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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Texas
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Stepside to Fleet
I am looking at 70 chevy stepside. I am not really fond of the stepside part of the truck. What I want to know is it possible to convert a stepside to a fleet side. If so can you just order the body panels and change them out?
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as far as i know, you can just buy all the new bed parts and put em in...
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Join Date: Nov 2003
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You can't use much for parts off the old maybe, maybe the strips between the wood, but that's probably it. It would be cheapest to buy a nice used bed and put that on. You may even be able to trade the step bed for a fleet bed.
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Brenham, Texas
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Is this a long or short bed? I have a long step, if yours is a longbed in good condition I may be intgeresed in some parts if you need some money to buy the new bed. Where in Texas?
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i did not know that they made a long bed in a step side But it is a short bed I would like to see a picture of a longbed stepside if anyone has one.
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Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A.
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Yep, they made the longstep. Jims70GMC converted his long fleetside to a long stepside, it's a 4x4 so it looks even better!
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Looks like someone has one for sale..... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php3?t=170128
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My avatar is of my factory 9 foot long step side bed 1 ton truck. Only 1542 of these made in 1972
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its all about the +6 inches
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don...I was about to mention that.
The step side trucks came in 3 flavors...small, med, and large. 1/2 ton only.... 6 1/2 foot bed, 115 inch wheel base. 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton 8 foot bed... 127 inch wheel base. one ton only...9 foot bed, 133 inch wheel base. |
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I couldn't have said it any better myself (I guess thats the lind of knowledge close to 50,000 posts will get you
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Alf1096, You can surely sale or trade the step bed. I did just the opposite. I sold my fleetside bed and bought all reproduction parts to build my stepside. It just depends on what you want. I have probably around $2000 in the reproduction stepside and that was without tax and shipping. You can find beds on here and evil bay for less than $500..again, they are not perfect, but you can get something to work with. That's my .02
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What's that funky smell?
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Austin, TX
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Here is a pic of my 68 c10 long step. NOt a great pic, but you can see where there is extra length in front and behind the fenders.
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Knoxville, Tn. USA
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There is someone on the parts board looking to buy a step bed.
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Join Date: Aug 2005
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I have a WTB on the parts board.........send me a PM with description and price, if you want to sell the step side bed.
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Join Date: Aug 2005
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Stepside
I have a good starter or project 71 short step listed in the trucks for sale section. Just thought you might want to check it out.
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