How about some pics of 88-98 Trucks

[89chevsj]

Originally Posted by BHBurban

That only leads to scalded tires, and broken parts.

depending on how much boost you use. i can see bald tires but broken parts? that would take a little more than just a turbo.

[89chevsj]

Originally Posted by BHBurban

That's cool. A survivor. I say keep the original quad sealed beams and keep the originality. Everyone updates the grilles and lights, and you can't tell the newer trucks from the older ones.

Just my .02

I'm not a big fan of the quad beams. not enough light and look pretty stone age. however the front clip off my 88 is hanging in my highschool. with 2 0 0 9 one number in each headlamp. but i will never update to a 94-98 grille theres no point.

[BHBurban]

Originally Posted by ccreddell

Thats kinda the idea........

I know I've done it myself.

[knightowl73]

ok where do you find the kit to delete the step part of the bed in the rear like on the grabber blue stepper with the caddy clip? do they make it for front and rear? ive seen this before but for s10's so i figure its a kit.

[BHBurban]

East coast customs used to make the step shaver kit, but they are not around anymore. From what I hear, guys have been able to find someone seliing a knockoff of them on Ebay.

[1badgmc]

Originally Posted by knightowl73

ok where do you find the kit to delete the step part of the bed in the rear like on the grabber blue stepper with the caddy clip?

It's not Grabber Blue, but...

Originally Posted by BHBurban

East coast customs used to make the step shaver kit, but they are not around anymore. From what I hear, guys have been able to find someone seliing a knockoff of them on Ebay.

eBay is pretty much your only option. I've heard the quality of that kit isn't quite up to the East Coast Customs kit, but beggars can't be choosers.

do they make it for front and rear?

I've never seen a kit for the front steps, although I have seen a couple trucks with the front steps shaved. It looked like poo. The front steps are the only thing to bring the lines of the cab and bed together and when you shave those steps, you lose that connection.

ive seen this before but for s10's so i figure its a kit.

S10 kits are still relatively easy to come by. S10 kits are also bolt-on whereas these kits for the fullsize require a lot of fiberglass work.

[dragginmetal]

Originally Posted by knightowl73

do they make it for front and rear? ive seen this before but for s10's so i figure its a kit.

No one makes the front step kit. What you have to do is use the stepside bed floor and put fleetside panels, with dually fenders on it. I have some pics of a fullsize, ill try to find them.

[dragginmetal]

Well this isn't the truck i was thinking of, but this one looks close.

[ChevLoRay]

Changed wheels/tires last month. An older picture had a suggestion that I get rid of the tailpipe that ran behind the right rear tire. I had that done a couple years ago. Here's two pics...one as it was when I got it from my youngest son and put the wheels he had bought in '01 on it, and the second is how it looked on Thursday. I'm still adjusting to the look of the new wheels, but I am overwhelmed by the numbers of positive comments I have gotten for such a simple change.

[wiggins]

Never seen one, but me likes!

Originally Posted by dragginmetal

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Well this isn't the truck i was thinking of, but this one looks close.

[dragginmetal]

Originally Posted by ChevLoRay

Changed wheels/tires last month. An older picture had a suggestion that I get rid of the tailpipe that ran behind the right rear tire. I had that done a couple years ago. Here's two pics...one as it was when I got it from my youngest son and put the wheels he had bought in '01 on it, and the second is how it looked on Thursday. I'm still adjusting to the look of the new wheels, but I am overwhelmed by the numbers of positive comments I have gotten for such a simple change.

Truck looks good. The new wheels give it a hot rod feel.

[1badgmc]

Originally Posted by dragginmetal

No one makes the front step kit. What you have to do is use the stepside bed floor and put fleetside panels, with dually fenders on it. I have some pics of a fullsize, ill try to find them.

Originally Posted by dragginmetal

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Well this isn't the truck i was thinking of, but this one looks close.

Just like that one, none of the ones I've seen with shaved front steps were done using fleetside bedsides and dually fenders. They all used the sportside bed and just fabbed the new pieces.

[dragginmetal]

Originally Posted by 1badgmc

Just like that one

Thats right, thats why i said it "LOOKS CLOSE". I couldnt find any pics of the one i was thinking of. ......I'll stand corrected till i find my pics.

[1badgmc]

I can see the logic in what you're suggesting. It does make sense and in a lot of ways would probably be easier than shaving all 4 steps, but there are 2 issues that I can see with it.

One is that you wouldn't have the fenders flowing into the bedsides as smoothly as with the normal sportside bedsides. You could mold them in, but then you're asking for cracking.

The big issue is that you're going to have to either shave and relocate the fuel filler or modify the dually fenders for it to work, unless you find some rare dually fenders from a CCSB dually.

This is a shortbed dually that was a work in progress. If you look, you can see that the dually fender just about half covers the fuel door.

[dragginmetal]

Originally Posted by 1badgmc

I can see the logic in what you're suggesting. It does make sense and in a lot of ways would probably be easier than shaving all 4 steps, but there are 2 issues that I can see with it.

One is that you wouldn't have the fenders flowing into the bedsides as smoothly as with the normal sportside bedsides. You could mold them in, but then you're asking for cracking.

The big issue is that you're going to have to either shave and relocate the fuel filler or modify the dually fenders for it to work, unless you find some rare dually fenders from a CCSB dually.

This is a shortbed dually that was a work in progress. If you look, you can see that the dually fender just about half covers the fuel door.

I agree with what your saying. Any way its done, it will need alot of bodywork.

[1badgmc]

That it will. The rear steps are bad enough when you have some pre-fabbed pieces to graft on.

[knightowl73]

well i am a bodyman and custom work is what i normally dig gettin into. this shouldnt be that big of a deal for me. i stretch and mold dually fenders pretty often. theres some black stuff called panel bond, look into it for molding on fender flares, hood scoops, dually fenders,body kits, etc....

i do see what you mean about something being missing when you shave both front and rear, but it think if i do it like the 95-up s10 stepper and swoop a lill piece right behind the cab to blend in, it wont be that bad looking, maybe even all the way up. i dig the look tho

[69-350]

Originally Posted by 1badgmc

I can see the logic in what you're suggesting. It does make sense and in a lot of ways would probably be easier than shaving all 4 steps, but there are 2 issues that I can see with it.

One is that you wouldn't have the fenders flowing into the bedsides as smoothly as with the normal sportside bedsides. You could mold them in, but then you're asking for cracking.

The big issue is that you're going to have to either shave and relocate the fuel filler or modify the dually fenders for it to work, unless you find some rare dually fenders from a CCSB dually.

This is a shortbed dually that was a work in progress. If you look, you can see that the dually fender just about half covers the fuel door.

What did the shortbox duallies of 99-00 do? Factory or third party conversions? There's a CCSB dually runnin around here in town, if I happen to see it I'll have to look.

[1badgmc]

Originally Posted by 69-350

What did the shortbox duallies of 99-00 do? Factory or third party conversions? There's a CCSB dually runnin around here in town, if I happen to see it I'll have to look.

Factory.

The dually fenders have a more abrupt curve on the front side to allow for the fuel filler door.

[scotts62]

Drooooolll!!

[1badgmc]

Originally Posted by scotts62

Drooooolll!!

Yeah, I want one so bad it hurts. I would almost be willing to sacrifice my square crew cab dually to get a CCSB dually.

[scotts62]

Originally Posted by 1badgmc

Yeah, I want one so bad it hurts. I would almost be willing to sacrifice my square crew cab dually to get a CCSB dually.

Mine could have easily been a dually but decided against it... dangit

[1badgmc]

Woulda coulda shoulda...

[69-350]

OBS CCSB's are awesome, duallies are even more wicked. Would love to have a 4wd CCSB, dually, maybe lifted, hmmm... now I'm going to be drooling all over the keyboard. The guy who has one in town owns a stereo shop, so you'd think he'ld have it pretty tricked out, but all he has done to his black OBS CCSB 4x4 dually is pipes. I'd really like to know production numbers on these trucks.

[BobTheTrucker]

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