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WTB a complete short bed
I just purchased a '65 K-10 short bed pickup, except it doesn't have the bed. The rest of the truck is in really good shape, so I'm looking for something I can give to a body shop to touch up and paint to match. This isn't a restoration project, so stepside or fleetside doesn't matter, but the more complete the better.
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Re: WTB a complete short bed
The swap meets at Carlisle are a goof place for this kind of stuff if you don't have any luck locally to you. Also try searching C10 on search tempest using your zip code and find everything on Craigslist for as far around you as you want to travel.
Jimmy
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60 to 66 Chevy and GMC window decals http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=661131 Good friends, good food and a hotrod what else do you need? 1966 BBW long fleet Daily driver 1965 BBW short fleet Sold and going to a good home 1965 Suburban 2003 3500 Duramax 2005 Ultra Classic |
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Re: WTB a complete short bed
Apart from the truck itself, pickings have been slim on CL/ST. Carlisle might be an option, but it is still a bit of a haul from me.
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Re: WTB a complete short bed
There is a couple step beds on Dallas CL if your ok with shipping one.
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Re: WTB a complete short bed
Did you ever figure out if the truck was on the original frame? Carlisle is 5 1/2 hours for me and been a good place to find parts. Another thing you can do is search for the parts to build one.
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60 to 66 Chevy and GMC window decals http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=661131 Good friends, good food and a hotrod what else do you need? 1966 BBW long fleet Daily driver 1965 BBW short fleet Sold and going to a good home 1965 Suburban 2003 3500 Duramax 2005 Ultra Classic |
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Re: WTB a complete short bed
Also the step bed parts are all available through Mar-K. they are a supporting vendor and have excellent products!
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Re: WTB a complete short bed
I have not. I've only seen the truck the one time. I have to ask the guy when I speak with him next. It slipped my mind yesterday when I spoke to the guy. One thing I noticed (and I supposed this could be a bad assumption) is that the truck has front drum brakes. I know, that means nothing on a truck that some guy was building in his garage over a span of 20 years or so, but I would think that with all the other upgrades that were done disc brakes would have been on the list. Since this isn't a restoration project for me, I'm not against having a newer frame as long as I have the paperwork for what I'm buying.
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Re: WTB a complete short bed
I have the drums still on my 66. I did split the system and go with power brakes and it stops very well.
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60 to 66 Chevy and GMC window decals http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=661131 Good friends, good food and a hotrod what else do you need? 1966 BBW long fleet Daily driver 1965 BBW short fleet Sold and going to a good home 1965 Suburban 2003 3500 Duramax 2005 Ultra Classic |
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Re: WTB a complete short bed
I'm in FL, I just pulled a '68 stepside bed off of my '66. Bottom was replaced with diamond plate steel somewhere in the truck's life. Not in great shape, but I would assume being in FL would be the greater deterrent.
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Re: WTB a complete short bed
Thanks for the info. I'm holding out for a period correct '60-'66 bed. The truck comes with components for a '75 bed if I wanted to go that route.
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Re: WTB a complete short bed
I understand completely. That's why I took it off to begin with.
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Re: WTB a complete short bed
Still seeking a complete short bed. I got the truck running today. I still have brakes to rebuild and a few other things before I'm going to want to get it on the road, but sooner or later I'm going to need a bed. Mar-K is my Plan B, but I'd love to find something "pre-loved" for a bit less. The Mar-K looks great, but shipping from Oklahoma won't be cheap and I'll still have to come up with fenders and flooring.
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Re: WTB a complete short bed
don't know how far you are from buffalo ny but there is a stepside on craigslist he wants $1000. looks like the whole back half of the truck was used to make it a trailer.
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Re: WTB a complete short bed
I must be searching with the wrong terms. Buffalo is a bit of a haul, but I gotta do what I gotta do. Can you spare a link?
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Re: WTB a complete short bed
Wow , stepsides are worth like 250 here tops.
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Re: WTB a complete short bed
What I'm learning is that getting a complete bed is going to cost X to procure; the further away they are from the northeast the cheaper they are, but the more one will cost to get home.
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Re: WTB a complete short bed
Do you know anyone who long hauls? Might be worth it to ask a board member to go look at one, maybe even pick up one for you ( after you paid obviously) and store it until you can have it picked up or?
If you find one around Dallas, Id be willing to store it for you, if you needed to.
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Re: WTB a complete short bed
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Re: WTB a complete short bed
heres the link http://buffalo.craigslist.org/cto/4565256033.html its been posted a couple times over the last several months
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Re: WTB a complete short bed
yes parts that are not rotted out are expensive and alot harder to come by in ny
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Re: WTB a complete short bed
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Re: WTB a complete short bed
That bed in buffalo looks pretty good. Put it on your truck and you have a 12 bolt and trailing arms left to sell. Also it comes in an easy to get home package.
Jimmy
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Re: WTB a complete short bed
It looks pretty good, but is it me or does the wheel seem back a bit in the wheel wheel well on the passenger side? The only reason I mention it is that we're talking about a 6 1/2 tow from the greater Buffalo area to me.
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Re: WTB a complete short bed
http://worcester.craigslist.org/cto/4524018013.html
http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/cto/4568949290.html both with lots of spare parts! |
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Re: WTB a complete short bed
I've reached out to both. Thanks. I obviously need to work on my CL searching. I've been using Search Tempest but it isn't what it used to be.
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