Cost of SWB fleetside bed? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

KrazyKevin · 10-25-2009, 07:44 AM

What should I expect to pay for a swb fleetside bed with a few dings and dents? Don't mind doing some body work, just don't want any major rust or gouges in it. I'm just needing a rough estimate. I chunked my old bed because there were waves in the floor and it looked like they had hauled bricks for the last 30 years in it.

Thanks

**special-K** · 10-25-2009, 08:27 AM

You should have kept that bed.New floors are made,you know.There`s also always hope to find a good floor in a bed with wrecked sides.My friend just finished a`68 and used the rustfree wavy California floor he had bought.He kept trying to find a better one until it came time to use it.It`s in there now and he`s just bedlining it and putting a tonneau on.I`m just saying,it`s not like beds in the condition you want are lying all over the place.definitely something to think twice about scrapping.

The price will vary from $300-$1,500+ for original to $2,500-ish for new.

KrazyKevin · 10-25-2009, 09:16 AM

No hope for the old one. All four sides and the bottom looked like somone took a sledge hammer to it. Thats what I meant by hauling bricks. They aren't like dents you can knock out and smooth over. They are gouges and creases galore. Nasty!!!

GOPAPA · 10-25-2009, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by KrazyKevin

No hope for the old one. All four sides and the bottom looked like somone took a sledge hammer to it. Thats what I meant by hauling bricks. They aren't like dents you can knock out and smooth over. They are gouges and creases galore. Nasty!!!

I seen one for sale for $900 and it was said to only have minimal rust ..

If you google up "Chevy short box for sale " that is where I seen it .

**leddzepp** · 10-25-2009, 11:02 AM

New (re-pop) bedsides are about $500 each.

unclewatts · 10-25-2009, 10:29 PM

This is a dumb question, but have you checked around with your local wrecking yards?

67ChevyRedneck · 10-25-2009, 10:41 PM

Price varies A LOT! I bought a good bed for $300, but the floor was completely shot (barrel rolled) and it had a bent aftermarket tailgate. I got lucky and got an excellent tailgate from out west for $300, a repop header panel was about $100, I bought inner and outer wheel well patches that were cut off a rust free western long bed, and I got a really nice LWB bed floor that I have to cut down for $150. I thought I got a steal on the bed until I started picking up the pieces I needed to make it look new again. So instead of a steal I got a fair deal. I should have an awesome bed someday though

Keep all of those extra costs in mind when shopping for a new bed. Tailgates and floors get expensive quick. I lucked out on my floor, but I think those repop ones are like 8 or 900 bucks!

I agree with Tim, anywhere from a few hundred bucks to well over a grand for a really nice one with a nice tailgate.

AusTx68 · 10-25-2009, 10:53 PM

I found just finding a short fleet in any condition was a problem. It took me 8 months to find one locally and I was searching in a 200 mile radius. I actually did come across one for $900 but passed thinking I could get a better deal. Yea right..I should have picked it up. Took months to find another. I consider myself lucky to find one with bedside damage for $400. I dropped another $1100 in parts to make it near perfect.

gcburdic · 10-26-2009, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

I bought a good bed for $300, but the floor was completely shot (barrel rolled) and it had a bent aftermarket tailgate. I got lucky and got an excellent tailgate from out west for $300, a repop header panel was about $100, I bought inner and outer wheel well patches that were cut off a rust free western long bed, and I got a really nice LWB bed floor that I have to cut down for $150. I thought I got a steal on the bed until I started picking up the pieces I needed to make it look new again. So instead of a steal I got a fair deal. I should have an awesome bed someday though

That was very nicely worded!!!

67ChevyRedneck · 10-26-2009, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by gcburdic

That was very nicely worded!!!

I figured you'd be reading that. But yeah, my "cheap" bed is starting to rack up the costs

I honestly don't even remember what I paid you, I think I paid more than $300, come to think of it?

But you and I both knew that was going to happen anyway, that's why you went with a new bed

Even when I'm done, I'll still be under half of what a new one costs 'cause I'll be doing it all myself.

Strut · 10-25-2009, 11:15 PM

I found a original one in Virginia for a good price....less then $1000. Whole bed only surface rust, with a decent tailgate. I will have the original one off my truck for sale soon. It needs some patch work....but it could be fixed.

KrazyKevin · 10-26-2009, 12:10 AM

Thanks for all the replies guys.

NWD02 · 10-26-2009, 12:24 AM

Kevin, I'm not far from you I don't mind helping you find one. I knew of a board member going through the big "D" that decided to sale his entire project cheap. PM you contact info and I'll help. I drove all the way to Florida to buy mine but the deal was so sweet, $1200 for the entire bed, tail gate, and bed already had spray in liner. Here's pics of mine when I bought it.

-Nick

KrazyKevin · 10-26-2009, 01:56 AM

Thanks Nick. Awesome find. I'll get with you soon. Thanks!!

Shyguy · 10-26-2009, 09:38 AM

Short beds, either steppers or wide, are very rare around these parts.

I was lucky to find a near perfect short step-side from a guy in St. Louis for $500. but those kind of deals are hard to find. All the body work and paint prep has been done. It will need a new wood floor.

We can not find good original tail-gates around here for any price.

Danny

nathansmith15 · 10-26-2009, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by KrazyKevin

What should I expect to pay for a swb fleetside bed with a few dings and dents? Don't mind doing some body work, just don't want any major rust or gouges in it. I'm just needing a rough estimate. I chunked my old bed because there were waves in the floor and it looked like they had hauled bricks for the last 30 years in it.

Thanks

nothing to do with a new bed . . . but i have a question
i have 5 67-72 chevys . . . all lwb fleetsides . . . and i want to know if the swb trucks have rear trailing arms? or if they are all leaf spring trucks . . . if they do have trailing arms . . . are they shorter than the lwb or are they mounted in a different spot up front??
please respond

HuggerCST · 10-26-2009, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by nathansmith15

nothing to do with a new bed . . . but i have a question
i have 5 67-72 chevys . . . all lwb fleetsides . . . and i want to know if the swb trucks have rear trailing arms? or if they are all leaf spring trucks . . . if they do have trailing arms . . . are they shorter than the lwb or are they mounted in a different spot up front??
please respond

Welcome Nathan!
LWB and SWB Chevy trucks came standard with trailing arms & coil springs, and the trailing arms were all the same length. Leaf springs were an option on Chevys. GMC came standard with leaf springs, with coils as an option.

nathansmith15 · 10-30-2009, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by HuggerCST

Welcome Nathan!
LWB and SWB Chevy trucks came standard with trailing arms & coil springs, and the trailing arms were all the same length. Leaf springs were an option on Chevys. GMC came standard with leaf springs, with coils as an option.

If they are all the same length then where do they bolt to the frame?
is it further up under the cab?

if you look at how they are made . . . the only way to shorten the wheelbase if the trailing arms are the same length is to move the crossmember further up the frame

gcburdic · 10-27-2009, 08:58 AM

Actually I took LESS than $300.....I felt sorry for ya

....so you did get a DEAL!!!

my67chevytruck · 10-27-2009, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by gcburdic

Actually I took LESS than $300.....I felt sorry for ya

....so you did get a DEAL!!!

What Geoff felt sorry for someone.......

67ChevyRedneck · 10-27-2009, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by gcburdic

Actually I took LESS than $300.....I felt sorry for ya

....so you did get a DEAL!!!

So I spent more $ on my tailgate then my bed? Well that's just messed up

gcburdic · 10-27-2009, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by my67chevytruck

What Geoff felt sorry for someone.......

YEP....I do have a few sorry bones in my body

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Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

So I spent more $ on my tailgate then my bed? Well that's just messed up

Nope, that's not messed up....that's just a REALLY great deal

I guess it's like restoring these trucks....we'll never (or rarely) get what we got into them!!!

Sorry KrazyKevin for hijacking your thread!!!...

lt704 · 10-27-2009, 07:13 PM

Hi everyone, I have a 68 c-10 with a 1994 stepside bed looks nice. I am looking for a 68 stepside bed. Questio ? does any one may a reproduction swb bed? thanks

67ChevyRedneck · 10-27-2009, 10:15 PM

Yes, you can buy a complete aftermarket stepside or fleetside bed.

lt704 · 10-28-2009, 04:28 PM

Hey Redneck, thanks for thinfo. Do you know where to buy a complete stepside bed ? thank you

10-25-2009, 07:44 AM	#1
KrazyKevin What have I gotten into Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Liberty, TX Posts: 123	Cost of SWB fleetside bed? What should I expect to pay for a swb fleetside bed with a few dings and dents? Don't mind doing some body work, just don't want any major rust or gouges in it. I'm just needing a rough estimate. I chunked my old bed because there were waves in the floor and it looked like they had hauled bricks for the last 30 years in it. Thanks __________________ 1972 Chevy SWB Fleetside Project BumbleBee

10-25-2009, 08:27 AM	#2
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Cost of SWB fleetside bed? You should have kept that bed.New floors are made,you know.There`s also always hope to find a good floor in a bed with wrecked sides.My friend just finished a`68 and used the rustfree wavy California floor he had bought.He kept trying to find a better one until it came time to use it.It`s in there now and he`s just bedlining it and putting a tonneau on.I`m just saying,it`s not like beds in the condition you want are lying all over the place.definitely something to think twice about scrapping. The price will vary from $300-$1,500+ for original to $2,500-ish for new. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

10-25-2009, 09:16 AM	#3
KrazyKevin What have I gotten into Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Liberty, TX Posts: 123	Re: Cost of SWB fleetside bed? No hope for the old one. All four sides and the bottom looked like somone took a sledge hammer to it. Thats what I meant by hauling bricks. They aren't like dents you can knock out and smooth over. They are gouges and creases galore. Nasty!!! __________________ 1972 Chevy SWB Fleetside Project BumbleBee

10-25-2009, 11:02 AM	#5
leddzepp Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern Cal Posts: 20,031	Re: Cost of SWB fleetside bed? New (re-pop) bedsides are about $500 each. __________________ 1972 C/10 Cheyenne Super SWB. Restored, loaded, slammed. 1968 C/10 50th Anniversary LWB. Unrestored, stock, daily driver/work truck. RIP ElJay RIP 67ChevyRedneck RIP Grumpy Old Man RIP FleetsidePaul

10-25-2009, 10:29 PM	#6
unclewatts 70 Chevrolet=Obsession Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: nice ca Posts: 1,067	Re: Cost of SWB fleetside bed? This is a dumb question, but have you checked around with your local wrecking yards? __________________ I'm Just like my truck. Old, Ugly and Grouchy. Except my truck starts easily in the morning and doesn't smoke! IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREEN! -Kermit the frog 1970 Chevrolet C-10 Longbed Stepside : 350, Muncie M20, 3.08 GM corp. positraction Forest green exterior/light green interior(Where all my money goes) 1996 Toyota Corolla (Parts runner)

10-25-2009, 10:41 PM	#7
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: Cost of SWB fleetside bed? Price varies A LOT! I bought a good bed for $300, but the floor was completely shot (barrel rolled) and it had a bent aftermarket tailgate. I got lucky and got an excellent tailgate from out west for $300, a repop header panel was about $100, I bought inner and outer wheel well patches that were cut off a rust free western long bed, and I got a really nice LWB bed floor that I have to cut down for $150. I thought I got a steal on the bed until I started picking up the pieces I needed to make it look new again. So instead of a steal I got a fair deal. I should have an awesome bed someday though Keep all of those extra costs in mind when shopping for a new bed. Tailgates and floors get expensive quick. I lucked out on my floor, but I think those repop ones are like 8 or 900 bucks! I agree with Tim, anywhere from a few hundred bucks to well over a grand for a really nice one with a nice tailgate. __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications! Last edited by 67ChevyRedneck; 10-25-2009 at 10:43 PM.

10-25-2009, 10:53 PM	#8
AusTx68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Italy Posts: 1,278	Re: Cost of SWB fleetside bed? I found just finding a short fleet in any condition was a problem. It took me 8 months to find one locally and I was searching in a 200 mile radius. I actually did come across one for $900 but passed thinking I could get a better deal. Yea right..I should have picked it up. Took months to find another. I consider myself lucky to find one with bedside damage for $400. I dropped another $1100 in parts to make it near perfect. __________________ '68 C-10 SWB 383 Stroker (Sold 3/2/2013) '87 R2500 LWB 454 TBI converted to Carb Last edited by AusTx68; 10-25-2009 at 10:53 PM.

10-25-2009, 11:15 PM	#11
Strut Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Corbin Ky Posts: 247	Re: Cost of SWB fleetside bed? I found a original one in Virginia for a good price....less then $1000. Whole bed only surface rust, with a decent tailgate. I will have the original one off my truck for sale soon. It needs some patch work....but it could be fixed. Last edited by Strut; 10-25-2009 at 11:16 PM.

10-26-2009, 12:10 AM	#12
KrazyKevin What have I gotten into Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Liberty, TX Posts: 123	Re: Cost of SWB fleetside bed? Thanks for all the replies guys. __________________ 1972 Chevy SWB Fleetside Project BumbleBee

10-26-2009, 12:24 AM	#13
NWD02 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mont Belvieu, Texas Posts: 729	Re: Cost of SWB fleetside bed? Kevin, I'm not far from you I don't mind helping you find one. I knew of a board member going through the big "D" that decided to sale his entire project cheap. PM you contact info and I'll help. I drove all the way to Florida to buy mine but the deal was so sweet, $1200 for the entire bed, tail gate, and bed already had spray in liner. Here's pics of mine when I bought it. -Nick Attached Images

10-26-2009, 01:56 AM	#14
KrazyKevin What have I gotten into Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Liberty, TX Posts: 123	Re: Cost of SWB fleetside bed? Thanks Nick. Awesome find. I'll get with you soon. Thanks!! __________________ 1972 Chevy SWB Fleetside Project BumbleBee

10-26-2009, 09:38 AM	#15
Shyguy Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southeast Missouri Posts: 2,436	Re: Cost of SWB fleetside bed? Short beds, either steppers or wide, are very rare around these parts. I was lucky to find a near perfect short step-side from a guy in St. Louis for $500. but those kind of deals are hard to find. All the body work and paint prep has been done. It will need a new wood floor. We can not find good original tail-gates around here for any price. Danny __________________ '67 Chevy C-20 short stepper - build complete, 454/SM-465. '75 C-30 Single Cab DRW-350 small block/NP-435. '77 GMC-6500 Dump Truck, 427 Tall Deck. '92 GMC K-3500 Duallie, 454/4L80E.

10-27-2009, 08:58 AM	#19
gcburdic Restoration Virgin! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Huntersville, NC Posts: 8,298	Re: Cost of SWB fleetside bed? Actually I took LESS than $300.....I felt sorry for ya....so you did get a DEAL!!! __________________ Geoff with a G 1968 Chevy C10 SWB The Mistress 1972 Custom Deluxe C20 Suburban A Suburban Named Isabella 1966 Ford Mustang Mama's High School Graduation Present Last edited by gcburdic; 10-27-2009 at 08:58 AM.

10-27-2009, 07:13 PM	#23
lt704 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berkley, Massachusetts Posts: 235	Re: Cost of SWB fleetside bed? Hi everyone, I have a 68 c-10 with a 1994 stepside bed looks nice. I am looking for a 68 stepside bed. Questio ? does any one may a reproduction swb bed? thanks

10-27-2009, 10:15 PM	#24
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: Cost of SWB fleetside bed? Yes, you can buy a complete aftermarket stepside or fleetside bed. __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!



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10-28-2009, 04:28 PM	#25
lt704 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berkley, Massachusetts Posts: 235	Re: Cost of SWB fleetside bed? Hey Redneck, thanks for thinfo. Do you know where to buy a complete stepside bed ? thank you

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