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GMCrazy · 07-13-2003, 09:06 AM

Thanks for all the posts on my VIN number question last time fellah's. maybe some of you can enlighten me once again... The floor of the bed in my truck is RUSTED. The front, where it meets the front bed panel is gone, and is good and crusty all the way back. The bottom of the front panel and the wheel covers are also bad. i know there should be patch panels, but i can anly find small sections (24" x 16") of the floor. The front panel isnt that bad except for the very bottom, would it be repairable? the outside of the bed is in fair shape, but the tailgate is gone. would it be better just to find another bed? once again, thanks for the help!

*Gee_Emm* · 07-13-2003, 10:31 AM

Personnally I would keep my eyes open for a new bed or parts to assemble a new bed.

krue · 07-13-2003, 10:47 AM

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Personnally I would keep my eyes open for a new bed or parts to assemble a new bed

This from a man who is building a blazer from the ground up!

kxmotox247 · 07-14-2003, 02:56 PM

Why is it that no one is making new bed floors? I would think that there would be a huge demand for these. Am I wrong? I know my bed floor needs to be replaced.

jays68yak · 07-14-2003, 03:07 PM

I thought I saw that year one had panels for the bed floor. I think they also had whole bed floors but for 73-up. Not sure if those would work or not.

*Phillip Johnson* · 07-14-2003, 03:21 PM

Cheyenne10 has a few bed floors in good shape

07-13-2003, 09:06 AM	#1
GMCrazy David Tye Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Abbeville, Alabama Posts: 52	Rust is not my bed's friend.... Thanks for all the posts on my VIN number question last time fellah's. maybe some of you can enlighten me once again... The floor of the bed in my truck is RUSTED. The front, where it meets the front bed panel is gone, and is good and crusty all the way back. The bottom of the front panel and the wheel covers are also bad. i know there should be patch panels, but i can anly find small sections (24" x 16") of the floor. The front panel isnt that bad except for the very bottom, would it be repairable? the outside of the bed is in fair shape, but the tailgate is gone. would it be better just to find another bed? once again, thanks for the help! __________________ David -68 GMC w/327

07-14-2003, 02:56 PM	#4
kxmotox247 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 1,396	Why is it that no one is making new bed floors? I would think that there would be a huge demand for these. Am I wrong? I know my bed floor needs to be replaced. __________________ Baby Blue's Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=652776 Project 68's Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...17#post8442117 www.stonecolumnclassics.com Email: Josh@stonecolumnclassics.com

07-14-2003, 03:07 PM	#5
jays68yak Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Gilroy, CA Posts: 1,454	I thought I saw that year one had panels for the bed floor. I think they also had whole bed floors but for 73-up. Not sure if those would work or not. __________________ 1969 Chevy Project SWB Fleet, 20s, 5.3, t56, in the weeds. 1970 Chevy Truck cab on a 1979 Jimmy frame-8.1 liter 496 bbc/sm465/np203-jeds doubler-np205/d60/14bff Welded/42 tsls on recentered H1s 1998 Chevy Crew Cab K3500 SAS'd with hpd60, links and swayaway coilovers. 8.1l vortec DD/towrig "I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. "

07-13-2003, 10:31 AM	#2
Gee_Emm Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,002	Personnally I would keep my eyes open for a new bed or parts to assemble a new bed.

07-14-2003, 03:21 PM	#6
Phillip Johnson Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Grants Pass, Oregon Posts: 1,580	Cheyenne10 has a few bed floors in good shape



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