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cure for adding a 88 and up stepside
lookin on ebay and saw this personally i think it looks awsome check it out
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevr...50337755QQrdZ1 |
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Join Date: Apr 2006
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Re: cure for adding a 88 and up stepside
BEautiful truck.. all around except for that bed. I don't liek mismatching beds like that. The 98 looks too new. And was that a FUEL INJECTION on that V8? Though not stock equip, looks pretty awesome!
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Re: cure for adding a 88 and up stepside
Was that a Mexican truck?The openings match now.But,a step in the wrong direction,IMHO.
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Re: cure for adding a 88 and up stepside
i always wondered what that would look like. it's ok... but i think if the overall truck looked better it would be a sweet mod to have.
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Re: cure for adding a 88 and up stepside
Yeah there is one posted in this thread
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=202969
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Re: cure for adding a 88 and up stepside
That's definately better than the mis-matched arches, but I think it looks better when the rear arch is changed to 67-72 style (in photoshop anyway). I know those late rear fenders are fiberglass. That's probably why I haven't seen it done yet.
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Re: cure for adding a 88 and up stepside
Good point.If the bed was made to be matched to the truck,it would be better.
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Re: cure for adding a 88 and up stepside
That would be like me putting a 67 grille in my 88 truck. No thanks!
The front and rear have gotta have round wheel arches to work.
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Re: cure for adding a 88 and up stepside
Now that looks good! I'd like it better with the arches in both, but this is a huge improvement
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Re: cure for adding a 88 and up stepside
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*I'm not 100% on this, but I was told not all 88-98 step beds were fiberglass, so the 67-72 wheel arch in the bed couldn't be totally ruled out.
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Re: cure for adding a 88 and up stepside
But you know adding round wheel arches to the late bed shouldn't be all that hard. Bend a little wire, add chicken wire and some glass and use a template.
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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Re: cure for adding a 88 and up stepside
it's better, but still peanut butter on a T-bone. IMO.
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Re: cure for adding a 88 and up stepside
I dont like it too much, nice truck, but would look much better with the original bed.
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Re: cure for adding a 88 and up stepside
I have seen pictures of this truck before, don't really care for the look of it. I think it would have looked better, if they just left the front alone. As far as the newer stepside beds go...I don't think they look all that bad, as long as the paint and trim are matched correctly. However, I do agree, that they would look 100% better with the original round wheel arches. Like some have said, it would prolly take a lot of work and money to do this...prolly as much or more than restoring or replacing an original bed. We need to get Chip Foose or one of those guys to do one up for us!
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Re: cure for adding a 88 and up stepside
I see couple with beds like that here in my area, boths 71-72 one is a Mexi truck the other belong to a Hick and even if they dont look all that bad I dont like ither one
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Re: cure for adding a 88 and up stepside
I think the person did a pretty nice job of it. Grafting in the later style fenderwheels up front would be eaiser and neater to me since it is metal and not glass. There are things I would do different, but I give the person a thumbs up for effort and overall look. It came across very nice and a lot better than many I have seen.
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Re: cure for adding a 88 and up stepside
I ain't knockin the owner, its his truck to do with as he wants. But how can anyone look at that and not see Ford Ranger?? Remember the older Rangers with the square wheel openings? .
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Re: cure for adding a 88 and up stepside
the only thing that looks worse than the side of them beds is the rear of them
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Re: cure for adding a 88 and up stepside
When I first looked at it, it reminded me of the older Dodge's (like the little red wagons). The way I look at it, its still a '68 truck & if you are using something that wasnt origionally on it, you need to make the odd part match what you started with...
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Re: cure for adding a 88 and up stepside
I don`t see where modifying the fiberglass would be harder than the metal-work those fenders took.I hope he didn`t ruin original`67 fenders to do it.
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