A bed/gate like no other... - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

muddpile · 01-15-2010, 01:06 PM

Every time I walk into my shop, I cringe.... I see the Disaster sitting there, the most extreme street-driven truck that I may possibly ever own. Beside it, sits the bed...... STOCK! BONE STOCK! Well, not really but close. The bedsides are 100% stock, the inside is smoothed flat with 18ga and trailer fenders, the bed has DelRay tails and louvers, but that's it, it still looks too, "Truck-ish".

I look at the pink freak, the greatest idea of great ideas, fins. Something wild and crazy like that would be great, but I need an idea, anybody have one? The catch is I can't unibody it, as the bed still has to come off (tires only come off that way...) If anyone has anything at all, the wilder the better, that would be so sweet.

70 Suburban · 01-15-2010, 01:19 PM

I SAW A PANEL/SUB TAIL ON A TRUCK. iI REALY LIKED THAT.

ruffrida2005 · 01-15-2010, 02:25 PM

How about this one!

jonzcustomshop · 01-15-2010, 05:33 PM

I was going to incorporate a 59 mercury rear into my 60 build until the salvage yard crushed the only one withinn a 300 mile radius of me....

you would have to modify part of the doors and cab too, but I think the lines would work.

aboz · 01-15-2010, 11:40 PM

One idea I was tossing around for my '63 short step is to take a Fleetside bed and narrow it to 50" inside diam. and graft my stepside fenders on. Then I would take rear section of a panel,cut the tops off the barn doors fab it in at the same angle creating a split gate. Don't think anyone has ever done that to my knowledge.

**Captainfab** · 01-16-2010, 02:10 AM

If you want fins, how about the '59 Impala....

jonzcustomshop · 01-16-2010, 08:21 AM

I really like this idea as well...
I think it is a 61-2 cad bumper and lower fin
also notice that the upper rear of the bed is a continuation of the side, not just a flat panel..

**Captainfab** · 01-17-2010, 12:57 AM

Now that looks good Jon!.....I like it. I do like the use of the bedside for the tail. I've only seen one or two others like that.

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Originally Posted by jonzcustomshop

I really like this idea as well...
I think it is a 61-2 cad bumper and lower fin
also notice that the upper rear of the bed is a continuation of the side, not just a flat panel..

**N2TRUX** · 01-17-2010, 02:23 AM

I thought this was pretty cool.

70 Suburban · 01-17-2010, 09:36 AM

thats the one i saw. it was at the conroe swap meet.. only thing is they didnt finish out the inside well. great outside though

**N2TRUX** · 01-17-2010, 11:36 AM

The work on the truck was cruiser quality. It doesn't appear that the owner was after a show truck, just a cool idea on a truck that he plans to use as a truck.

70 Suburban · 01-17-2010, 11:44 AM

i agree I think it had a dash swap too. or at least was a gmc with chevy grill.

muddpile · 01-17-2010, 10:40 PM

Thanks for the help everyone! I've got a rough sketch based on some of the information I've picked up here, and a list of parts to go searching for. It won't be getting fins, but it will be... Well... Fitting for the truck. Thanks!

jonzcustomshop · 01-18-2010, 12:18 AM

can't wait to see your idea!

ruffrida2005 · 01-18-2010, 12:20 AM

Does anyone know about the black truck that I posted. I know it's from Brazil. Is that a factory bed?

01-15-2010, 01:06 PM	#1
muddpile Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,371	A bed/gate like no other... Every time I walk into my shop, I cringe.... I see the Disaster sitting there, the most extreme street-driven truck that I may possibly ever own. Beside it, sits the bed...... STOCK! BONE STOCK! Well, not really but close. The bedsides are 100% stock, the inside is smoothed flat with 18ga and trailer fenders, the bed has DelRay tails and louvers, but that's it, it still looks too, "Truck-ish". I look at the pink freak, the greatest idea of great ideas, fins. Something wild and crazy like that would be great, but I need an idea, anybody have one? The catch is I can't unibody it, as the bed still has to come off (tires only come off that way...) If anyone has anything at all, the wilder the better, that would be so sweet. __________________ 1964 Chevy Short Fleet: Tornado 1972 Chevy C10: Fast Orange Secondaries Wide Open

01-15-2010, 01:19 PM	#2
70 Suburban Rods Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bryan, TX Posts: 1,398	Re: A bed/gate like no other... I SAW A PANEL/SUB TAIL ON A TRUCK. iI REALY LIKED THAT. __________________ Just keepin it simple. 1965 C-10 Ext cab build. 350??(Does it count at 2 truck if I had to cut one up?) 1966 C-10 lwb 283 auto 1970 Suburban in pieces 1971 Blazer 4wd....restore someday. all factory CST 1972 Blazer 4wd parts truck still a roller 1972 GMC Sierra Grandee 1998 Chevy ext driver. 2005 F**D the wife drive...(cant fix women)

01-15-2010, 02:25 PM	#3
ruffrida2005 Member of the longbed union. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Killeen, Tx Posts: 2,158	Re: A bed/gate like no other... How about this one! Attached Images __________________ Paul 88 GMC Crew Cab dually, 454/T400 64 LWB 400 HP 350/350T Bagged, under construction! Sold most of it! 92 S10 Iron Duke 5 speed, 5/7 drop for now. soon to be bagged. Sold http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...59#post4637759

01-15-2010, 05:33 PM	#4
jonzcustomshop 1961 crewcab Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: missoula, mt Posts: 6,164	Re: A bed/gate like no other... I was going to incorporate a 59 mercury rear into my 60 build until the salvage yard crushed the only one withinn a 300 mile radius of me.... you would have to modify part of the doors and cab too, but I think the lines would work. Attached Images __________________ 60 build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=280904 61 crew build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=646830 63 build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=336537 64 'burb build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=448681 65 'burb build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=590715 65 build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=281955

01-15-2010, 11:40 PM	#5
aboz Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: indian trail, nc Posts: 192	Re: A bed/gate like no other... One idea I was tossing around for my '63 short step is to take a Fleetside bed and narrow it to 50" inside diam. and graft my stepside fenders on. Then I would take rear section of a panel,cut the tops off the barn doors fab it in at the same angle creating a split gate. Don't think anyone has ever done that to my knowledge. __________________ ABOZ

01-16-2010, 02:10 AM	#6
Captainfab 60-66 Nut Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Posts: 23,254	Re: A bed/gate like no other... If you want fins, how about the '59 Impala.... Attached Images __________________ Power Steering Box Adapter Plates For Sale HERE Power Brake Booster Adapter Brackets For Sale '63-'66 HERE and '67-'72 HERE and '60-'62 HERE and "60-'62 with clutch HERE Rear Disc Brake Brackets For Sale. Impala SS calipers HERE Camaro Calipers HERE D52 Calipers HERE 6 Lug HERE Hydroboost Mounting Plates HERE Last edited by Captainfab; 01-16-2010 at 02:12 AM.

01-16-2010, 08:21 AM	#7
jonzcustomshop 1961 crewcab Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: missoula, mt Posts: 6,164	Re: A bed/gate like no other... I really like this idea as well... I think it is a 61-2 cad bumper and lower fin also notice that the upper rear of the bed is a continuation of the side, not just a flat panel.. Attached Images __________________ 60 build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=280904 61 crew build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=646830 63 build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=336537 64 'burb build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=448681 65 'burb build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=590715 65 build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=281955 Last edited by jonzcustomshop; 01-16-2010 at 08:22 AM.

01-17-2010, 02:23 AM	#9
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,021	Re: A bed/gate like no other... I thought this was pretty cool. Attached Images __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

01-17-2010, 09:36 AM	#10
70 Suburban Rods Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bryan, TX Posts: 1,398	Re: A bed/gate like no other... thats the one i saw. it was at the conroe swap meet.. only thing is they didnt finish out the inside well. great outside though __________________ Just keepin it simple. 1965 C-10 Ext cab build. 350??(Does it count at 2 truck if I had to cut one up?) 1966 C-10 lwb 283 auto 1970 Suburban in pieces 1971 Blazer 4wd....restore someday. all factory CST 1972 Blazer 4wd parts truck still a roller 1972 GMC Sierra Grandee 1998 Chevy ext driver. 2005 F**D the wife drive...(cant fix women)

01-17-2010, 11:36 AM	#11
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,021	Re: A bed/gate like no other... The work on the truck was cruiser quality. It doesn't appear that the owner was after a show truck, just a cool idea on a truck that he plans to use as a truck. __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

01-17-2010, 11:44 AM	#12
70 Suburban Rods Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bryan, TX Posts: 1,398	Re: A bed/gate like no other... i agree I think it had a dash swap too. or at least was a gmc with chevy grill. __________________ Just keepin it simple. 1965 C-10 Ext cab build. 350??(Does it count at 2 truck if I had to cut one up?) 1966 C-10 lwb 283 auto 1970 Suburban in pieces 1971 Blazer 4wd....restore someday. all factory CST 1972 Blazer 4wd parts truck still a roller 1972 GMC Sierra Grandee 1998 Chevy ext driver. 2005 F**D the wife drive...(cant fix women)

01-17-2010, 10:40 PM	#13
muddpile Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,371	Re: A bed/gate like no other... Thanks for the help everyone! I've got a rough sketch based on some of the information I've picked up here, and a list of parts to go searching for. It won't be getting fins, but it will be... Well... Fitting for the truck. Thanks! __________________ 1964 Chevy Short Fleet: Tornado 1972 Chevy C10: Fast Orange Secondaries Wide Open

01-18-2010, 12:18 AM	#14
jonzcustomshop 1961 crewcab Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: missoula, mt Posts: 6,164	Re: A bed/gate like no other... can't wait to see your idea! __________________ 60 build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=280904 61 crew build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=646830 63 build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=336537 64 'burb build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=448681 65 'burb build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=590715 65 build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=281955

01-18-2010, 12:20 AM	#15
ruffrida2005 Member of the longbed union. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Killeen, Tx Posts: 2,158	Re: A bed/gate like no other... Does anyone know about the black truck that I posted. I know it's from Brazil. Is that a factory bed? __________________ Paul 88 GMC Crew Cab dually, 454/T400 64 LWB 400 HP 350/350T Bagged, under construction! Sold most of it! 92 S10 Iron Duke 5 speed, 5/7 drop for now. soon to be bagged. Sold http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...59#post4637759

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