There is a 87 long bed available, asking price of $800. I am thinking I could load it up for $500 or so. Body is rust free, drivetrain is out of it. Interior is mostly disassembled. I don't want a long bed but would like to build a nice short bed. I am thinking the cab would be useful if I find a short bed with rust. If I find a rust free short bed later, think I can part out the long bed and make my money back? What are some of the valuable parts on these?

 

If you got the cash... why not? Maybe scrounge some salvage parts and sell it as a runner?

 

Buy it and make it a short bed? Nothing a sawsall and welder cant take care of.

 

I can weld. I have a sawz all. BUT, I have been reading online and it appears it would be a PITA to convert to short bed. Do you know something I don't?

 

No you know more then I do about the conversion. I have never read up on it. But I know cutting and welding quite well. To me, it seems pretty straight forward. I saw someone who bobbed a long bed (probably a lot easier) and it turned out quite awesome. That's the route I would go.

Edit - it was on this forum actually. I love it.

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f46/bo...-build-244194/

 

The long beds are longer on both sides of the rear wheel. That means I would have to move the rear axle or cut and splice the frame to fit the short bed on it. The linked bobbed long bed looks good lifted. But I plan to drop mine, think bobbed would look funny.

 

I didn't know Comanches had a long or short bed option, I thought they were all the same.

 

Well if you want to drop it, long bed is out. That would indeed look pretty funny.

 

That's ok. The seller said the truck is worth more than the $400 I offered and did not counter. They have it listed at $775. With the motor and trans out, interior gutted, and being a long bed, it just isn't worth that much to me. The cab is rust free, so I thought it would be nice to pick up for the cab and part out the rest. BUT, I guess they aren't ready to get it out of their lawn just yet. I'm not in a hurry for another project, maybe they will change their mind.

 

can get them with 6 (113" wb) or 7ft (120" wb) beds.