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mtm_seven · 10-05-2009, 12:05 AM

I ran across these old bedsides (only one pictured) and was thinking on making them into a SWB for my shop truck project.

Several things to point out:

I don't have a pic of both on it yet - that looks better

It's not centered side to side due to the lack of a tracking arm

It'll move an inch or 2 farther forward but still leaving a gap :/

I can cut out the inners to allow them to sit lower

I can add some sorda filler to make it fit closer to the back of the cab

What does the all mighty forum think?

67ChevyRedneck · 10-05-2009, 12:23 AM

Those look very similar to the ones that were attached to the side of a stepside bed (with the steps and fenders removed.) Although, they look a little "tall" to have been the ones I'm thinking of?

I think it would look cool. You could probably "make" a stepside gate fit between them too.

big_al_71 · 10-05-2009, 07:51 AM

I think it will be awesome....anything is possible with metal, welder and some filler...

72BlckButy · 10-05-2009, 08:07 AM

That is awesome, I say go for it!

Definitely not something you see everyday. Would you keep the "used" look or repaint?

BarryB · 10-05-2009, 09:16 AM

Look at my list of trucks in my sig. I have a 67 chevy truck already with a utility bed on it. I don't get over to where the truck is parked or I would get a couple of pics.
So to answer the question , Do it!

JimmyFloyd · 10-05-2009, 10:19 AM

Why not see about having a gast tank made to be the filler in there instead of using an in-cab or under-bed tank. I've seen a lot of work trucks that have had tanks between the bed and cab.

**gerfunken** · 10-05-2009, 10:48 AM

For what it's worth, I think the idea is an awesome one. It would be something that looks more unique and individual than a lot of things that have been posted on the board, and would be great to run to the shows, and have storage for the chairs, munchies and cooler. Filling that gap with a custom gas tank would be a cool idea, and you could probably come up with something to blend between the cab and bed nicely.

LOW DOUGH · 10-05-2009, 12:09 PM

I think it would be cool! Different.

Is that truck a short bed already?

R.L. · 10-05-2009, 12:26 PM

+ 1 on the gas tank to fill the void between the cab & bed. I like the idea.

mtm_seven · 10-05-2009, 02:15 PM

Now that is a great idea - take a stepside, strip the fenders and "graft" these sides on there instead. - That way, the gap issue is solved along with any BS mounting problems and the missing tailgate appears.

I'm keeping the gas tank inboard just for kicks. So bridging the gap with a tank would be overkill...

Another neat thing about the bed is I can hide the airtank, pump and all that caca in there without having to bother with it on the frame.

Thanks for the input everyone, keep the ideas coming if you have any.

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Originally Posted by BarryB

Look at my list of trucks in my sig. I have a 67 chevy truck already with a utility bed on it. I don't get over to where the truck is parked or I would get a couple of pics.
So to answer the question , Do it!

UltraBlue71 · 10-06-2009, 05:56 PM

Why not cut a chunk out of the frame, guys do it all the time to make a longbed into a shortbed, you would just have a shorter short bed. Then your bed would look like it belonged to the truck and your not trying to fill a void with a gas tank, just my opinion.

**special-K** · 10-07-2009, 07:56 AM

I`m a utility bed freak from way back.I say go for it! I just lost out on a Reading low-profile for my`72.I`m very disappointed...still looking.

1lowdiesel · 10-07-2009, 10:31 AM

hahaha that's so weird. i have a buddy with a LB utility bed that i was gonna put on my LB 4x4.

i think it'll look awesome once finished. i saw cut the wheel well out and drop the bed down flush w/ the rockers. then take a small 2" piece of exhaust tubing or something similar and round off the top edge of the box to have it kinda match the contour of the body. then do something to blend into the cab infront of the box.

72 cheyenne pdx · 10-07-2009, 01:39 PM

That gap should be able to be fixed with a little bondo.

I like the gas tank idea, or make a utility box that will fit there. You can smoke stack that gap as well.

cdowns · 10-07-2009, 01:57 PM

the gap would b easy to fill with fold out work,card picnic table type of deal

texanidiot25 · 10-07-2009, 05:22 PM

I like it, but I'd shorten the frame.

unclewatts · 10-08-2009, 05:41 AM

I like the idea of taking a short section out of the frame except then you have to deal with the driveshaft being too long.

UltraBlue71 · 10-08-2009, 09:57 AM

Driveline shops like six States Distributors or Kansas City Driveline Service back home in MO can cut driveshafts rebalance them and press in new u joints for ya in a day or two, I imagine you gotta redo the brake lines too, I just think it would look alot cleaner shortening the frame instead of filling the void, Utility beds always remind me of when the Vet would come out to the farm when i was a kid, wierd huh...

10-05-2009, 12:05 AM	#1
mtm_seven Loading..... Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Austin, Texas, USA Posts: 214	Shop Truck style work bed? I ran across these old bedsides (only one pictured) and was thinking on making them into a SWB for my shop truck project. Several things to point out: I don't have a pic of both on it yet - that looks better It's not centered side to side due to the lack of a tracking arm It'll move an inch or 2 farther forward but still leaving a gap :/ I can cut out the inners to allow them to sit lower I can add some sorda filler to make it fit closer to the back of the cab What does the all mighty forum think? Attached Images __________________ -M7 '69 SWB GMC 5.7 EFI ‘69 C/10 SWB patina survivor ‘71 GMC K20 '72 K5 1-ton gear 468BB ‘86 K30 GMC High Sierra C&C Single Cab '96 SWB Single Cab 5.7 ‘99 SWB Z71 Single Cab '00 SWB Single Cab 5.3 '01 K2500 Yukon Safari 6.0 ‘06 2500HD Single Cab C&C Duramax 4x4 '08 1500 crew '11 2500HD Single Cab Duramax 4x4

10-05-2009, 12:23 AM	#2
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: Shop Truck style work bed? Those look very similar to the ones that were attached to the side of a stepside bed (with the steps and fenders removed.) Although, they look a little "tall" to have been the ones I'm thinking of? I think it would look cool. You could probably "make" a stepside gate fit between them too. __________________ 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; 10-05-2009 at 12:24 AM.

10-05-2009, 07:51 AM	#3
big_al_71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 11,375	Re: Shop Truck style work bed? I think it will be awesome....anything is possible with metal, welder and some filler... __________________ Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please!!!!!. Sylvester's build thread >>>http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=big+rebuild

10-05-2009, 08:07 AM	#4
72BlckButy Tot Roddin' Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 24,461	Re: Shop Truck style work bed? That is awesome, I say go for it! Definitely not something you see everyday. Would you keep the "used" look or repaint? __________________ -Nate 1969 CST SWB - Project Blank Slate (4.5/6" ECE Static Drop, 6-lug disc brake upgrade (manual), Billet Specialties Vintec 20x8.5 255/40 (F) 20x10 295/40 (R), 250 I-6) 1960 AMF Skylark - Tot Roddin' (Lowered with custom frame; soon to include custom push bar and interior) 2008 Silverado CrewCab 1LT (5.3L, 3:73, 4x4, LT1, Z-71, Towing Package) Last edited by 72BlckButy; 10-05-2009 at 08:09 AM.

10-05-2009, 09:16 AM	#5
BarryB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Blountville, Tn. Posts: 3,904	Re: Shop Truck style work bed? Look at my list of trucks in my sig. I have a 67 chevy truck already with a utility bed on it. I don't get over to where the truck is parked or I would get a couple of pics. So to answer the question , Do it! __________________ We could learn a lot from crayons... Some are sharp; some are pretty;and some are dull. Some have weird names; and all are different colours;but they all have to live in the same box. You may be only one person in the world, But you may also be the world to one person. * Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once. Two rules in life. 1. Never sweat the small stuff! 2. Everything is small stuff!

10-05-2009, 10:19 AM	#6
JimmyFloyd Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,458	Re: Shop Truck style work bed? Why not see about having a gast tank made to be the filler in there instead of using an in-cab or under-bed tank. I've seen a lot of work trucks that have had tanks between the bed and cab. __________________ 1970 Blazer 350/SM465/205 SOLD! \| 1998 Z3

10-05-2009, 10:48 AM	#7
gerfunken Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Surprise, AZ Posts: 490	Re: Shop Truck style work bed? For what it's worth, I think the idea is an awesome one. It would be something that looks more unique and individual than a lot of things that have been posted on the board, and would be great to run to the shows, and have storage for the chairs, munchies and cooler. Filling that gap with a custom gas tank would be a cool idea, and you could probably come up with something to blend between the cab and bed nicely. __________________ -Scott 1972 Chevy K20 Picture Gallery Build Thread 1930 Chevy AD Picture Gallery 1929 Ford Model-A Picture Gallery 1975 Triumph TR-6 Picture Gallery

10-05-2009, 12:09 PM	#8
LOW DOUGH I'M TRUCK CRAZY! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sachse, TEXAS Posts: 1,737	Re: Shop Truck style work bed? I think it would be cool! Different. Is that truck a short bed already?

10-05-2009, 12:26 PM	#9
R.L. Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mobile, Al. Posts: 687	Re: Shop Truck style work bed? + 1 on the gas tank to fill the void between the cab & bed. I like the idea.

10-06-2009, 05:56 PM	#11
UltraBlue71 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: OKC OK Posts: 489	Re: Shop Truck style work bed? Why not cut a chunk out of the frame, guys do it all the time to make a longbed into a shortbed, you would just have a shorter short bed. Then your bed would look like it belonged to the truck and your not trying to fill a void with a gas tank, just my opinion. __________________ "You can put lipstick on a pig, sure it's pretty pig, but it's still just a PIG... 71 LWB

10-07-2009, 07:56 AM	#12
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,859	Re: Shop Truck style work bed? I`m a utility bed freak from way back.I say go for it! I just lost out on a Reading low-profile for my`72.I`m very disappointed...still looking. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

10-07-2009, 10:31 AM	#13
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10-07-2009, 01:39 PM	#14
72 cheyenne pdx Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Portland Posts: 382	Re: Shop Truck style work bed? That gap should be able to be fixed with a little bondo. I like the gas tank idea, or make a utility box that will fit there. You can smoke stack that gap as well.

10-07-2009, 01:57 PM	#15
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10-08-2009, 05:41 AM	#17
unclewatts 70 Chevrolet=Obsession Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: nice ca Posts: 1,067	Re: Shop Truck style work bed? I like the idea of taking a short section out of the frame except then you have to deal with the driveshaft being too long. __________________ I'm Just like my truck. Old, Ugly and Grouchy. Except my truck starts easily in the morning and doesn't smoke! IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREEN! -Kermit the frog 1970 Chevrolet C-10 Longbed Stepside : 350, Muncie M20, 3.08 GM corp. positraction Forest green exterior/light green interior(Where all my money goes) 1996 Toyota Corolla (Parts runner)

10-08-2009, 09:57 AM	#18
UltraBlue71 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: OKC OK Posts: 489	Re: Shop Truck style work bed? Driveline shops like six States Distributors or Kansas City Driveline Service back home in MO can cut driveshafts rebalance them and press in new u joints for ya in a day or two, I imagine you gotta redo the brake lines too, I just think it would look alot cleaner shortening the frame instead of filling the void, Utility beds always remind me of when the Vet would come out to the farm when i was a kid, wierd huh... __________________ "You can put lipstick on a pig, sure it's pretty pig, but it's still just a PIG... 71 LWB

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