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**JIMs70GMC** · 05-19-2004, 04:59 AM

Thanks everybody. They'll have to be fraternal as one has discs and the other does not(both 70 cabs though).
I"ll get some more. There's really no difference in the beds as far mounting to the frame. When I got the wide side I got the wiring harness from the firewall to the tail lights also. The biggest difference is really between 2wd and 4wd frames. Both beds(step and wide) came off of 2wd trucks. Since the truck had a flatbed, the PO(not dean) cut the 6 brackets off that support the bed cross members, I got those off of a 2wd C10 (thanks Randy) 2 of those are different from a 2wd to 4wd, the ones that are almost flat and hang off the side of the frame.
The decision was hard, I did purchase parts for the stepside(strips/angles/bolts) and have patched a hole in one bedside, but when I went and looked at the bed for Richard Morgan and he passed on it and for the money and since it matched the cab all I had to do was tell my wife(she's not a stepside fan) and the deal was done. Took about 2 hours to unbolt/lift/install hooked up the wiring harness all but one light worked and away I went.
I do plan on finishing the stepside and maybe put on the GMC. I like white stepsides.

05-19-2004, 04:59 AM	#290
JIMs70GMC user # 2756 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 4,612	Thanks everybody. They'll have to be fraternal as one has discs and the other does not(both 70 cabs though). I"ll get some more. There's really no difference in the beds as far mounting to the frame. When I got the wide side I got the wiring harness from the firewall to the tail lights also. The biggest difference is really between 2wd and 4wd frames. Both beds(step and wide) came off of 2wd trucks. Since the truck had a flatbed, the PO(not dean) cut the 6 brackets off that support the bed cross members, I got those off of a 2wd C10 (thanks Randy) 2 of those are different from a 2wd to 4wd, the ones that are almost flat and hang off the side of the frame. The decision was hard, I did purchase parts for the stepside(strips/angles/bolts) and have patched a hole in one bedside, but when I went and looked at the bed for Richard Morgan and he passed on it and for the money and since it matched the cab all I had to do was tell my wife(she's not a stepside fan) and the deal was done. Took about 2 hours to unbolt/lift/install hooked up the wiring harness all but one light worked and away I went. I do plan on finishing the stepside and maybe put on the GMC. I like white stepsides. __________________ 1970 K25, 8' stepside bed 350/465/205 44 up front, 60 in the rear 4.10s rolling on 33" Dunlop MTs 1986 K5, 350/465/208 Dana 60/14 bolt from a cucv 36" Super Swampers TSL/SX 1983 K20 w/ CUCV axles, 350/700R4/208 sitting on 37" Goodyears 1986 M1031 6.2 diesel, TH400/NP205 locker in the rear and a LS in the front, all stock for now..... 1986 K30, 350/400/205 dana 60 and 14 bolt. I kept the drivetrain. Body/bad and chassis are gone. 1981 K30, 350/465/205 dana 60 and dually 14 bolt. Has a G80, and a flat bed. Going to replace the flat bed. 1985 K20, 350/400/208 10 bolt and SF 14 bolt. I wonder where I can find some 1 tons. Hmmmmm Last edited by JIMs70GMC; 05-19-2004 at 05:06 AM.