WTB: Longbed in San Fran or surrounding area

[FormerMember]

Got a friend with a large truck there now, he'll be empty on Friday. This is a long shot, but I need a bed for my C/K30 project.

Good shape only need apply.

[jerry moss]

Call Bill At Vintage Chevy Truck In Fremont (510)651-5874, It Won't Be Cheap But He Has Nice Rustfree Stuff. Tell Him I Sent You.

[70short/step]

I have a 72 bed in great shape. just not ready off the truck yet. it has the tool box, factory extra gas tank, no rust, great looking floor too. large barden bumper too. I need to keep the tailgate though. I want $1200.00 for it.
I am about 80 miles east of SF.
if you want pics I will take them tomorrow.
I might be able to get it off and ready for him by Friday if you are interested.

[greenhorn male]

What price range?

[FormerMember]

Originally Posted by 70short/step

I have a 72 bed in great shape. just not ready off the truck yet. it has the tool box, factory extra gas tank, no rust, great looking floor too. large barden bumper too. I need to keep the tailgate though. I want $1200.00 for it.
I am about 80 miles east of SF.
if you want pics I will take them tomorrow.
I might be able to get it off and ready for him by Friday if you are interested.

I am interested, but not in the bumper or extra gas tank. Pics, please.

Originally Posted by greenhorn male

What price range?

Depends on the quality.

[greenhorn male]

Originally Posted by grendel

I am interested, but not in the bumper or extra gas tank. Pics, please.



Depends on the quality.

Ok, how about something like this? It has a metal rollpan.

[greenhorn male]

more pics

[Ricks1971]

Dang!!!!!!! Two months ago I had 2 longbeds in great shape that I could not GIVE AWAY!!!!!!!! I gave them to a landscaper to make trash trailers.

[greenhorn male]

Grendel,

Mine has a straight tailgate on it. It is on a Sierra grande titled to me (non-opped last year, no back regs., pink in hand) you could run the license plate with DMV. I purchased the truck from a guy who inherited it from his dad (original owner), then he decided to hot rod it with headers, loud flow masters, edelbrock, roll pan, etc. He said the engine knocks when warm. It didn't do it when I picked it up but I took his word and hired a flatbed tow truck to tow it from San Jose to Pittsburg for $300. I drove it on the tow truck and drove it off into my side yard where it sits. It did start to rattle after fully warmed up and I revved it. I purchased the engine you see in the bed and a new hoist with intentions of putting it in. I also purchased a shell for the truck to keep the engine out of the weather. I never opened the hoist box. I'm to busy with other things. The only rust on the truck that I know is a small section on the passenger floor and the drivers door outside corners but I have also purchased 2 rustfree doors with the same paint scheme.

So with all the time and money I have invested in it I won't sell the bed cheap because as you've probably seen with my grab bag (white towel) sales I want to clean up stuff here and parting this truck will set me backwards. I MIGHT sell it for $1200 with the tailgate (with or without the shell) but your guys are going to have to pull it off without damaging the rest of the truck and not leaving a big mess. I parted one truck in my life and swore I'd never do it again. I had to sell the stuff cheap and fast to guys pulling stuff themselves because the city was all over me. I had to scrap a lot that was left over. That truck was a pretty straight Highlander with lots of options (tilt, toolbox, aux tank, aux battery etc) but had DMV issues which I didn't want to deal with. In retrospect it would have been far better to deal with DMV than parting it out. I probably would have made money on that deal by selling it after paying the $800 back regs because the engine would lay lots of rubber on the pavement. And I'm thinking it might be better off for me to just pay someone to install the engine and tune this truck and I'd have a nice driver. Hope you understand my reluctance in parting with the bed alone.

The guy Jerry recommended has a lot of clean stuff. Although I have never met him or been to his yard I have seen his ads on craigslist. Guys around here says he is very fair. You might want to call him as his stuff would be ready to load with easier access.

Luis

Here is a pic of the roll pan and shell

[FormerMember]

Originally Posted by greenhorn male

Grendel,

Mine has a straight tailgate on it. It is on a Sierra grande titled to me (non-opped last year, no back regs., pink in hand) you could run the license plate with DMV. I purchased the truck from a guy who inherited it from his dad (original owner), then he decided to hot rod it with headers, loud flow masters, edelbrock, roll pan, etc. He said the engine knocks when warm. It didn't do it when I picked it up but I took his word and hired a flatbed tow truck to tow it from San Jose to Pittsburg for $300. I drove it on the tow truck and drove it off into my side yard where it sits. It did start to rattle after fully warmed up and I revved it. I purchased the engine you see in the bed and a new hoist with intentions of putting it in. I also purchased a shell for the truck to keep the engine out of the weather. I never opened the hoist box. I'm to busy with other things. The only rust on the truck that I know is a small section on the passenger floor and the drivers door outside corners but I have also purchased 2 rustfree doors with the same paint scheme.

So with all the time and money I have invested in it I won't sell the bed cheap because as you've probably seen with my grab bag (white towel) sales I want to clean up stuff here and parting this truck will set me backwards. I MIGHT sell it for $1200 with the tailgate (with or without the shell) but your guys are going to have to pull it off without damaging the rest of the truck and not leaving a big mess. I parted one truck in my life and swore I'd never do it again. I had to sell the stuff cheap and fast to guys pulling stuff themselves because the city was all over me. I had to scrap a lot that was left over. That truck was a pretty straight Highlander with lots of options (tilt, toolbox, aux tank, aux battery etc) but had DMV issues which I didn't want to deal with. In retrospect it would have been far better to deal with DMV than parting it out. I probably would have made money on that deal by selling it after paying the $800 back regs because the engine would lay lots of rubber on the pavement. And I'm thinking it might be better off for me to just pay someone to install the engine and tune this truck and I'd have a nice driver. Hope you understand my reluctance in parting with the bed alone.

The guy Jerry recommended has a lot of clean stuff. Although I have never met him or been to his yard I have seen his ads on craigslist. Guys around here says he is very fair. You might want to call him as his stuff would be ready to load with easier access.

Luis

Here is a pic of the roll pan and shell

Nice bed, you should keep that truck together.

Originally Posted by Ricks1971

Dang!!!!!!! Two months ago I had 2 longbeds in great shape that I could not GIVE AWAY!!!!!!!! I gave them to a landscaper to make trash trailers.

See, this is what my experience has been. I sold two of them last year for 200 or less. For these prices, I am looking at one mighty sweet flatbed.

[greenhorn male]

I think I sold mine last year cheaper than that. I traded it for an AM/FM which I believe I sold for $150. It was a factory toolbox factory aux tank bed. But this was the highlander truck I had already started parting. The guys cut the bed in half and loaded it in their truck even though the bed floor and header panel was straight. They made a lot of noise cutting and grinding until 8 pm. Another group pulled the engine for $140 I believe, and I wish I had a video camera ready, they used 4x6's and loaded the engine in a car trunk.

A flatbed would be the way to go. I was thinking the same thing, if I got rid of the bed, I may be able to sell the truck as a flat bed project.

Today, the fence in the pic is leaning badly and I may have to get rid of the truck to get a new fence installed.

[70short/step]

here is my pics....if you need more let me know. The trim of the tool box door is tweaked but the door is fine.

[greenhorn male]

That truck looks clean, why are you parting with the bed.

[70short/step]

Originally Posted by greenhorn male

That truck looks clean, why are you parting with the bed.

The truck is super clean, just like the bed. No Rust or Rot.
I am getting ready to cut the frame and make it a bagged short bed.
It is all original Big Block AC cali truck.

[greenhorn male]

Originally Posted by 70short/step

The truck is super clean, just like the bed. No Rust or Rot.
I am getting ready to cut the frame and make it a bagged short bed.
It is all original Big Block AC cali truck.

wow, sounds like a lot of work. Does that have leafs or coil springs in the back?

[70short/step]

Originally Posted by greenhorn male

wow, sounds like a lot of work. Does that have leafs or coil springs in the back?

leafs. its a 3/4 ton with a dana 60 from what I have been told