Glass beds...Anyone interested?

[sweetdiesel]

http://www.gtsfiberglass.com/

I would like to get a complete fibrglass bed from these people,However they wont make it unless they have atleast 4 more people that are interested......They need to make the tooling for it.

Cost would be around 3000.00 bucks
wieght would be around 60lbs Non fuctional tail light so you would need to add a light and the tail gate wont be functional.

Short bed, long bed doesnt matter

My geuss is that the stock bed is atleast 400lbs +

 

[MadMaxx61]

humm they have a LMM one the full truck too.

 

[SIKDMAX]

Wow... ze possibilities........ :cool2:

 

[Rhall]

hmmm

 

[MMLMM]

holly crap, I just want the LMM front rear bumpers....

 

[TrentNell]

I would say count me in but doubt i could come up with the coin , motor and roll bar are going to break me :baby:

 

[SIKDMAX]

I would say count me in but doubt i could come up with the coin , motor and roll bar are going to break me :baby:

x2.

Some sort of deposit now maybe, and lkike 6 months when they are done full payment?

 

[03 D-max]

if you read on there site it says you need a 1000 dollar deposit when you order and you pay the rest before they ship:thumb:

 

[Brayden]

I think I could get a couple guys to drop the coin. 400 hundred extra pounds on the front bumper is a big deal in pulling

 

[RPM Motorsports]

I sent an e-mail a few days ago on a front clip. I have had no response as of yet from them!!

 

[Noreaster]

Ask Buck or Jess about the fiberglass bed on their truck, said it was a waste of money.

 

[sweetdiesel]

I think I could get a couple guys to drop the coin. 400 hundred extra pounds on the front bumper is a big deal in pulling

:thumb:

I sent an e-mail a few days ago on a front clip. I have had no response as of yet from them!!

I would just call them Russ....IIRC the front clip weighed in at less than 30lbs for the front bumper, hood & fenders

Ask Buck or Jess about the fiberglass bed on their truck, said it was a waste of money.

Waste of money because they lost over 400lbs? That is there opinion,not mine.

Where did they get a fibreglass bed from?

 

[Noreaster]

Waste of money because they lost over 400lbs? That is there opinion,not mine.
Where did they get a fibreglass bed from?

IIRC it was only 200lbs & theirs is a shell of a bed
http://www.dieselpowermag.com/features/chevy/0903dp_2003_chevrolet_silverado_2500_hd/photo_10.html
You would have to ask them where they got it

 

[05smoker]

I think I could get a couple guys to drop the coin. 400 hundred extra pounds on the front bumper is a big deal in pulling

Not in street class.

 

[Slick]

Ask Buck or Jess about the fiberglass bed on their truck, said it was a waste of money.

You mean that few hundred pounds isn't what makes their truck so much faster than everyone elses???

 

[Noreaster]

I would think the 3grand a glass bed would cost would be better put to engine
200lbs less should net around 1/10th of second faster
3grand in the motor would be 50-100hp more 2-3/10s quicker unless your investing in a bottle kit that would cost 1/2 of that & add more

 

[TrentNell]

I would think the 3grand a glass bed would cost would be better put to engine
200lbs less should net around 1/10th of second faster
3grand in the motor would be 50-100hp more 2-3/10s quicker unless your investing in a bottle kit that would cost 1/2 of that & add more

I agree but there becomes a certain point were we have all the motor that can be had reliably , so to go faster weight needs to be adressed or you will keep wading up motors and transmissions .

Example a 5000 lbs truck that has 750 hp will run 10.12 @ 132 mph

the same truck @ 6500 lbs 11.07 @ 121 , not to mention the parts will last a whole lot longer carying 5k instead of 6500 .

 

[sweetdiesel]

I would think the 3grand a glass bed would cost would be better put to engine
200lbs less should net around 1/10th of second faster
3grand in the motor would be 50-100hp more 2-3/10s quicker unless your investing in a bottle kit that would cost 1/2 of that & add more

Where do you get 200lb? Ive had my bed off that has a huge layer of sprayin bed liner and I gaurntee its more than 200lbs Also,My bed has a huge dent in it and tons of scratches the body work would end up costing to fix and still be heavy. This is how I can justify getting a glass bed

If you dont want one thats fine

 

[SmokeShow]

the pulling trucks probably would hafta be mod trucks. Otherwise, all the rules I've seen say OEM sheetmetal.

The whole damn truck ain't be double that price, might as well get the whole truck glass and sell the body/cab/box/frontclip???


C-ya

 

[Slick]

From a cost effective standpoint, it should be last on the list, IMO.