59 apache bedsides

[noxided]

anyone thought about using these lower bedsides?

[markeb01]

There was a thread on here a couple months ago discussing this subject and including at least one picture. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find it.

[lakeroadster]

Here Ya Go: Will It Work? The '55-'59 lwb fleetside on a '60-'66 Thread

I remembered someone using the word "rocket" in the post... so I searched on that.

[noxided]

cool, you found it, but no one has verified it. So i guess ill have to be the first, now just to find the bed.

[lakeroadster]

The older beds have a reveal along the bottom, as well as a rear wheel well opening lip width that wouldn't match the front.

Might be more cost effective and less work to just use the spear by itself or make your own spear? And this guy also used the bed side contour onto the tailgate. Very slick and a ton of work.

[noxided]

I thought about doing that to the tailgate as one of my many ideas, all you would need is and extra bed side

[lakeroadster]

Originally Posted by noxided

I thought about doing that to the tailgate as one of my many ideas, all you would need is and extra bed side

That and a couple hundred hours of cutting, fitting and metalworking...

[noxided]

Originally Posted by lakeroadster

That and a couple hundred hours of cutting, fitting and metalworking...

yeah, but this is what i do for a living.

[monolith]

Here's another thread on the subject with some input and a couple of pics.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=439135

I STILL want to try this, but it looks like I'm gonna need at least 10 trucks for all of my harebrained "custom" ideas.

[aboz]

Try this on for size...a mid 90's bed with reworked steps. Not near as much fabrication and they are cheap and plentiful. The lines seem to match perfectly. This is a shot of Josh Hernandez' custom '62 with a '98 bed.

[lakeroadster]

Originally Posted by aboz

The lines seem to match perfectly.

Really? You think so? Let's not hijack, as late model beds aren't really applicable to this thread, which is about "59 Apache Bedsides".

Here is a thread though that is on topic for the late model beds: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...late+model+bed

[aboz]

My apologies Lakeroadster...I get a little excited when folks start talking about custom beds on 60-66 series trucks. I've always been a little disappointed in the way Chevrolet continued to utilize the '55 step side bed through the 60's. I'm planning a subtle "finned" effect for my '63 and I'd be interested to see any custom ideas before I start choppin'!