86jeep Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Long wheel bed to short bed has it ever been done. I got a 1986 long bed. I found a 1990 short bed with no title can i swicth the cab or cut the frame or what can be done thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbrand Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 How are your fab skills? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimoshel Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 You can switch the cab. All you have to do is strip it. cut a couple hundred spot welds, switch cabs, carefully realign everything back up and weld away. Or you could just swap dash's. You can swap the bed. Bed's made out of metal. Metal can be cut and welded. You know your skills better than anyone here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostissues Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 are you looking to shorten the long bed? if so why not just bob the bed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasbulliwagen Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Its not legal, but you could, as was said, swap the dashboard, and the driver door with the VIN sticker, and tell the state it was like that all along. Then youd have a shortbed with a title. I'm not sure how strict the state is where youre at as far as checking vehicles over when getting plates, but it is a possibility. The other option are like was said, bob the bed... which takes a lot of fab skill and bodywork experience, or shorten the rear subframe to match that of a SWB and install a shortbed.... this would take even more fab skills than the bob job, but it has been done. Good luck. EDIT: I just now saw that youre in NC. All your vehicle gets is a safety inspection. As long as the old title is already in NC, and you get it put in your name, other than the safety and tampering inspection, you should be fine as for switching the dash. I don't see anyone questioning it as it is still a Comanche. The only thing would be the difference in emmisions equipment between the model years that needs to be reported when doing an inspection. If you have a buddy that is an inspector, then you shouldnt have a problem getting it through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86jeep Posted October 3, 2011 Author Share Posted October 3, 2011 in my county i got lot of ppl that inspection and they never look at the truck so the dash is all got the vin plates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnkyboy Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 I would go to DMV and get the info on getting the title first. They should be able to tell you the last legal owner and how to go about getting the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1987Comanche Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 My '87 was never inspected in NC :clapping: . I moved to this state, registered it, and had the 1 yr "grace" period to get it inspected. The well thought out inspection/registration system was supposed to block registration if I didn't have a current inspection. I tried it and the renewal went right through so I never bothered getting it inspected. If there are no stickers and a valid registration constitutes proof of inspection then it must have been inspected, right? On the flip side they gave me a devil of a time with the '90. It had been in NC it's entire life and hadn't moved in a year or so when I got it. I couldn't register it without having a valid inspection and I couldn't get it inspected without a valid registration. :???: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86jeep Posted October 4, 2011 Author Share Posted October 4, 2011 any body ever cut the frame behind the cabs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnkyboy Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Somebody here did that. Can't remember who though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Somebody here did that. Can't remember who though. viewtopic.php?f=7&t=30248&p=304688&hilit :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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