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Old 12-07-2011, 05:22 PM   #1
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Pics of custom designed beds ???

Hello together,

i would like to see some pics of custom made beds of our pickups..

the original design of the bed doesnt fit to the rest of the truck....

so i hope to get some good ideas for building my own custom bed

Thanks a lot

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Old 12-07-2011, 10:46 PM   #2
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Re: Pics of custom designed beds ???

Here's a pic of mine. You can see how I built it in my build thread.
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Old 12-08-2011, 11:03 AM   #3
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Here's a pic of mine. You can see how I built it in my build thread.
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Looks good nice work! I like to see good work.

There used to be an annual custom show at the fairgrounds here.There was some nice work there, some very strange looking cars with beautiful metal work also. Too bad they don't do it any more.
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Old 12-08-2011, 12:35 PM   #4
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Looks good nice work! I like to see good work.

There used to be an annual custom show at the fairgrounds here.There was some nice work there, some very strange looking cars with beautiful metal work also. Too bad they don't do it any more.
Thanks.
I like seeing what others have done to get ideas for mine.
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Old 12-08-2011, 02:30 PM   #5
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Re: Pics of custom designed beds ???

What are you looking to do, a stepside or a fleetside custom? Thats why I love my Cameo, the bedsides flow with the rest of the body line.
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Old 12-08-2011, 03:20 PM   #6
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What are you looking to do, a stepside or a fleetside custom? Thats why I love my Cameo, the bedsides flow with the rest of the body line.
I do have a 51 stepside....and the properties of the bed does not really fit to the round and smooth look of the rest of the truck..

So i hope to get some ideas here for a smoother look

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Old 12-08-2011, 04:57 PM   #7
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On that body style, I would look more at the old Studebakers as the beds on those trucks flowed with the body lines.
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Old 12-08-2011, 05:09 PM   #8
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Re: Pics of custom designed beds ???

I thought a S10 bed on a AD would look good if done correctly. Like this one but it needs to be narrowed, and lose the tail lights and gate handle.

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Old 12-08-2011, 05:10 PM   #9
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Here is a thread I started on altering the stock bed.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=436885
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Old 12-09-2011, 03:49 PM   #10
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Here is a thread I started on altering the stock bed.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=436885
thanks

i would like to see more pics of that golden pickup from the goodguys show...
the bed just fit perfect to the back of the cab.

Does anybody have a pic of the rearend of the bed ???

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Old 12-10-2011, 01:14 AM   #11
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I thought a S10 bed on a AD would look good if done correctly. Like this one but it needs to be narrowed, and lose the tail lights and gate handle.

I rememder seeing a feature in custom classic trucks awhile back that was about an AD truck with a narrowed s-10 fleetside bed and AD stepside fenders molded onto it. Looked good.
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Old 12-10-2011, 03:42 PM   #12
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I rememder seeing a feature in custom classic trucks awhile back that was about an AD truck with a narrowed s-10 fleetside bed and AD stepside fenders molded onto it. Looked good.
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The one you're referring to is one that was build by/for GM on an s10 frame. It had an s10 stepside bed with the s10 "fenders" shaved off it and the AD fenders modified and put on it.
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