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79 with a longbed wood floor????
Guys,
i am really curious if Chevy offered a wood floored longbed in 1979. When i bough my truck it had a wood floor and it looked all correct. The paint was all worn the same, similar amount of rust, the wood in the bed was all aged, and it looked like all the harware was right.l The reason why i am asking is because i havent really seen any late 70's trucks that had longbed with the wood floor. heres a couple pictures. |
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Re: 79 with a longbed wood floor????
Does the bed have fuel doors or just an exposed gas cap? 78 was the changeover year.
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Re: 79 with a longbed wood floor????
the truck has the fuel doors. it has the dual tank option. both doors line up and both tanks appear to be factory as well.
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Re: 79 with a longbed wood floor????
It was an option until 80
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Re: 79 with a longbed wood floor????
Yours looks to be factory correct...and in better shape than most of them.
Also should be listed on your SPID sticker RPO was E81 ...cost was $99.00 As previously posted last year appears to be 1980 |
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Re: 79 with a longbed wood floor????
This might be a dumb question, but is there a difference between the SPID sheet and the build sheet? If there is a difference, where would the build sheet be? I found the SPID sheet and it does show the E81 code, I was interested in the rarity of the option.
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Re: 79 with a longbed wood floor????
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The spid was a service parts id sticker;all trucks got them |
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Re: 79 with a longbed wood floor????
Got one of those sheets under my seat, how do you get it out of there without tearing it?
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Re: 79 with a longbed wood floor????
they are fairly uncommen, i havent seen a 73+ fleet side with wood floors but ive head of it and there is a 73 cc on craigslist witha wood beed floor
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Re: 79 with a longbed wood floor????
Thanks guys for the info. some how you guys always know the answer. much appreciated.
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Re: 79 with a longbed wood floor????
I saw a early 70's crewcab dually with a wood floor once
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Re: 79 with a longbed wood floor????
my 74 has a wood floor too. am gonna put a metal floor in there. my wood floor is all rotted.
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Re: 79 with a longbed wood floor????
I would like to have a metal floor because they are a lot easier to install and it seems like they would be way more durable. My brother has a wood shop next door so we can make the wood up easy enough out of oak or maple. I think im going to get the polished stainless strips so they dont rust.
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Re: 79 with a longbed wood floor????
I did the SS and it turned out very nice.
From the factory they were just painted
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Re: 79 with a longbed wood floor????
The option code for the wood floor was E81. I used to order it for my trucks. If I recall correctly it cost me $60 bucks extra.
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Re: 79 with a longbed wood floor????
I had a '78 Dooley Scottsdale Camper Special with a wood floor. I wish I still had that truck
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Re: 79 with a longbed wood floor????
was there an rpo code designating if the truck is a camper special? my spid sheet shows the camper wiring harness, exterior camper mirrors, hd front and rear shocks and springs, hd brakes, and hd stabilizer bar. camper specials came with camper special emblems on the fenders didnt they? mine has silverado 20...
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Re: 79 with a longbed wood floor????
^ The Camper Special emblem was a cool little teepee instead of the bowtie.
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