late step beds on our trucks? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

corn · 11-20-2005, 11:26 PM

anyone have any pics of 73-87's with a late model step bed?

Slonaker · 11-21-2005, 12:56 AM

I don't have any photos, but I can tell you they don't look good.

Slonaker

79BIG10 · 11-21-2005, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Slonaker

I don't have any photos, but I can tell you they don't look good.

Slonaker

Ditto. The lines don't line up at all. They look much better on the 67-72 model trucks. The lines flow perfectly like from the factory.

corn · 11-21-2005, 02:18 AM

I know I know, sometimes you just have to see it for your self. I need to quit getting these goofy ideas in my head...

bigblock73 · 11-21-2005, 07:59 AM

here are a few

Slonaker · 11-21-2005, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by cornfed63

I know I know, sometimes you just have to see it for your self.

I agree. Sometimes what one of us hates, another likes. I will be keeping my "Dumbo Ears" mirrors, for example.

I have seen one locally that was finished. They look better in the pictures.

Slonaker

*GoobersBlueBurban* · 11-21-2005, 02:46 PM

IMO i think the late model beds look good on the 2wd 73-87's, but the 4x4's just dont look right. My buddy has a '70 with a '94 bed 2wd and it looks extremely well done, exept where he hit the corner of a dove-tail trailer on the front roll pan(no bumper)

corn · 11-21-2005, 08:37 PM

They dont really look that horrible but... Im not really into swapping body styles of any vehicle but still wanted to see how they look for myself. Thanks...

I do think the late box fits perfectly on this truck though...corn

79BIG10 · 11-21-2005, 10:15 PM

It does look good on that truck. The lines from the door to the bed flow perfect together.

phantom dually · 11-21-2005, 10:33 PM

UGH the 73-87 trucks look horrible with that bed!!!

**swervin ervin** · 11-21-2005, 10:37 PM

Yeah, what makes them look so bad on our body styles is 73-87's are square and the later beds are rounded. Just doesn't blend well together if you ask me. I've seen them in person and they don't look any better. I'm not a fan of trying to make an older body style look newer. If I wanted a newer looking truck, I'd buy one.

79BIG10 · 11-22-2005, 12:05 AM

I saw that first blue one in person and was with the guy who took the pic. It definately was not any better in person. Mike is right on. The beds are not made for our model trucks.

**AspecialZ** · 11-22-2005, 01:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cornfed63

They dont really look that horrible but... Im not really into swapping body styles of any vehicle but still wanted to see how they look for myself. Thanks...

I do think the late box fits perfectly on this truck though...corn

heycorn, do you have anymore pics of that truck???

**N2TRUX** · 11-22-2005, 01:50 AM

Here ya go...

**AspecialZ** · 11-22-2005, 02:45 AM

drool!!!

Jebb1978 · 11-22-2005, 04:26 AM

YIKES!!! fight the feeling Corn. I saw those pics of your truck with the 2 beds you already have and it looked sweet with both of them. I know it is hard to choose which way to go with those two but PLEASE pick one of those!!! I mean all of this in the nicest way possible

74 shorty · 11-22-2005, 09:05 AM

I am also not a fan of swapping body styles and that includes all of the cheesy looking caddy fronts I have seen people using on some vehicles. C'mon, these trucks were designed with what they got, not just thrown together. I agree the truck that n2trux has a pic of looks the best of the ones I have seen, but one of the lines on original truck just dies at the end of the cab( the small line approximately 2 inches from bottom of truck right below door. I know it is expensive to get a goo factory bed but I think it would be awesome to have a good fleetside bed with some pretty wood inside. But please do not swap. In all gm dealers it say keep it genuine, that also means to stay within its era. This is just my .02 but alot of people share my opinion. I keep getting the question in my head Why every time I see a 20-30,000 dollar show truck that doesn't even match. Its like dress shoes with overalls, it just looks funny.

JonnyTechMech · 11-22-2005, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by cornfed63

I do think the late box fits perfectly on this truck though...corn

I agree.... a hard body, with nice curves.... definitely something to make you look twice and cause a wreck or hit a post if you're not careful. You can’t deny that a combo like this work well.

Prerunner1982 · 11-22-2005, 03:18 PM

maybe i am the only one, but even the classic doesnt look right to me.

cliffsta · 11-22-2005, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by swervin ervin

I'm not a fan of trying to make an older body style look newer. If I wanted a newer looking truck, I'd buy one.

AMEN to that!

That's exactly why I would NEVER put a burb front end on a 73-80 truck. If I wanted a newer looking truck I would get a newer looking truck.

To each his own.

11-20-2005, 11:26 PM	#1
corn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: here Posts: 5,789	late step beds on our trucks? anyone have any pics of 73-87's with a late model step bed?

11-21-2005, 12:56 AM	#2
Slonaker Insert Witty Text Here Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,415	Re: late step beds on our trucks? I don't have any photos, but I can tell you they don't look good. Slonaker __________________ '86 Chevy C10 (Sold 04/19/13 ) Stock '01 Silverado

11-21-2005, 02:18 AM	#4
corn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: here Posts: 5,789	Re: late step beds on our trucks? I know I know, sometimes you just have to see it for your self. I need to quit getting these goofy ideas in my head...

11-21-2005, 07:59 AM	#5
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,824	Re: late step beds on our trucks? here are a few Attached Images __________________ Jeff 73-87.com 73-87.com Facebook page 73-87 cab corner 6x9 speaker brackets for sale 67-72 cab corner speaker brackets for sale 47-54 cab corner speaker brackets for sale

11-21-2005, 02:46 PM	#7
GoobersBlueBurban Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Paris Texas Posts: 161	Re: late step beds on our trucks? IMO i think the late model beds look good on the 2wd 73-87's, but the 4x4's just dont look right. My buddy has a '70 with a '94 bed 2wd and it looks extremely well done, exept where he hit the corner of a dove-tail trailer on the front roll pan(no bumper)

11-21-2005, 08:37 PM	#8
corn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: here Posts: 5,789	Re: late step beds on our trucks? They dont really look that horrible but... Im not really into swapping body styles of any vehicle but still wanted to see how they look for myself. Thanks... I do think the late box fits perfectly on this truck though...corn

11-21-2005, 10:15 PM	#9
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,774	Re: late step beds on our trucks? It does look good on that truck. The lines from the door to the bed flow perfect together. __________________ 1979 Chevrolet Bonanza Big10 "Tootsie Roll" 1985 Chevrolet Silverado (wife's) Member of the Southern Bowties Club "Don't underestimate how sexy a fat man who drinks to excess can be." Homer Simpson

11-21-2005, 10:33 PM	#10
phantom dually Project92 SWB stepside Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 4,792	Re: late step beds on our trucks? UGH the 73-87 trucks look horrible with that bed!!! __________________ 92 C1500 stepside 496 Stroker Competiton Engineering Ladder bars/QA1 coilovers. Dana 60 rear with 4.10 gear and posi. Bonspeed Palisade 20x12 in rear w/335/30/20 and 20x8.5 front w/245/40/20. 5/8 drop with Belltech springs/DJM spindles/drop shocks. WWS Progress thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=140448

11-21-2005, 10:37 PM	#11
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	Re: late step beds on our trucks? Yeah, what makes them look so bad on our body styles is 73-87's are square and the later beds are rounded. Just doesn't blend well together if you ask me. I've seen them in person and they don't look any better. I'm not a fan of trying to make an older body style look newer. If I wanted a newer looking truck, I'd buy one. __________________ Mike 1985 Chevy C-10

11-22-2005, 12:05 AM	#12
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,774	Re: late step beds on our trucks? I saw that first blue one in person and was with the guy who took the pic. It definately was not any better in person. Mike is right on. The beds are not made for our model trucks. __________________ 1979 Chevrolet Bonanza Big10 "Tootsie Roll" 1985 Chevrolet Silverado (wife's) Member of the Southern Bowties Club "Don't underestimate how sexy a fat man who drinks to excess can be." Homer Simpson

11-22-2005, 01:50 AM	#14
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,021	Re: late step beds on our trucks? Here ya go... __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

11-22-2005, 02:45 AM	#15
AspecialZ Street Rod Restoration Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wellsburg, WV Posts: 882	Re: late step beds on our trucks? drool!!! __________________ Follow me on Instagram @ hot_rod_shop

11-22-2005, 04:26 AM	#16
Jebb1978 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Mesa,Az Posts: 3,713	Re: late step beds on our trucks? YIKES!!! fight the feeling Corn. I saw those pics of your truck with the 2 beds you already have and it looked sweet with both of them. I know it is hard to choose which way to go with those two but PLEASE pick one of those!!! I mean all of this in the nicest way possible __________________ 1959 GMC project

11-22-2005, 09:05 AM	#17
74 shorty Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bowling Green, Mo Posts: 98	Re: late step beds on our trucks? I am also not a fan of swapping body styles and that includes all of the cheesy looking caddy fronts I have seen people using on some vehicles. C'mon, these trucks were designed with what they got, not just thrown together. I agree the truck that n2trux has a pic of looks the best of the ones I have seen, but one of the lines on original truck just dies at the end of the cab( the small line approximately 2 inches from bottom of truck right below door. I know it is expensive to get a goo factory bed but I think it would be awesome to have a good fleetside bed with some pretty wood inside. But please do not swap. In all gm dealers it say keep it genuine, that also means to stay within its era. This is just my .02 but alot of people share my opinion. I keep getting the question in my head Why every time I see a 20-30,000 dollar show truck that doesn't even match. Its like dress shoes with overalls, it just looks funny.

11-22-2005, 03:18 PM	#19
Prerunner1982 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 5,904	Re: late step beds on our trucks? maybe i am the only one, but even the classic doesnt look right to me. __________________ Jon 1982 Chevy Silverado 350/th350.... RETIRED 1993 Jeep XJ 2 door(Cherokee) 4wd 4.0ltr/AX-15 (5spd)/NP231 .... Oklahoma Roll Call



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