College restoration. My 71 c10

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Originally Posted by Akleypas

Pulled apart the old bed sides. Need to sandblast and determine if they are usable or if a repop bed is better.

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I would try to use them unless they are completely rotten. I did a SWB conversion on mine and had to use repop. I bent one literally in half at the wheel well pushing it out to close the tailgate and I wasn't pushing very hard. The repops are super thin, they ting when you flick them.