1972 Chevy C20 Wood Long Bed Change - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

mntoy · 06-24-2006, 03:44 PM

Does anyone know if it is possible to change the entire Wood Bed to a metal Bed and how it is done. Do you have to change the entire bed or just the floor? What year trucks have replacement metal beds to fit the 1972 C20 longbed? Does 1973-1975 work? Help not sure what to do to get rid of this wood floor.

extd56 · 06-24-2006, 04:13 PM

I do not know where you are at in California but find a good steel bed floor and change it out along with the front bed panel that is differnet in a steel floor truck. I have sold a couple of steel floors for about 100 each. They seem to be available out here, not so sure back east.

RicksTrucks · 06-24-2006, 06:50 PM

One of the vendors on the board sells a bracket that you can use on your wood bed front panel so that you don't have to change it out. Check out Mar-K's website http://www.mar-k.com/

He has a lot of bed stuff.

72 Cheyenne402 · 06-24-2006, 09:26 PM

mntoy,

I've got a good steel bed I'll trade you

mntoy · 06-25-2006, 10:08 AM

Thanks guys, what year does the metal floor have to be from? Do I have to find the same year truck with a metal floor or do other years work? If I gain access to a complete 73-75 bed will the entire bed bolt on? Or will other years work for that too?

06-24-2006, 03:44 PM	#1
mntoy Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Calif Posts: 43	1972 Chevy C20 Wood Long Bed Change Does anyone know if it is possible to change the entire Wood Bed to a metal Bed and how it is done. Do you have to change the entire bed or just the floor? What year trucks have replacement metal beds to fit the 1972 C20 longbed? Does 1973-1975 work? Help not sure what to do to get rid of this wood floor.

06-24-2006, 04:13 PM	#2
extd56 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Vacaville, CA Posts: 2,272	Re: 1972 Chevy C20 Wood Long Bed Change I do not know where you are at in California but find a good steel bed floor and change it out along with the front bed panel that is differnet in a steel floor truck. I have sold a couple of steel floors for about 100 each. They seem to be available out here, not so sure back east.

06-24-2006, 06:50 PM	#3
RicksTrucks Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Claremore, OK 74017 Posts: 2,639	Re: 1972 Chevy C20 Wood Long Bed Change One of the vendors on the board sells a bracket that you can use on your wood bed front panel so that you don't have to change it out. Check out Mar-K's website http://www.mar-k.com/ He has a lot of bed stuff. __________________ 68 Short Stepside C-10 69 SWB C-10 70 Flatbed C-20 70 LWB C-20 BB402 70 LWB C-10 CST 70 LWB C-10 CST 71 Short Stepside Cheyenne C-10 72 LWB C-10 72 Blazer 4x4 4spd 95 Jeep Cherokee 4x4

06-24-2006, 09:26 PM	#4
72 Cheyenne402 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 581	Re: 1972 Chevy C20 Wood Long Bed Change mntoy, I've got a good steel bed I'll trade you __________________ 1972 Cheyenne 402 LWB 2005 Silverado X-Cab 5.3L 2004 John Deere L120 20HP B&S

06-25-2006, 10:08 AM	#5
mntoy Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Calif Posts: 43	Re: 1972 Chevy C20 Wood Long Bed Change Thanks guys, what year does the metal floor have to be from? Do I have to find the same year truck with a metal floor or do other years work? If I gain access to a complete 73-75 bed will the entire bed bolt on? Or will other years work for that too?



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