Dug's 1959 Fleetside

[dug224]

Originally Posted by Kim57

That kinda sucks on the wheel placement.
If it were me I would get the bed where it looks good in relation to the cab and probably just cut and lengthen the frame. Seems like the easiest fix.
Kim

Kim: In light of the fact that I need sheet metal/body work practice if I ever want to catch up with you, I have decided to place the bed roughly the stock position and cut out the wheel openings and move them forward. Took some black tape and blacked out the area on the body in front of the tire to simulate this. Looks decent. Basically mimicking the space in front of the front tire. Also decided the rake/stance is ok. If, when finished, it looks too aggressive, I can cut the rear springs or replace with lowering springs. Bed depth loss looks like it will be around 6" which still leaves me plenty of room to haul stuff.

Next move is to properly hang all the sheet metal from front to back then finalize the bed mounting. Got kind of focused on making it run and did not really hang all the sheet metal very accurately.