It's your truck man, so do what you want, but like Freedo I like the long bed trucks. To me they say truck more than the short beds. And those are the only pickups I have had except for 4 import/mini trucks. But now that it has been mentioned I saw a TV show some months ago (TRUCKS!, maybe) and that was the project that episode: they cut down a 65-66 Chevy from long to short. They did excellent work - looked factory, better maybe.