A few mods I made to my friends F550

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My buddy bought this 2001 F550 and wanted to shorten the bed so he could tow gooseneck trailers with it. He gave me some money a couple of months ago when I was short, so I got a chance to repay him.

These first two pictures are before I started.
 

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These next three are after I cut off the rack.
 

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Since the bed was so wide I had to angle the rear corners for clearance. I also had to move the filler neck forward as much as I could to get enough of an angle on the left rear. I shortened the bed 14" and moved the hitch too.
 

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These last two are of the tail lights, which turned out pretty well too, IMHO.
 

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Very nice... actually, better than factory!!! :D Great lights...
 
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Can you mount the gooseneck set-up behind the rear axle? If so how far back. I want to use a Dump truck to transport a gooseneck trailer. Is this possible?
 
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These last two are of the tail lights, which turned out pretty well too, IMHO.

You stink......your work stinks.... I can hardly tolerate folks that do such good work with little or no effort... makes me mad...... :confused2:

Nice looking work brain.... I envy the talent that drives anyone with such skills of craftsmanship....

Stinky is relative.... :D :D

I like that modification...... excellent work


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Brian :
SHARP,VERY SHARP ! :thumbsup:

Boone
 

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