holes in frame
On a longbed you really can't do that because the axle would hit the gas tank unless you put in a in bed tank...and who wants to do that
i was watching that episode on power block when i found this video. i like how you did this, i think this has got to be the best way.
adam white Thank you Adam! Yea, it seems to be a good process for this vehicle.
Excellent advice brother. The 2 main people who advocate for PPE are: People that were not wearing it, and wish they were, or someone who was wearing it and had a slip. Everyone's a tough guy or thinks they're invincible, untill they loose a finger, or an eye.
Thank you Brother, USE WHAT YOU GOT, a great Bumper Sticker, most of us practiced that also. WE'RE all learning from you
Looks like a lot of fun work... I am currently converting a old square body crew cab (78 crew cab long bed) to a crew cab short bed.
Awesome project! Good luck!
I loved everything you said about safety because you're 100% right thank you and Respect 💪💪
Miguel Aguilar Thank you brotha!
Keep on Wrench’n!!
Nice ! I have a 2006 gmc long bed reg cab and I've been wanting to do a short bed conversion a long time ,now I can see how to do it !
Great! I'm glad to hear that you're enjoying it! Keep on Wrenchin brotha!
Like he said ... He is doing it his way ... The way he wants to do it .... Great vid !
Thank you Randy!
All very true about the stressing of safety! Great start to this mod.
Only in 360p yet. Ill drop back later and watch it in HD. I know you put tons of work into this truck this past week so in excited to see it all!
Thanks Billy! Yea, as it appears that you've noticed, as YT processes it, it takes time for it to come through in full 1080p.
Coming along man! For not doing any research, you sure do make it look easy.
Well chopping out and fast forwarding through the hours of grinding really makes it look easy. hahaha A ton of grinding was going down!
I think it's funny that you mention safety protection in this video, because I'm a body tech and about a month ago i cut half my pinky off and my wedding finger, i had to get 11 stitches for my fingers. even tho i was wearing my safety gear i got careless and almost cut my fingers off. i still have them but i can't feel all of my pinky finger anymore. and by the way just started my ls swap in my 87 r10 motor is hoping going in soon.
Thanks for helping express the importance of being careful Tristin! Good luck on that Square Body brotha!
AGearHead4Life thanks, I'm going to need all the luck i can get lol
Tristins Chevy you think I could do a ls swap with my 85 eldorado
love all the new vids coming out
thanks for all the information
Awesome brotha! Glad to hear it! Thank you for the feedback!
Punches and chisels work much better with hunks of bar (whatever is handy including rebar which is easy to hold with gloves) for frame rivet removal because the handles get your hands out of the way for better vision and freedom to go apeshit with a hand sledge. I did that at various angles to several of my punches and chisels (I harvest all sorts of stuff like cab mounts in salvages where grinders are forbidden) and it's a major time and pain saver. I prick punch rivet heads then pilot drill (cobalt bits always, I buy ten packs) and finish drill just under hole size then a sharp chisel makes very short work of the rivets. BTW the reason punches and chisels don't come with handles is it would more than double the cost and make shipping much more expensive, but functionally it's an awesome addition.
When we go LS hunting we bring Diablo Auto Dismantling recip saw blades and often take the whole front end including severing frame rails with only one blade and it's still got life left afterwards. Slaying donors is fun!
I'm glad your back in action! Great project!
Thanks brotha!
Great video man. Totally dig it. Thanks for making it and keeping gearheading alive.
+Brandon Bell Thank you Brandon!
Great Fab Work!!! Pretty cool to watch it happen. I think I'll live vicariously through you for the fab work. I'll prolly just buy a truck that is already a short wheel base! lol
Now everyone's going to be buying up longbeds and doing this!!!!!
That's what I've been wanting to do for a long time. Buy all the cheap long beds out there and cut 'em down.
Dude I'm excited about this series! Keep up the great work!
Thanks Rob!
Where u at man ? Waiting for more videos
Right on brother! Glad to see the vids coming back!
Thanks brotha!
No!!! I can't wait another week! Great video! Love the work! It's gonna look awesome when you are done!
haha Thanks Chief!
Wish my truck frame was that clean
nice military ear plugs man oh and stellar video marine
hahaha! Yep, that is where I got them. Forgot about that. Your comment cracked me up this morning. Thanks brotha!
Lookin real good man ,movin right along.👍
Thank you Macgyver!
Nice work
keep up the good work. always enjoy watching your videos.
Thanks man!
kick ass project bro
Thanks Raul!
so true about the safety gear. some will give you a hard time but they will be the one that's sorry when they are in the E.R. getting metal drilled out of there eye or are deaf in one ear permanent both situations I have saw being a tech.
Exactly! Forget what the hard asses say. Its your body and you'll be the one to have to live with it. Protect yourself.
that was a pretty interesting episode! thank you Mark. Relly looking forward to next weeks episode :)
Thanks brotha!
your good at what u do, but I am a true fan of a nice ol Chevy long bed
looks great sofar , looking at the frame with the bed off , you couldve only moved the springhangers but the shock mounts wouldve been of and the axle would be under the lower piece of the frame hitting it
think the way youre doing it is the nicest and most factory looking way in the end
Thanks! Yea, another way that someone showed me and may be faster, is to move all of the crossmembers forward and chop of the rear of the frame. One issue with that is that the frame raises over the axle for travel clearance, where its at now. I wanted to maintain that. But I guess that I could have just C-notched the frame to make clearance also. Lots of options. Many ways to skin a cat. I'll likely try a different way next time, just for the experience.
BTW, also moving the crossmember is important because it runs snuggly though the fuel tank.
Bas Ass brother! Thank you for all the great ideas!
Thanks Desmond!
Nice Job can't wait until next Vid
Thank you Alonzo!
Just weld the spring hangers to the frame (If it's possible to do) or upgrade the haul rear suspension
I did consider that. It looks like it'd be tight to weld the side close to the first row bed mounts, but still may be possible.
Merry christmas mark hope all is well bro we sure miss you man peace my brother
Love your videos sir!
Thank you Tom! It's good to hear from you man. I wish that we would have had the opportunity to meet up when I was living close to you in AL. Keep up the great work over there brotha!
Brother I can't wait to see the next video !!!
Thanks Hermen! I'm looking forward to seeing how far we get next week. Stoked!
Hell yeah Mark !!! Awesome brother !!
Thanks Hermen!
Cool project and good info
Thank you Chris!
Smashing video Mark..
Thank you Wesley!
I need that long bed for my truck!!!!!!
It's dented quit a bit though. It's headed to the scrap yard asap if Rob doesn't come pick it up soon. I've got to have it out of my driveway asap.
I believe it will work keep it up dunlap tenn 2018
Very informative keep on keep in on brother
good job man looks good.
Good looks bro helped out a lot
very nice
Thinking about chopping up a long bed since they cheaper then short beds right now the prices are high af but would it be easier to make a mild c notch or would it be easier to make a Monster c notch when shortening the frame above where the rear axle finna go? But thank you for giving me confidence to start this project🔥💯
Nice work man!
Thank you!
Seems like cutting everything off the Ext Cab would've saved time. But Im Glad you got it work
Awesome video!! I wanted to do my conversion this same way but I would have to cut 20" at the front and would run out of room because the frame starts to curve down anyways awesome build. Keep the updates coming
Thanks JH Garage! I like your video series on putt the super short quad cab bed on a regular cab. Keep it up man!
Man thanks for these is this frame the same as the ck style just curios bout to do my 1993 c1500
Thank you for doing this, this is prob the most well thought out and comprehensive mod on a NBS on UA-cam. @ 03:59 when you talk about using a hanger from a short bed or extended cab... If I have a long bed extended cab will I also need one (or need to modify as you have done)? I'm considering doing this and I have an extended cab long bed and wondering if I can get away with what I have and not have to modify the hanger at all?
Good question, but I do not have an answer for that. I’d recommend searching for drop hangers though. I found them very cheap (~$40) and went that route later on to get more drop.
Good on ya.
I will have a stanced shorty Duramax someday.
looking good !
Hell yeah
Good work!
Thanks Ken C!
best video yet good job man
Thanks brotha!
This must be the only video along the lines I've been searching for, maybe someone here could direct me in the right direction.. 88=98 chevy frame conversion, tryimg to find any info on someone splitting the frame at the seam. I cant find anything anywhere. A video would be friggin amazing. i really dont want to be the first one to post the video of doing it. .. Thanks for reading!
awsome videos man im looking to doing the same thing and this series is what im looking for,
for some help.
i heard you say you just got out the military in part one and i wondered to myself what branch then i caught a look at your forearm lol
Rah!
Is it possible to do this conversion without chopping the frame and re welding? By cutting the rear part of the frame only? Then just relocating the mounting holes and re locating the hanger and shackle brackets? Or even making new bed mounting holes on the bed and frame?.. I ask because my welding skills aren’t very good.
Helpful video
A high powered air hammer is expensive and requires a good air supply dont waste time with cheap baby toys . Without saying its a very valuable tool .. A torch set is
is also expensive , but can be found on craigslist. Make sure you dont buy someones "rented" tanks . If the tank has a welding supply name on it its usually rented ..........You need both air hammer and torches Rock Wood
Good points! Those are both on my "wish list". Thanks for pointing out a good sources, tips and brand.
great video good job
Thanks brotha!
awesome man
Can you do this for a 1998 silverado single cab long bed
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Do you know if 2010 gmc and chevy beds are bolt on?( my gmc cap is 1/2 inch wider on the rear.) I want to put a gmc bed on my silverado.
couldnt you just move the leaf spring pockets forward and just cut 14 inches off of rear of frame
Hell yeah!
Would this work on a newer body style Silverado ?
Where did u acquire the shortbed fuel tank & driveshaft any links?
I was wondering why you got a long bed for awesome video great info like always can I get a link so that I can get one of those shirts
haha I actually like it as a long bed for the purpose that I'll be using it for. It just happened that I've wanted to cut a frame down for a long time now. Was planning to do it to a C10 though, but this will do. Then a free short bed landed in my lap and I had to jump on the project. Yesssssir! I've got lots of shirts in stock, black or grey. They PayPal shirt order info is in the video description. If you need help let me know. You can send me your email and I could send you a PayPal request or work it out another way if you prefer. Just let me know.
great video, you're a smart dude I'll definitely stay in tune with the channel. what're your plans with the engine/driveline in the ol girl
Thanks RptrKlr57! I'm trying hard to leave the engine alone for a while because I still have the turbo LS '92 Camaro project to wrap up. But once I do get back around to it, I'm thinking very mild cam, if any and building a turbo kit for it. I want to keep it very mild since it's only purpose is to be my daily driver parts hauler. I'm even trying to convince myself to stay with a stock cam with the turbo... but that's just hard for me to do. I have a LS6 cam that I may slap into it.. Then of course once I go turbo, I'll like upgrade the trans to a 80e, since. I will be putting the 3.73 gears and limited slip in it soon also. Probalby while the beds off, since that'll make it easier.
AGearHead4Life awesome man sounds sweet. trading my ls1 shortblock for an lq4 that I'm planning on throwing a 78mm turbo on in my 2000 silverado. once the weather clears up I'm gonna start a build video series for it. take care man I'll be checking in with the channel
Applicable,Applicable,Applicable 😂😂😂
Hay man i think you should go check out jh garage. he is doing the same thing but he is putting a crew cab bed one
sweet
Going to attempt this on a 82 crew cab and tips for bracing it other then just a fish plate. I plan on a decent lift and a heavy cummins. Any help would be great.
Cool Freddy! You got this man. I'd search around the C10 forums for photos of how others have reinforced theirs, but it sounds like you've got hte idea. Fish plate both side and I'd box in the C frame too.
Cool!!😃
Is this cheaper than buying a new short bed truck? Asking for my husband 🤗
i would say yes especially if you guys do the work yourselves vs paying shop rates the parts needed aren’t too expensive to buy
So I can cut the long bed frame off and weld on Short bed frame
You could, but it’d be less work to just remove the 14” from the long bed frame and use it like I did in these videos.
AGearHead4Life thanks I will do at
To save yourself, buy a shortbed truck lol, nice work
i almost feel like you should of welded a engine cradle to mount your motor in the rear
wheelie king vandal
haha I like it... and the "Stubby Vandal" did run through my mind for a sec..
I know this is off subject but can you do a video on how you hooked air up too your cherry picker too assist you
Sure! I love my cherry picker. So I many just do a full overview of it one day. I've made a couple mods to it to make things easier to use. BTW, to use air, i'm just using an air-over-hydraulic ram from Harbor Freight. It just bolts right in place of the original one.
AGearHead4Life thanks brother I've never seen one of those air over hydraulic cherry pickers before and I've worked in many shops for over 15 years
No problem man! I love that things man. It lets you hold a hose and tap a button to slowing lift the engine. That allows you to look around the engine to make sure that your not breaking things. but of course the main part is how easy it is to just hit a button to lift now vs pumping that things forever.
Here's a link. Not sure if it's the exact one that I got, but likely is. I think I got it on sale for about $70 though. www.harborfreight.com/8-ton-long-ram-air-hydraulic-jack-94562.html
AGearHead4Life thanks brother
How much would you charge to do it?
do you have a link to the powernation shortbed conversion?
How much does this type of work cost?
Random Question 5.3 vs 6.0 in my c10 swb would a 6.0 really make much more power than 5.3 or is the power difference not much is it worth the extra money over a 5.3 or is the power difference not worth the extra $$$
depends on what your budget is and what your goals are
Cassandra Diaz Exactly what Shawn Times said, what are doing with the truck. Are you gonna boost it, do you have an HP goal, is it for cruising/burnouts, street/strip use. All those things are considerations.
well I'm looking for street racing/track racing I want it to be a all motor truck I'm also gonna cruise in it here and there but that's it I just wanna go fast that's it is the difference gonna be big if I go with a 6.0 over the 5.3 lm7
Cassandra Diaz for all motor I would go 6.0 if the budget allows but either way if your gonna beat on it hard I would get a 4l80e transmission no matter what motor you go with they are pretty indestructible, trust me a 4l80e is Money well spent, for all motor put a good cam, decent stall converter (I like something in the 3500-4000 rpm range), some steeper ring and pinion gear like 4.10-4.56 range (depends on wheel and tire size), a nice free flowing exhaust, and a good tune
shawn tims
will the power difference between a cammed & tuned & exhaust 5.3 and a cammed & tuned & exhaust 6.0 will the 6.0 make a lot more power or will it be close its gonna go in a swb c-10 1980
How much would a project like this cost if I would take it to a mechanic
Way too much
How about if you do it yourself?
Anyone know how to do it on a 91 gmc sierra
Why is this easier than just getting a short bed truck
how would you do it on a 3/4 ton silverado would it be the same way
I'd expect that it'd be the same as this if it's a '99 and newer. Like I said in the video though, I'm just figuring it out as I go. From what I've heard though, all the '99 and newer were built like this.
That cammmrow so lonely in the back
Too true... :/