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12-06-2013, 10:00 AM
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'88-'98 sport side bed swap???
Has anyone ever seen a '88-'98 sport side (step side) bed swap on a '73-'87? I can see tons of pictures of those beds on the '68-'72 trucks and it looks great to me, but I can't find any of our style. Perhaps because it doesn't fit? Or maybe just doesn't look right???
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12-06-2013, 10:47 AM
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Re: '88-'98 sport side bed swap???
Ive seen a few of them, they seem to fit but IMHO they look horrible.
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12-06-2013, 11:54 AM
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Re: '88-'98 sport side bed swap???
It just never looks good or very close to being correct. my .02
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12-06-2013, 01:11 PM
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Re: '88-'98 sport side bed swap???
Lol, I don't even like them on the '88-'98 trucks, let alone an older one.
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12-06-2013, 01:16 PM
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Re: '88-'98 sport side bed swap???
i dont like them at all on the 67-72 trucks either.
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12-06-2013, 02:13 PM
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Re: '88-'98 sport side bed swap???
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12-06-2013, 02:31 PM
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Re: '88-'98 sport side bed swap???
I’ve done a Sportside swap to a ’84 GMC and thought it looked great….but it was only in 1/25 scale
 
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12-06-2013, 03:30 PM
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Re: '88-'98 sport side bed swap???
I had a friend with an 87 short bed 4x4, 4 inch lift, 33" mud terrains and nice polished alcoas. His truck had the 88-98 stepside bed. Painted gloss black, it looked really nice. But he took the time to get every little detail perfect on the truck, so when it was all done, the body looked like it was made to be on there. He also updated the seats, trim, body molding, front clip and such that you would have thought it was a factory 90's square body model. It was really a work of art.
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12-06-2013, 05:56 PM
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Re: '88-'98 sport side bed swap???
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12-07-2013, 03:36 AM
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Re: '88-'98 sport side bed swap???
they look wrong, even on 88-98 trucks. there is a 55-59 around here with one and it makes me want to scratch my eyes out
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12-07-2013, 02:17 PM
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Re: '88-'98 sport side bed swap???
Quote:
 Agreed. It is awful when different generations are mixed together.
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12-07-2013, 05:36 PM
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Re: '88-'98 sport side bed swap???
Quote:
on another note I mention'd this before and was chastised by one of the mod's for state'n my opinion , glad to see I am not the only one that agree's.
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12-07-2013, 03:03 PM
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Re: '88-'98 sport side bed swap???
well you could pull off metal steppers in different gens mixing but the glass ones dont do it so great. kinda like s10s with a 80s full size step bed.
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