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ol_skool_chevy · 10-26-2011, 01:50 PM

I'm looking for a nice used fleetside bumper to paint for my 1966. Not chrome, and I see one on Craiglist but the guy does not know the if it came off a fleetside or a step side. Does any one here know the difference in length between the Two. And also do they both take the same mounting brackets?.

**aerotruk63** · 10-26-2011, 03:56 PM

Does the step side bumper not wrap around the sides? Is there the center indentation for the license plate mount?

ol_skool_chevy · 10-26-2011, 04:06 PM

aerotruk63 I don't know...That is kinda why I ask. I thought someone might have some idea.
Maybe its a stupid thing to ask..........????

**aerotruk63** · 10-26-2011, 04:13 PM

I don't know about the later series, but earlier, were the brackets for a stepside just flat steel bent and the fleetside brackets C shaped? Not the same part numbers according to the book.

ol_skool_chevy · 10-26-2011, 04:17 PM

aerotruk63 good questions

forestb · 10-26-2011, 04:26 PM

the step side bumper wraps around on the sides. They both have the license plate indentation. I don't know about the position of the bracket holes but I think they are different sense the brackets are different. a step side bumper will not fit on a fleet side. post a pic of the bumper he is selling and we can tell you if it is step or fleet.

vin63 · 10-26-2011, 04:29 PM

X2...the stepside rear bumpers have a wrap around design on the ends. They require a different bracket set than the fleetside bumpers.

ol_skool_chevy · 10-26-2011, 04:43 PM

forestb, vin63.........Thanks a lot....that was a huge help.

lucifer · 10-26-2011, 05:23 PM

Heres a shot of my stepside that shows the wrap around bumper

Turkey · 10-26-2011, 06:46 PM

you could prolly call LMC or Classic Parts and get your answer in about 15 minutes.

waspp · 10-26-2011, 07:40 PM

I was surprised that no one makes a plain steel repop rear bumper. I plan on using one as well, painted white and if no used one can be found I guess a chomed one will get stripped!

jonathan-m · 10-26-2011, 07:44 PM

I learned this lesson the hard way when I made the swap from step to fleet side. I had a perfect chrome stepside bumper, you should have seen my face when I went to bolt it up after putting the fleetside bed on. Lucky for me I had an original steel bumper in the back yard (one of those parts ya pick up even though you know you don't need it) that happened to be from a fleetside.

ol_skool_chevy · 10-26-2011, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by waspp

I was surprised that no one makes a plain steel repop rear bumper. I plan on using one as well, painted white and if no used one can be found I guess a chomed one will get stripped!

they makes a primed rear bumper you can buy online. they sell for about $99.00

ol_skool_chevy · 10-26-2011, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jonathan-m

I learned this lesson the hard way when I made the swap from step to fleet side. I had a perfect chrome stepside bumper, you should have seen my face when I went to bolt it up after putting the fleetside bed on. Lucky for me I had an original steel bumper in the back yard (one of those parts ya pick up even though you know you don't need it) that happened to be from a fleetside.

Your a smart man. Those rear bumpers are Very hard to find used...I had been looking for about two years and never found one. I even tried a front bumper cut down on the rear................Didn't look right

chad64chevy · 10-26-2011, 09:32 PM

i got a lil lucky two months ago! i got a painted front bumper and a painted fleetside rear bumper w/all bracket and the splash guards off ebay for $185 shipped! it took the guy a month to send them to me, but i was willing to want for them! the paints scratched up but they are straight and will clean up good

waspp · 10-26-2011, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ol_skool_chevy

they makes a primed rear bumper you can buy online. they sell for about $99.00

Where is that I would be interested

**pdxhall** · 10-27-2011, 04:14 AM

I have wondered about the new primered bumpers. Are they as flimsy as the new Chromed ones?

dracko · 10-27-2011, 10:27 AM

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I have wondered about the new primered bumpers. Are they as flimsy as the new Chromed ones?

I just picked one up from LMC. Its not as heavy gauge as my factory front bumper, but its alot thicker than I expected. Nice bumper and as heavy as i'm ever gonna need, wouldn't think twice about using it as a step.

ol_skool_chevy · 10-27-2011, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by waspp

Where is that I would be interested

Try and call Impala Bob's out of Mesa Az.

ask for part number PB6303

i see it in my catalog, but I don't see it online.

1.800.467.2527

waspp · 10-27-2011, 06:57 PM

Thanks, I did find this 60-62 primed rear bumper. Wouldn't this work on a 63?

http://www.bobschevytrucks.com/1960-...fleetside.html

ol_skool_chevy · 10-27-2011, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by waspp

Thanks, I did find this 60-62 primed rear bumper. Wouldn't this work on a 63?

http://www.bobschevytrucks.com/1960-...fleetside.html

YES !!!!!!!!!!! that will work....just get the brackets for a 63-66
Nice find............

10-26-2011, 01:50 PM	#1
ol_skool_chevy Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hillsboro, Oregon 97123 Posts: 1,300	fleetside Bumper I'm looking for a nice used fleetside bumper to paint for my 1966. Not chrome, and I see one on Craiglist but the guy does not know the if it came off a fleetside or a step side. Does any one here know the difference in length between the Two. And also do they both take the same mounting brackets?. Attached Images __________________ Measure with a yard stick Mark with Chalk Cut with a torch Built it yourself, don't count on others to to do it for you or with you. It will never get done

10-26-2011, 03:56 PM	#2
aerotruk63 Check The Champ, Demonstrator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Montreal,Quebec Posts: 6,627	Re: fleetside Bumper Does the step side bumper not wrap around the sides? Is there the center indentation for the license plate mount? __________________ 1963 *Chevrolet Truck* Literature LINK: https://picasaweb.google.com/113840717762774560215 YouTube Channel with 20+ Original *Chevrolet Truck* Salesmen, Mechanics & Service Department Training Slideshows. https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...otruk63&page=1

10-26-2011, 04:06 PM	#3
ol_skool_chevy Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hillsboro, Oregon 97123 Posts: 1,300	Re: fleetside Bumper aerotruk63 I don't know...That is kinda why I ask. I thought someone might have some idea. Maybe its a stupid thing to ask..........???? __________________ Measure with a yard stick Mark with Chalk Cut with a torch Built it yourself, don't count on others to to do it for you or with you. It will never get done

10-26-2011, 04:13 PM	#4
aerotruk63 Check The Champ, Demonstrator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Montreal,Quebec Posts: 6,627	Re: fleetside Bumper I don't know about the later series, but earlier, were the brackets for a stepside just flat steel bent and the fleetside brackets C shaped? Not the same part numbers according to the book. __________________ 1963 *Chevrolet Truck* Literature LINK: https://picasaweb.google.com/113840717762774560215 YouTube Channel with 20+ Original *Chevrolet Truck* Salesmen, Mechanics & Service Department Training Slideshows. https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...otruk63&page=1 Last edited by aerotruk63; 10-26-2011 at 04:23 PM.

10-26-2011, 04:17 PM	#5
ol_skool_chevy Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hillsboro, Oregon 97123 Posts: 1,300	Re: fleetside Bumper aerotruk63 good questions __________________ Measure with a yard stick Mark with Chalk Cut with a torch Built it yourself, don't count on others to to do it for you or with you. It will never get done

10-26-2011, 04:26 PM	#6
forestb Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 3,619	Re: fleetside Bumper the step side bumper wraps around on the sides. They both have the license plate indentation. I don't know about the position of the bracket holes but I think they are different sense the brackets are different. a step side bumper will not fit on a fleet side. post a pic of the bumper he is selling and we can tell you if it is step or fleet.

10-26-2011, 04:29 PM	#7
vin63 It's Better With Nitro Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chino Hills, CA Posts: 2,262	Re: fleetside Bumper X2...the stepside rear bumpers have a wrap around design on the ends. They require a different bracket set than the fleetside bumpers. __________________ 1963 C-10: Deluxe-optioned cab, shortbed, fleetside Pontiac 462 ci, Kauffman D-Port alum. heads 4L80E, narrowed sheetmetal Ford 9-inch Tubular front and rear suspension Custom 6-piston front disc and 4-piston rear disc brakes

10-26-2011, 04:43 PM	#8
ol_skool_chevy Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hillsboro, Oregon 97123 Posts: 1,300	Re: fleetside Bumper forestb, vin63.........Thanks a lot....that was a huge help. __________________ Measure with a yard stick Mark with Chalk Cut with a torch Built it yourself, don't count on others to to do it for you or with you. It will never get done

10-26-2011, 05:23 PM	#9
lucifer Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: simcoe ontario canada Posts: 681	Re: fleetside Bumper Heres a shot of my stepside that shows the wrap around bumper Attached Images __________________ 65 burb On the road Mar 26th Finally

10-26-2011, 06:46 PM	#10
Turkey Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 427	Re: fleetside Bumper you could prolly call LMC or Classic Parts and get your answer in about 15 minutes. __________________

10-26-2011, 07:40 PM	#11
waspp Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Maryville TN Posts: 201	Re: fleetside Bumper I was surprised that no one makes a plain steel repop rear bumper. I plan on using one as well, painted white and if no used one can be found I guess a chomed one will get stripped!

10-26-2011, 07:44 PM	#12
jonathan-m Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Phoenix Az Posts: 432	Re: fleetside Bumper I learned this lesson the hard way when I made the swap from step to fleet side. I had a perfect chrome stepside bumper, you should have seen my face when I went to bolt it up after putting the fleetside bed on. Lucky for me I had an original steel bumper in the back yard (one of those parts ya pick up even though you know you don't need it) that happened to be from a fleetside. __________________ Rockin' a '66 and loving every minute of it

10-26-2011, 09:32 PM	#15
chad64chevy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: tulsa,ok. Posts: 1,803	Re: fleetside Bumper i got a lil lucky two months ago! i got a painted front bumper and a painted fleetside rear bumper w/all bracket and the splash guards off ebay for $185 shipped! it took the guy a month to send them to me, but i was willing to want for them! the paints scratched up but they are straight and will clean up good __________________ my project: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=456163

10-27-2011, 04:14 AM	#17
pdxhall Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 2,085	Re: fleetside Bumper I have wondered about the new primered bumpers. Are they as flimsy as the new Chromed ones?

10-27-2011, 06:57 PM	#20
waspp Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Maryville TN Posts: 201	Re: fleetside Bumper Thanks, I did find this 60-62 primed rear bumper. Wouldn't this work on a 63? http://www.bobschevytrucks.com/1960-...fleetside.html



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