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Yesterday, 08:53 AM | #1 |
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Need some help with 67 C10 bed
Hey everyone
I have a 67 Shortbed that has a pristine bed on it-except for the bed floor. Someone along the line replaced the OEM floor with diamond plate. It’s done nicely as far as overall fitment (nothing was cut or changed from OEM fit), but I’ve already started to remove it because 1).- it’s extremely heavy and is not bolted down securely plus they shimmed areas with wood etc. 2.)- I’m going with a floor that allows me to use 13” tubs for my new custom 11” rims on the back. My main question is about the bed rails. The original rails are under the diamond plate, but they’re just sitting there. They aren’t welded to the floor, the bolts aren’t tight and are rusted, weird wood shims are in between them and the floor…it’s just a cluster under there. Several suppliers for the new bed floor are telling me the bed rails are welded on the new floor and I won’t need the old rails. Is this correct? Last edited by SilverGT3RS; Yesterday at 11:24 AM. |
Yesterday, 09:07 AM | #2 |
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Re: Need some help with 67 C10 bed
Was it originally a wood or steel bed floor?
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Yesterday, 11:28 AM | #3 |
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Re: Need some help with 67 C10 bed
I have no idea…..is there a way to tell?
If it did have a wood bed can I still replace the bed with the OEM metal floor? Last edited by SilverGT3RS; Yesterday at 12:13 PM. |
Yesterday, 04:19 PM | #4 |
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Re: Need some help with 67 C10 bed
I think the wood and steel beds are the same. The reason I say that is because when I built my 68 I bought all after market bed parts. I could have gone metal but went with wood with the the box sides, front panel and wheel wells.
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Re: Need some help with 67 C10 bed
I'm assuming it is a fleetside because all of the stepsides were wood.
On the fleetside the rear cross sill will be completely flat if it was steel and will have an indent and a ledge for the wood to sit on if it was wood. Good luck, Rg
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Today, 10:58 AM | #6 |
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Re: Need some help with 67 C10 bed
Steel
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Re: Need some help with 67 C10 bed
Wood
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Today, 02:33 PM | #9 |
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Re: Need some help with 67 C10 bed
From your description it sounds to me like a wood floor. Maybe the “weird wood shims” are old original floor boards left in place to make the height work.
Either way you can do it. If it’s a wood bed you’ll need a new floor (with braces attached) and front panel (the wood panel is 3/4” taller). The sides, tubs, and tailgates are interchangeable.
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