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Old 07-26-2012, 07:11 PM   #1
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Long bed coversion to Longbed stepside?

I have a long bed and was looking threw the first couple pages of the long bed thread above and seen one gentlmen that had put a 55 stepside lwb on his square and kinda fell in love with the look. My question is if i found one of these beds how hard would it be to install it?
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Old 07-26-2012, 07:25 PM   #2
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Re: Long bed coversion to Longbed stepside?

i think 55-87 is the same bed just different fenders/steps. there were long stepside squares. not many, but they are out there.

here is one i tried to buy. there was an issue with the title and frankly i just didnt want to deal with it. it was only $400 and had a 700r4. this is the only one i have seen in person
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Old 07-26-2012, 07:31 PM   #3
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i think 55-87 is the same bed just different fenders/steps. there were long stepside squares. not many, but they are out there.

here is one i tried to buy. there was an issue with the title and frankly i just didnt want to deal with it. it was only $400 and had a 700r4. this is the only one i have seen in person
Yeah that is a good looking truck. I really like them bc there really arent alot of these you see around. If they are the same mount up holes and not much I'll have to do them Im going to start looking around to buy a bed! I seen where the step if front of the rear fender is cut out on some of them and I think it look awesome that way!
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Old 07-26-2012, 11:47 PM   #4
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Old 07-27-2012, 12:50 AM   #5
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OMG that is cool looking! I like the spare tire on the side like that. Looks super old skool.
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Old 07-27-2012, 05:32 PM   #6
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OMG that is cool looking! I like the spare tire on the side like that. Looks super old skool.
I was driving home and was passing by this tire shop i know, i saw it and was like i never seen one of those, let me take a picture lol

Another question, wheres the gas tanks?
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Old 07-27-2012, 11:40 PM   #7
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I think I helped that guy with the white longbed stepside get his truck out of a hole in a parking lot near my house several years ago. He dropped the front wheel into a massive pothole, and it was resting on the frame. I went and got my floor jack, and we used it to pick up the low side so he could back out.

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Old 07-27-2012, 11:45 PM   #8
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I think I helped that guy with the white longbed stepside get his truck out of a hole in a parking lot near my house several years ago. He dropped the front wheel into a massive pothole, and it was resting on the frame. I went and got my floor jack, and we used it to pick up the low side so he could back out.

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Oh your from San Antonio too, that pretty cool
i took this picture on New Bransfuls and Porter, close to I10
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Old 07-27-2012, 12:23 AM   #9
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They were trucks for county road workers. A rarity they are. The longbed was long enough to carry fenceposts and road signs. And the stepside part kept the drivers from overloading them
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Old 07-27-2012, 02:03 AM   #10
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I think the bed should bolt right on but finding the bed will be fun tho.
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Old 07-27-2012, 10:44 PM   #11
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Does the longbed stepside work with dual tanks? Interesting look....
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Old 07-28-2012, 12:50 AM   #12
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Does the longbed stepside work with dual tanks? Interesting look....
Im not exactly sure on this question, but i was talking to a local guy here in OKC that stated that he had done up one of these type trucks and said that all he had to do was bolt the bed on and was pretty much it. He was also using duel tanks.
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Old 07-28-2012, 01:43 AM   #13
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Even with these beds the tanks are in the stock location. 16's for short beds and 20's for long's
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Old 07-28-2012, 03:42 AM   #14
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Re: Long bed coversion to Longbed stepside?

Yeah i don't see a reason why the tanks would be an issue...i have stepped short currently and am running dual tanks from factory. Also to my knowledge you should be able just to bolt the bed down and you are ready to go. As previously mentioned the hardest part will be finding the bed unless you wanna pay an arm and a leg for a new one...

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Old 07-28-2012, 06:13 PM   #15
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Yeah i don't see a reason why the tanks would be an issue...i have stepped short currently and am running dual tanks from factory. Also to my knowledge you should be able just to bolt the bed down and you are ready to go. As previously mentioned the hardest part will be finding the bed unless you wanna pay an arm and a leg for a new one...

Good luck. Keep us posted.
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Ok, well i found one today at a local junkyard but it is one that has the wheel cut out on the ds which im not to crazy about it, but im going to look at it tomorrow to check it out.
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