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ebfabman · 09-14-2002, 08:28 PM

Saw this at Charlotte

ebfabman · 09-14-2002, 08:29 PM

Heres another shot

oldyeller · 09-14-2002, 08:40 PM

doesn't look bad, but that wheel well mismatch still sticks out like a sore thumb!

jmanz69 · 09-14-2002, 09:35 PM

That doesn't match at all!! The step beds are closer, and your right the wheel well mismatch is quite obvious. But I like the original beds myself.

Blue_71 · 09-14-2002, 10:20 PM

i think it would look good with some wheel arch work, if they can put that much time into the lower body line they could have matched the arches

edit: need to work on that top too, sticking out that far from the cab look like crap

XXL · 09-14-2002, 10:29 PM

I appreciate the hard work, and I hope the owner is happy with their truck... but this part is hard for me to look at. Ouch!

Blue_71 · 09-14-2002, 10:33 PM

thats where i was talking about XXl, i just dont think i could live with that... looks too peiced together because of that

weasel29gm · 09-14-2002, 11:33 PM

Can't say much for the bed but thats a sharp paint job!!!!!!!

*big71* · 09-14-2002, 11:51 PM

no way the paint look good and a lot of hard wok went in to it but still ungly

67shortie · 09-15-2002, 01:28 AM

Great paint, but I wonder what was wrong with the original bed?

72ChevyCheyenne · 09-15-2002, 08:23 AM

The wheel arches don't bother me. Alot of cars from the 50's and 60's were different. I even have an 86 Mercedes 560SL and they are squared on the back and rounded on the front. To me the sport side looks better through.

jmanz69 · 09-15-2002, 08:29 AM

Remember it's his truck,and I bet he is very happy with it. That is all that matters. We all have our own opinions, and that is fine. I agree, the lines on the bed are too far off for me, but he might have wanted that bed from the beginning, or got a really good deal on it and it was cheaper than fixing the old bed. I do like that paint job though too.

nitor · 09-15-2002, 09:06 AM

You know, if he spent that much on the paint job, he could have spent a little on perhaps reshaping the bed to curve with the lines of the cab.

Just my .02

nitor

KD · 09-15-2002, 09:19 AM

Pretty cool though,I bet that bed corner is a tough one to graft in, I think I would have gotten the wheel arches to match.

>X< · 09-15-2002, 02:02 PM

WTF!!!! thats friggin ugly, thats teh first fleetside i have ever seen like that. why would anybody want to do that, i can kinda see how some poeple think new stepside beds look good on our trucks, or maybe they cant find a 67-72 stepside bed, so they can get a newer one for cheap, BUT A LONGBED!, i dont think there is a shortage of 67=72 lwb beds, there everywhere, and thik about all the people who buy a truck and make it into a sortbed, i jsut dont see the point of doing that, especially for it to not line up, the front of teh truck is sweet though

**Palf70Step** · 09-15-2002, 07:30 PM

The wheel wells are a real big thing with me...but like many of you also said...that bedtop mismatch with the cab...BLAHHHH. You'd thinf with everything else they could have figuure out a way to smooth out the bed lines...evey if it doesn't run all the way back. I dunno about the flarsides, but my 96's bed is glass. it would seem pretty easy to blend the two together.

Mudder · 09-15-2002, 07:53 PM

I saw at Springfield. I dont care for them.

Crank · 09-17-2002, 04:13 PM

I particularly DO NOT care for these trucks, they would look nicer if someone would take the time to make the wheelwells match instead of like adding custom paint, and trying to make them perfect without any mods. Like the truck up top, the damn bedsides don't even match, it looks hidious in my opinion. And maybe in the dark the wheelwell thing might be of no importance but it sure as hell shows up lookin corny at shows

Brandon

**COBALT** · 09-17-2002, 04:22 PM

I agree 100%. Fugly.

I saw about a million of them up in Canada when I was there 2 weekends ago. WTF? The general flow of the bedsides is the best part! That's one thing I love about these trucks is the lines!

I think it's just a cheap alternative to finding a good bed that matches, and relocating the gas tank.

lotik · 09-17-2002, 08:57 PM

i personally like the look of a late model stepside bed (fleetside doesn't appeal to much). i like it more than the stock stepside. heh. i don't think people are putting them on because they cant find a stock stepside bed, i think they are doing it to be different. this is called customizing. and for people to sit here and say how "ugly they are" is a bit far. i know it is your opinion and all, but lets keep it at constructive criticism.

Longhorn Man · 09-17-2002, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by lotik
...lets keep it at constructive criticism.

I think it would look better with the proper bed.

Pumkin Truck · 09-18-2002, 12:03 AM

I think that the red gmc truck you guys critize is awesome in every aspect, except from the cab forward. I mean Who would want to drive something old resembling a four eyed geek!

09-14-2002, 08:28 PM	#1
ebfabman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 2,489	late model bed pic Saw this at Charlotte Attached Images

09-14-2002, 08:29 PM	#2
ebfabman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 2,489	Heres another shot Attached Images

09-14-2002, 08:40 PM	#3
oldyeller Captain CAAAVVVMMMAAANNN! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Anna Texas Posts: 726	doesn't look bad, but that wheel well mismatch still sticks out like a sore thumb! __________________ 72 LWB Fleetside C10 Custom 350/350 97 GMC Yukon 4X4 SLT Anna, Texas check out the project old yeller

09-14-2002, 10:29 PM	#6
XXL Señor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edge of the world Posts: 5,367	I appreciate the hard work, and I hope the owner is happy with their truck... but this part is hard for me to look at. Ouch! Attached Images __________________ Craigslist \| ebay \| Engrishtees \| www.myattitudesucks.com \| Follow me on Twitter

09-14-2002, 11:33 PM	#8
weasel29gm SLOW BUT SURE,BUT CLOSER Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: eleanor wv usa Posts: 3,094	Can't say much for the bed but thats a sharp paint job!!!!!!! __________________ 69 C-10, OWNED 38YRS... 350 over 30, 350 Turbo, 3:73 Posi P/S, P/B Black with red and black int. ''LOVE THESE OLD ''TRUCKS.......

09-14-2002, 09:35 PM	#4
jmanz69 Careful, they attack... Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Waterford, MI, USA Posts: 1,107	That doesn't match at all!! The step beds are closer, and your right the wheel well mismatch is quite obvious. But I like the original beds myself.

09-14-2002, 11:51 PM	#9
big71 Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: JONESVILL NC Posts: 1,303	no way the paint look good and a lot of hard wok went in to it but still ungly

09-15-2002, 01:28 AM	#10
67shortie Green club Join Date: May 2002 Location: Central CA Posts: 1,059	Great paint, but I wonder what was wrong with the original bed? __________________ 71 short/fleet ECE 4/6 drop, LQ4/700r4/3.42 gears 70 SS396 Chevelle 427/200-4R/3.73posi 61 Lincoln Continental, black on black Son you are going to drive me to drinkin if you don't stop drivin that hot rod lincoln

09-15-2002, 08:23 AM	#11
72ChevyCheyenne Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Woodstock, GA USA Posts: 300	The wheel arches don't bother me. Alot of cars from the 50's and 60's were different. I even have an 86 Mercedes 560SL and they are squared on the back and rounded on the front. To me the sport side looks better through. __________________ Bill Durham http://home.attbi.com/~bulldurham 72 Cheyenne Restoration in progress Currently: frame sand blasted and powdercoated, Inline Tube brake and fuel lines, Blazer tank in rear, Holley Red electronic fuel pump, Eaton posi with 3.42 gears, 2 1/2" drop front spindles, 4" drop rear springs with adjustable panhard bar, KYB shocks, ZZ 502/502 GM Performance crate engine, Zoops brackets and pulleys, Vintage Air, dual electric fans, Ram Air II hood and late model sport side bed.

09-15-2002, 08:29 AM	#12
jmanz69 Careful, they attack... Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Waterford, MI, USA Posts: 1,107	Remember it's his truck,and I bet he is very happy with it. That is all that matters. We all have our own opinions, and that is fine. I agree, the lines on the bed are too far off for me, but he might have wanted that bed from the beginning, or got a really good deal on it and it was cheaper than fixing the old bed. I do like that paint job though too.

09-15-2002, 09:06 AM	#13
nitor Too many projects Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Morrow, OH Posts: 344	You know, if he spent that much on the paint job, he could have spent a little on perhaps reshaping the bed to curve with the lines of the cab. Just my .02 nitor

09-15-2002, 09:19 AM	#14
KD Truck Nut Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Big Lake,MN,US Posts: 134	Pretty cool though,I bet that bed corner is a tough one to graft in, I think I would have gotten the wheel arches to match. __________________ '70 3/4 manual w/350 4.56's .Doing a ground up on a '67 4x4 4"lift.

09-15-2002, 02:02 PM	#15
>X< registered IWATA user Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 4,483	WTF!!!! thats friggin ugly, thats teh first fleetside i have ever seen like that. why would anybody want to do that, i can kinda see how some poeple think new stepside beds look good on our trucks, or maybe they cant find a 67-72 stepside bed, so they can get a newer one for cheap, BUT A LONGBED!, i dont think there is a shortage of 67=72 lwb beds, there everywhere, and thik about all the people who buy a truck and make it into a sortbed, i jsut dont see the point of doing that, especially for it to not line up, the front of teh truck is sweet though __________________ -'63 Ford Fairlane 500 coupe, v8, auto, faded and rusty. awaiting built roller 302 and some flat black -'99 Honda Prelude. vtech/5spd. no pipe, no intake, bone stock. awaiting new top end. -01 GMC Yukon SLT 5.3 dented and scratched with a noisy tranny. Take off that Von Dutch hat before i stab you with a 000 Mack.

09-15-2002, 07:30 PM	#16
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 46,997	The wheel wells are a real big thing with me...but like many of you also said...that bedtop mismatch with the cab...BLAHHHH. You'd thinf with everything else they could have figuure out a way to smooth out the bed lines...evey if it doesn't run all the way back. I dunno about the flarsides, but my 96's bed is glass. it would seem pretty easy to blend the two together. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

09-15-2002, 07:53 PM	#17
Mudder Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: East Central, MO Posts: 11,336	heres a shortstep I saw at Springfield. I dont care for them.



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09-17-2002, 04:13 PM	#18
Crank Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Crittenden, KY Posts: 1,965	I particularly DO NOT care for these trucks, they would look nicer if someone would take the time to make the wheelwells match instead of like adding custom paint, and trying to make them perfect without any mods. Like the truck up top, the damn bedsides don't even match, it looks hidious in my opinion. And maybe in the dark the wheelwell thing might be of no importance but it sure as hell shows up lookin corny at shows Brandon

09-17-2002, 04:22 PM	#19
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	I agree 100%. Fugly. I saw about a million of them up in Canada when I was there 2 weekends ago. WTF? The general flow of the bedsides is the best part! That's one thing I love about these trucks is the lines! I think it's just a cheap alternative to finding a good bed that matches, and relocating the gas tank. __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.

09-17-2002, 08:57 PM	#20
lotik drag it like you stole it Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 542	i personally like the look of a late model stepside bed (fleetside doesn't appeal to much). i like it more than the stock stepside. heh. i don't think people are putting them on because they cant find a stock stepside bed, i think they are doing it to be different. this is called customizing. and for people to sit here and say how "ugly they are" is a bit far. i know it is your opinion and all, but lets keep it at constructive criticism. __________________ negative camber //LA\\

09-18-2002, 12:03 AM	#22
Pumkin Truck Thats just prime! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: TEXAS Posts: 720	I think that the red gmc truck you guys critize is awesome in every aspect, except from the cab forward. I mean Who would want to drive something old resembling a four eyed geek! __________________ 69 GMC short bed stepside with a wimpy six that can barely pull itself. 99 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 1 Bad 5.7ltr LS1

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