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krue · 05-09-2005, 10:06 PM

I am gonna try and cut a piece of steel plate to use as a bed floor for my swb stepside. I need to know the inside measurements of the bed. Thanks

Longhorn Man · 05-09-2005, 10:18 PM

6 1/2 foot by 6 foot if I remember correctly.

krue · 05-10-2005, 12:15 AM

I am pretty sure it's not 6' wide.

Dick Dale · 05-10-2005, 12:25 AM

Stepsides are a hair over four feet wide.

tmcgrawlookalike · 05-10-2005, 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

6 1/2 foot by 6 foot if I remember correctly.

maybe for a wide bed

Dick Dale · 05-10-2005, 12:27 AM

I have never seen a wide bed. Maybe a flat bed?

tmcgrawlookalike · 05-10-2005, 12:36 AM

swb,short wide bed,or am i missing something?he says he has a stepside(narrow,or snb)bed.

Dick Dale · 05-10-2005, 12:49 AM

SWB stands for short wheel base. SWB is a 6'6'' bed. LWB is long wheel base which is an 8' bed. Then you have a Longhorn, don't remember if it is 8'6'' or 9'. Stepsides can be either long or short and have the fenders outside the bed. Fleetsides can also be long or short and have the fenders inside the bed. Sorry krue for hijacking your thread.

4tiresngas · 05-10-2005, 12:52 AM

Krue, I have a 69 SWB Step. Unfortunately, it is full of parts right now, so I could not get an accurate measurement. But, just using a tape measure on the top, it looks like it is 50" wide and 77" long.

stllookn · 05-10-2005, 01:06 AM

Krue, Mine is 50.25 x 77.50. If you are going to set it on the "L" (angle) brackets in the bottom of the box 50 would be good. I measure my length from the front of the box to the inside step where the wood usually rests. My box is a converted '77 step but there should not be a difference.

Longhorn Man · 05-10-2005, 05:16 AM

oh man....i didn't catch the step side part.

krue · 05-10-2005, 01:42 PM

Thanks guys.

05-09-2005, 10:06 PM	#1
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,448	Need some measurements I am gonna try and cut a piece of steel plate to use as a bed floor for my swb stepside. I need to know the inside measurements of the bed. Thanks __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

05-10-2005, 12:15 AM	#3
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,448	I am pretty sure it's not 6' wide. __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

05-10-2005, 12:25 AM	#4
Dick Dale Excelsior, You Fathead. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Valparaiso, In Posts: 937	Stepsides are a hair over four feet wide. __________________ Go Navy. The Sea Is Ours. Budget 350 Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...38#post2264638

05-10-2005, 12:27 AM	#6
Dick Dale Excelsior, You Fathead. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Valparaiso, In Posts: 937	I have never seen a wide bed. Maybe a flat bed? __________________ Go Navy. The Sea Is Ours. Budget 350 Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...38#post2264638

05-10-2005, 12:49 AM	#8
Dick Dale Excelsior, You Fathead. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Valparaiso, In Posts: 937	SWB stands for short wheel base. SWB is a 6'6'' bed. LWB is long wheel base which is an 8' bed. Then you have a Longhorn, don't remember if it is 8'6'' or 9'. Stepsides can be either long or short and have the fenders outside the bed. Fleetsides can also be long or short and have the fenders inside the bed. Sorry krue for hijacking your thread. __________________ Go Navy. The Sea Is Ours. Budget 350 Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...38#post2264638

05-09-2005, 10:18 PM	#2
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	6 1/2 foot by 6 foot if I remember correctly.

05-10-2005, 12:36 AM	#7
tmcgrawlookalike Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: warr acres,oklahoma Posts: 650	swb,short wide bed,or am i missing something?he says he has a stepside(narrow,or snb)bed.

05-10-2005, 12:52 AM	#9
4tiresngas An American Soldier Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Grumolo D' Abadessee, Italy Posts: 503	Krue, I have a 69 SWB Step. Unfortunately, it is full of parts right now, so I could not get an accurate measurement. But, just using a tape measure on the top, it looks like it is 50" wide and 77" long. __________________ Dan dan.brue@us.army.mil

05-10-2005, 01:06 AM	#10
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Krue, Mine is 50.25 x 77.50. If you are going to set it on the "L" (angle) brackets in the bottom of the box 50 would be good. I measure my length from the front of the box to the inside step where the wood usually rests. My box is a converted '77 step but there should not be a difference. __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

05-10-2005, 05:16 AM	#11
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	oh man....i didn't catch the step side part.

05-10-2005, 01:42 PM	#12
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,448	Thanks guys. __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

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