Today\u2019s update on the budget shop truck build, which includes a clean long bed to short bed conversion, features some spit shining, polishing, and buffing to make it look as good as possible considering the little money spend. In the last episode Puddin’ put in some work so that it runs better. I mean it needs to run pretty good if it is going to be the new shop truck! But now it needs to finish looking the part and that means we’re about to wrap up this bad boy.<\/p>\n
This cool low buck shop truck build is turning out really cool and we dig it. If you missed it, the long bed became a short bed, using the stock bed with the smallest of cuts and welds so that the paint is left \u201cokay\u201d, and then it got rebuilt suspension and a lowering job. It\u2019s got all kinds of other DIY stuff going on, including simple patch panels to fix the rust in the lower quarters. I relate to these, because I have a Suburban in need of a few little rust spot repairs, but that\u2019s work for another day.<\/p>\n
Puddin is back at it, this time with a beat up 1976 GMC long bed pickup that he wants to convert into a short bed. And as funny as it sounds, this isn\u2019t something that he\u2019s every done before so he\u2019s kind of out of his element in some ways. But he looks up some videos on how other folks have done it, almost makes a mistake, and gets the thing done and looking awesome for almost no money. Seriously, this was a matter of taking time and some welding skill, as well as some patience, to make a truck that looks awesome now that it is done and will ultimately end up being a lowered shop truck for him. I dig it and would totally drive it.<\/p>\n