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57chevyman · 01-17-2015, 01:52 PM

Found a deal almost too good to be true. My neighbor around the block from me bought a '56 stepside last summer with a complete extra bed...
I talked to him right away about it but he was undecided about what he was doing . So last week I dropped a note in his mailbox just to say I'm still interested in his bed....
He called this morning , I just went to look at it. It's solid! And here's the best part- he wanted to barter and I'm doing an even trade for yard work at his house, ripping out a bunch of ivy.
I'll post pics when I have it

mud.man.rj · 01-17-2015, 02:06 PM

You are one lucky man, better bring it home before the bed heads to another home or changes his mind, cool on the barter too.

OrrieG · 01-17-2015, 02:32 PM

Win, win for everyone....

**mr48chev** · 01-17-2015, 03:01 PM

Winner on that one and probably both ways.

If that late model bed that came on it isn't modified you can probably get some money back off it and even if they hacked it up to get it to fit you could make a trailer out of it to use or sell.

57chevyman · 01-17-2015, 03:09 PM

Already have a buyer for the late model bed for $250.00

_Ogre · 01-17-2015, 04:49 PM

as mentioned... win, win for both of you

57chevyman · 01-17-2015, 05:25 PM

my tailgate

**mr48chev** · 01-17-2015, 05:34 PM

Cool on having a buyer for the late model bed. That puts money in the kitty to work on the new to the truck bed.

**Dan in Pasadena** · 01-17-2015, 08:12 PM

Winner, winner, chicken dinner!

57chevyman · 01-17-2015, 08:27 PM

So glad I found this one, and it's like it's meant to be - the cleanup yard work is two blocks from where I park my dump truck so I have no pressure to get the job done in one day. I wanted to find a decent original bed rather than spend big bucks on a new bed.
Gonna soda blast the tailgate next week and spray some primer on it. Maybe I can find a light blue rattlecan primer :-)

Kim57 · 01-17-2015, 09:25 PM

Great deal.
Kim

57chevyman · 01-21-2015, 08:53 PM

cleanup up job is done. would you believe there was $170 worth of scrap metal i took away from the job?

Apachemike · 01-22-2015, 09:15 AM

Nice! My bed had to be shipped from Minnesota to Georgia!

57chevyman · 01-23-2015, 04:52 PM

got the rest of my bed home!

57chevyman · 01-23-2015, 05:02 PM

i picked up some of this primer + paint made by rustoleum. only $3.87/can at home depot... when i was in the store it was hard to tell which can would match better, but i painted a couple of wrenches and i think the seaside gloss matches pretty well. i cant wait to work on it!

futameca · 01-23-2015, 05:40 PM

Nice find on the bed! I'm super jealous. I'll be getting a bed in the future but not as easy as you came by this one.

57chevyman · 01-24-2015, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by futameca

Nice find on the bed! I'm super jealous. I'll be getting a bed in the future but not as easy as you came by this one.

finding a bed that came to me was pretty lucky! then again, ive been looking for a bed for over a year. i almost had one shipped from CA a year ago but i thought the shipping was too much. i thought about buying a mar-k bed, but that would run close to 3 grand for the bed, steps & fenders.
i need to get a new front panel for my bed...other than that, its all there. needs a little love to straighten it out. ill post more detailed pics soon.

pvienneau · 01-23-2015, 05:34 PM

Nice work all around. Color is a great match.

57chevyman · 01-23-2015, 06:31 PM

Can anyone tell me the proper order to assemble the bed ? I'm probably going to do a plywood floor for now . I have the cross sills. I think my trailer hitch is in the way of the rear sill, unless it will fit above it.

OrrieG · 01-23-2015, 06:41 PM

Mar K has a ton of instructions in their tech section, on assembly, squaring, etc. If its a fleetside look at my build thread. I did mine off the truck to have lots of room to work around it.

57chevyman · 01-23-2015, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrrieG

Mar K has a ton of instructions in their tech section, on assembly, squaring, etc. If its a fleetside look at my build thread. I did mine off the truck to have lots of room to work around it.

the pics in the instructions are low res... so...the lip on the bedside sits on top of the edge of the outer wood board?

how would i do it if i wanted to do a plywood bed?

octanejunkie · 01-23-2015, 11:39 PM

Congrats!
I have a sheet of 3/4" treated plywood as a bed floor, was easy to lay in and bolt down once the metal was attached. You'll have to trim the length and float the sides. The stock bed angle strips in the corners cover the gap easily enough.
I used carriage bolts and hammer-in square inserts in the plywood to keep the carriage bolts from spinning.

57chevyman · 01-24-2015, 12:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by octanejunkie

Congrats!
I have a sheet of 3/4" treated plywood as a bed floor, was easy to lay in and bolt down once the metal was attached. You'll have to trim the length and float the sides. The stock bed angle strips in the corners cover the gap easily enough.
I used carriage bolts and hammer-in square inserts in the plywood to keep the carriage bolts from spinning.

Thanks ! So I can assemble the metal parts including the sills , and then lay the plywood in? Do you have an exact measurement for the sheet of wood?

57chevyman · 01-23-2015, 07:10 PM

^^ thank you.is assembling the bed off the truck the preferred way ? I have stepside . My bedsides , steps, and fenders are all already connected to each other . The lip on the bedside that face in that goes under the wood is rotted away in spots ... So not sure if I need to cut it off and weld a new strip of metal there ? Does the lip just support the edge of the wood ?

57chevyman · 01-24-2015, 02:18 PM

Just going thru what I have. I have rear sill , and three other cross sills.... Of the three cross sills, two are identical, and one is slightly different . Where do I position these sills(in what order front to back), or are the three sills supposed to all match?

Also, can someone please post a pic of how the step bracket attaches to the frame ?

01-17-2015, 01:52 PM	#1
57chevyman Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Massapequa Park, NY Posts: 873	Found my bed Found a deal almost too good to be true. My neighbor around the block from me bought a '56 stepside last summer with a complete extra bed... I talked to him right away about it but he was undecided about what he was doing . So last week I dropped a note in his mailbox just to say I'm still interested in his bed.... He called this morning , I just went to look at it. It's solid! And here's the best part- he wanted to barter and I'm doing an even trade for yard work at his house, ripping out a bunch of ivy. I'll post pics when I have it __________________ Frank 1957 Chevy 3100 2000 Silverado z71 SOLD 2012 Ram 1500 Quad Cab 1992 International 4700

01-17-2015, 02:06 PM	#2
mud.man.rj Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Creighton Sask. Canada Posts: 4,121	Re: Found my bed You are one lucky man, better bring it home before the bed heads to another home or changes his mind, cool on the barter too. __________________ 1987 Green n Green machine. 5.0 4spd std. 7" lift w 35's.

01-17-2015, 02:32 PM	#3
OrrieG Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Idaho Posts: 8,800	Re: Found my bed Win, win for everyone.... __________________ 1959 Chevy Short Fleetside w/ 74 4WD drive train (current project) OrrieG Build Thread 1964 Chevelle Malibu w/ 355-350TH (daily driver) Helpful AD and TF Manual Site Old Car Manual Project

01-17-2015, 03:01 PM	#4
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,719	Re: Found my bed Winner on that one and probably both ways. If that late model bed that came on it isn't modified you can probably get some money back off it and even if they hacked it up to get it to fit you could make a trailer out of it to use or sell. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.

01-17-2015, 03:09 PM	#5
57chevyman Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Massapequa Park, NY Posts: 873	Re: Found my bed Already have a buyer for the late model bed for $250.00 __________________ Frank 1957 Chevy 3100 2000 Silverado z71 SOLD 2012 Ram 1500 Quad Cab 1992 International 4700

01-17-2015, 04:49 PM	#6
_Ogre Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Motown Posts: 7,680	Re: Found my bed as mentioned... win, win for both of you __________________ cool, an ogre smiley Ogre's 58 Truk build how to put your truck year and build thread into your signature shop air compressor timer

01-17-2015, 05:25 PM	#7
57chevyman Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Massapequa Park, NY Posts: 873	Re: Found my bed my tailgate Attached Images __________________ Frank 1957 Chevy 3100 2000 Silverado z71 SOLD 2012 Ram 1500 Quad Cab 1992 International 4700

01-17-2015, 05:34 PM	#8
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,719	Re: Found my bed Cool on having a buyer for the late model bed. That puts money in the kitty to work on the new to the truck bed. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.

01-17-2015, 08:12 PM	#9
Dan in Pasadena Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora, CA Posts: 6,344	Re: Found my bed Winner, winner, chicken dinner! __________________ '55 Big Window Shortbed, Drive-It-&-Work-On-It slid down the "slippery slope" to a Frame-Off Rodstoration! LQ4/4l85e/C4 IFS/Mustang 8.8 rearend w/3.73's Dan's '55 Big Window "Build" - Well, Kinda!

01-17-2015, 08:27 PM	#10
57chevyman Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Massapequa Park, NY Posts: 873	Re: Found my bed So glad I found this one, and it's like it's meant to be - the cleanup yard work is two blocks from where I park my dump truck so I have no pressure to get the job done in one day. I wanted to find a decent original bed rather than spend big bucks on a new bed. Gonna soda blast the tailgate next week and spray some primer on it. Maybe I can find a light blue rattlecan primer :-) __________________ Frank 1957 Chevy 3100 2000 Silverado z71 SOLD 2012 Ram 1500 Quad Cab 1992 International 4700

01-17-2015, 09:25 PM	#11
Kim57 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Corona, California Posts: 7,998	Re: Found my bed Great deal. Kim __________________ My build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=283107

01-21-2015, 08:53 PM	#12
57chevyman Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Massapequa Park, NY Posts: 873	Re: Found my bed cleanup up job is done. would you believe there was $170 worth of scrap metal i took away from the job? Attached Images __________________ Frank 1957 Chevy 3100 2000 Silverado z71 SOLD 2012 Ram 1500 Quad Cab 1992 International 4700

01-22-2015, 09:15 AM	#13
Apachemike Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austell, Georgia Posts: 162	Re: Found my bed Nice! My bed had to be shipped from Minnesota to Georgia!

01-23-2015, 04:52 PM	#14
57chevyman Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Massapequa Park, NY Posts: 873	Re: Found my bed got the rest of my bed home! Attached Images __________________ Frank 1957 Chevy 3100 2000 Silverado z71 SOLD 2012 Ram 1500 Quad Cab 1992 International 4700

01-23-2015, 05:02 PM	#15
57chevyman Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Massapequa Park, NY Posts: 873	Re: Found my bed i picked up some of this primer + paint made by rustoleum. only $3.87/can at home depot... when i was in the store it was hard to tell which can would match better, but i painted a couple of wrenches and i think the seaside gloss matches pretty well. i cant wait to work on it! Attached Images __________________ Frank 1957 Chevy 3100 2000 Silverado z71 SOLD 2012 Ram 1500 Quad Cab 1992 International 4700



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01-23-2015, 05:40 PM	#16
futameca Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 21	Re: Found my bed Nice find on the bed! I'm super jealous. I'll be getting a bed in the future but not as easy as you came by this one. __________________ '59 GMC Fleet Option

01-23-2015, 05:34 PM	#18
pvienneau Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 695	Re: Found my bed Nice work all around. Color is a great match. __________________ Pat 1949 unmolested Indy Farm Deluxe AD 1949 Standard 4 speed http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=581544

01-23-2015, 06:31 PM	#19
57chevyman Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Massapequa Park, NY Posts: 873	Re: Found my bed Can anyone tell me the proper order to assemble the bed ? I'm probably going to do a plywood floor for now . I have the cross sills. I think my trailer hitch is in the way of the rear sill, unless it will fit above it. __________________ Frank 1957 Chevy 3100 2000 Silverado z71 SOLD 2012 Ram 1500 Quad Cab 1992 International 4700

01-23-2015, 06:41 PM	#20
OrrieG Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Idaho Posts: 8,800	Re: Found my bed Mar K has a ton of instructions in their tech section, on assembly, squaring, etc. If its a fleetside look at my build thread. I did mine off the truck to have lots of room to work around it. __________________ 1959 Chevy Short Fleetside w/ 74 4WD drive train (current project) OrrieG Build Thread 1964 Chevelle Malibu w/ 355-350TH (daily driver) Helpful AD and TF Manual Site Old Car Manual Project

01-23-2015, 11:39 PM	#22
octanejunkie Registered User Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Santa Monica Posts: 264	Re: Found my bed Congrats! I have a sheet of 3/4" treated plywood as a bed floor, was easy to lay in and bolt down once the metal was attached. You'll have to trim the length and float the sides. The stock bed angle strips in the corners cover the gap easily enough. I used carriage bolts and hammer-in square inserts in the plywood to keep the carriage bolts from spinning. __________________ Déjà vu. It's that feeling you get when you hit your thumb with the hammer a second time '59 Chevy 3100 Stepside

01-23-2015, 07:10 PM	#24
57chevyman Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Massapequa Park, NY Posts: 873	Re: Found my bed ^^ thank you.is assembling the bed off the truck the preferred way ? I have stepside . My bedsides , steps, and fenders are all already connected to each other . The lip on the bedside that face in that goes under the wood is rotted away in spots ... So not sure if I need to cut it off and weld a new strip of metal there ? Does the lip just support the edge of the wood ? __________________ Frank 1957 Chevy 3100 2000 Silverado z71 SOLD 2012 Ram 1500 Quad Cab 1992 International 4700

01-24-2015, 02:18 PM	#25
57chevyman Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Massapequa Park, NY Posts: 873	Re: Found my bed Just going thru what I have. I have rear sill , and three other cross sills.... Of the three cross sills, two are identical, and one is slightly different . Where do I position these sills(in what order front to back), or are the three sills supposed to all match? Also, can someone please post a pic of how the step bracket attaches to the frame ? __________________ Frank 1957 Chevy 3100 2000 Silverado z71 SOLD 2012 Ram 1500 Quad Cab 1992 International 4700

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