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HeavyD · 09-13-2007, 03:13 AM

Fleet

A.P. · 09-13-2007, 05:07 AM

Stepside.

weasel29gm · 09-13-2007, 11:42 AM

Buy the bed then decide!!! Good fleets are hard to find.

Johnnyreb · 09-13-2007, 12:19 PM

stepside looks good but go fleet and sell me that bed lol

67ChevyRedneck · 09-13-2007, 01:15 PM

As much as I love my short stepper, I too would prefer a short fleet, BUT I could never convert my truck to one, I'd have to buy another one for that

sneakysnake · 09-13-2007, 01:43 PM

I VOTE for the stepsides .

Bucky71 · 09-13-2007, 01:47 PM

I like fleetsides and I really like OTSENRE's idea to keep both and switch them over from time to time.

68shortstep · 09-13-2007, 02:27 PM

Guess my vote:

*project 67 sub* · 09-13-2007, 03:06 PM

or you could do both aka.(shortbed reg. cab dually style but with half ton running gear and 15" wide 20" diameter 5 lug wheels). just a thought.

see ten · 09-13-2007, 03:57 PM

Both of my trucks have fleetside beds. I also like the look of the steppers. I also couldn't tell you how many times I have seen stepside trucks at shows where some idiot has propped his feet up on the step and scuffed the paint. That's enough to make me stay away from a stepper. Not to mention the backspace is a little tighter when running wide wheels on a stepper. I guess I would decide which bed would take the least amount of work to make right and run with it!

"67"StepSide · 09-13-2007, 05:53 PM

They both look good, but since I need a step you can go ahead and get the fleetside.... More for us in need

1972 C-10 · 09-14-2007, 05:36 PM

fleet. and while your at it, you might as well stretch it into a LWB.

glock35ipsc · 09-14-2007, 05:42 PM

I prefer the fleets, but if the bed can be bought at the right price, I sure wouldn't pass it up no matter what you want to do with your truck!

red69ss · 09-14-2007, 09:14 PM

Wheres That Junkyard In Columbia? Do They Have Many 67-72 ?i'm Just Up The Road. Oh Yeah I Like Fleetsides.

corn · 09-14-2007, 10:15 PM

Long beds have to be fleets (for me) but short beds are hard for me to decide. Depends on what day it is I guess. When I had my short bed, I had both styles & swapped back and forth until I decided.

Sold the whole deal & got a long fleet.

Cyclone44 · 09-14-2007, 10:23 PM

A 67-72 would even look good to me if it had no bed at all..It's all about taste.I like steps and fleet's they are both nice. George

dave3156 · 09-15-2007, 06:43 AM

As said earlier it's personal preference. There were more fleets made so more members own fleets so there will be more people say fleetside. Since fewer steps were made there are alot fewer of them around. When I looked to buy my truck I decided to look for a stepside cause the whole point was to drive something different than what evrybody else had. People will see one our trucks in a fleetside and say "I've seen one of those before" but when they see a stepside thay are more likely to say "I've never seen one before". Its just a matter of how different you want it to look. They all look great though.

19673ontree · 09-15-2007, 07:11 AM

I alway's liked the stepside but would take either one and now that I have my 67 short fleet I like them a lot more maybe if we all had two truck's one with stepside and one with fleetside ?

BigDaddyDave · 09-15-2007, 08:08 AM

I have had both the fleetside and the short stepside, But I love my stepside!!! I have had 80 year old men and women walk up to my truck
at the grocery store and just start asking questions about my truck. You have got to love that!!!!

fastom · 09-15-2007, 04:10 PM

Nice fleet bed on e-bay

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tswore · 09-15-2007, 07:49 PM

fleet!

littleL · 09-15-2007, 09:42 PM

I have a 70 chevy stepside needing new floor board .Has any one got good tips on how 2 do this?????

72BLUZ · 09-15-2007, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by otsenre

I would paint them both the same color and change them around every year or so, Keep them both!

THATS A GREAT IDEA. BUT I PREFER THE STEP SIDE!!!!

tenochiturbide · 09-22-2007, 06:36 PM

Finally!!!! I dis the Swap!! I like it!! this bed sure needs some help (as the rest of the truck) hopefully get to it soon!! Let me know what you all think! sorry for the crappy cellphone picture I'll post some nice ones tomorrow!!

**Ricks1971** · 09-22-2007, 06:44 PM

I think your truck looks great as a stepside. Seems like everybody has a fleetside shortie. MY VOTE IS FOR THE STEPSIDE!

09-13-2007, 03:13 AM	#26
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09-13-2007, 05:07 AM	#27
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09-13-2007, 11:42 AM	#28
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09-13-2007, 12:19 PM	#29
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09-13-2007, 01:15 PM	#30
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: Stepside or fleetside???? As much as I love my short stepper, I too would prefer a short fleet, BUT I could never convert my truck to one, I'd have to buy another one for that __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications! Last edited by 67ChevyRedneck; 09-13-2007 at 02:32 PM.

09-13-2007, 01:43 PM	#31
sneakysnake It's a catastrophic success. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,077	Re: Stepside or fleetside???? I VOTE for the stepsides .

09-13-2007, 01:47 PM	#32
Bucky71 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toronto, On Posts: 65	Re: Stepside or fleetside???? I like fleetsides and I really like OTSENRE's idea to keep both and switch them over from time to time.

09-13-2007, 02:27 PM	#33
68shortstep Looks good at 20-ft ..... Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mtn Home, AR Posts: 707	Re: Stepside or fleetside???? Guess my vote: Attached Images

09-13-2007, 03:06 PM	#34
project 67 sub Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: san bernardino ca. everywhere Posts: 3,938	Re: Stepside or fleetside???? or you could do both aka.(shortbed reg. cab dually style but with half ton running gear and 15" wide 20" diameter 5 lug wheels). just a thought.

09-13-2007, 03:57 PM	#35
see ten WTB this ad Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lafayette Georgia Posts: 5,074	Re: Stepside or fleetside???? Both of my trucks have fleetside beds. I also like the look of the steppers. I also couldn't tell you how many times I have seen stepside trucks at shows where some idiot has propped his feet up on the step and scuffed the paint. That's enough to make me stay away from a stepper. Not to mention the backspace is a little tighter when running wide wheels on a stepper. I guess I would decide which bed would take the least amount of work to make right and run with it!

09-13-2007, 05:53 PM	#36
"67"StepSide Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: connecticut Posts: 263	Re: Stepside or fleetside???? They both look good, but since I need a step you can go ahead and get the fleetside.... More for us in need

09-14-2007, 05:36 PM	#37
1972 C-10 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Coon Rapids, MN Posts: 29	Re: Stepside or fleetside???? fleet. and while your at it, you might as well stretch it into a LWB. __________________ 1972 LWB FLEETSIDE.

09-14-2007, 05:42 PM	#38
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09-14-2007, 09:14 PM	#39
red69ss Burnouts are therapeutic Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: lancaster, south carolina Posts: 852	Re: Stepside or fleetside???? Wheres That Junkyard In Columbia? Do They Have Many 67-72 ?i'm Just Up The Road. Oh Yeah I Like Fleetsides. __________________ 1969 CHEVELLE SS 1972 C10 ALMOST DAILY DRIVER 1968 C10 RUSTBUCKET (MISSION IMPOSSIBLE) 1972 PONTIAC LEMANS CONVERTIBLE (WIFE'S CAR) "My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met." - Rodney Dangerfield "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Einstein

09-14-2007, 10:15 PM	#40
corn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: here Posts: 5,789	Re: Stepside or fleetside???? Long beds have to be fleets (for me) but short beds are hard for me to decide. Depends on what day it is I guess. When I had my short bed, I had both styles & swapped back and forth until I decided. Sold the whole deal & got a long fleet.



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09-14-2007, 10:23 PM	#41
Cyclone44 Step Brother Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: K-town Posts: 4,029	Re: Stepside or fleetside???? A 67-72 would even look good to me if it had no bed at all..It's all about taste.I like steps and fleet's they are both nice. George

09-15-2007, 06:43 AM	#42
dave3156 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 336	Re: Stepside or fleetside???? As said earlier it's personal preference. There were more fleets made so more members own fleets so there will be more people say fleetside. Since fewer steps were made there are alot fewer of them around. When I looked to buy my truck I decided to look for a stepside cause the whole point was to drive something different than what evrybody else had. People will see one our trucks in a fleetside and say "I've seen one of those before" but when they see a stepside thay are more likely to say "I've never seen one before". Its just a matter of how different you want it to look. They all look great though.

09-15-2007, 07:11 AM	#43
19673ontree CAN'T FIX NOTHIN Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SOUTHRUST VIRGINIA !!! Posts: 2,112	Re: Stepside or fleetside???? I alway's liked the stepside but would take either one and now that I have my 67 short fleet I like them a lot more maybe if we all had two truck's one with stepside and one with fleetside ? Attached Images __________________ 1967 C10 Shortbed Fleetside Small back glass 6 cyl 3spd on the tree 3.08 gears underdash AC

09-15-2007, 08:08 AM	#44
BigDaddyDave RIP BigDaddyDave ~7-23-09~ You will be missed~ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Concord NC Posts: 1,361	Re: Stepside or fleetside???? I have had both the fleetside and the short stepside, But I love my stepside!!! I have had 80 year old men and women walk up to my truck at the grocery store and just start asking questions about my truck. You have got to love that!!!! Last edited by BigDaddyDave; 09-15-2007 at 08:26 AM. Reason: ssg

09-15-2007, 04:10 PM	#45
fastom That's right, it's Copper!! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Central California Posts: 558	Re: Stepside or fleetside???? Nice fleet bed on e-bay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1968-...QQcmdZViewItem One more http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1967-...QQcmdZViewItem Last edited by fastom; 09-15-2007 at 04:17 PM.

09-15-2007, 07:49 PM	#46
tswore built not bought Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: pocatello, idaho Posts: 160	Re: Stepside or fleetside???? fleet!

09-15-2007, 09:42 PM	#47
littleL Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Concord NC Posts: 6	Re: Stepside or fleetside???? I have a 70 chevy stepside needing new floor board .Has any one got good tips on how 2 do this?????

09-22-2007, 06:36 PM	#49
tenochiturbide Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbia South Carolina Posts: 53	Re: Stepside or fleetside???? Finally!!!! I dis the Swap!! I like it!! this bed sure needs some help (as the rest of the truck) hopefully get to it soon!! Let me know what you all think! sorry for the crappy cellphone picture I'll post some nice ones tomorrow!! Attached Images __________________

09-22-2007, 06:44 PM	#50
Ricks1971 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Clarkrange Tennessee Posts: 1,781	Re: Stepside or fleetside???? I think your truck looks great as a stepside. Seems like everybody has a fleetside shortie. MY VOTE IS FOR THE STEPSIDE!

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