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gardner · 04-03-2006, 08:14 AM

I have a 1970 Chevrolet Pickup with a stepside bed that has the spare tire cutout. Are there any places to get a patch panel to cover this area to create a solid fender? The solid fenders are hard to find around here. I have been looking but no luck.

sdmahr · 04-03-2006, 08:42 AM

Could you buy a new/used fender without that? Mine didn't come that way so I have no reference to look at...but rear step fenders are not real expensive.

**special-K** · 04-03-2006, 09:55 AM

Try to find a non-cutout fender that is rusted at the bottom and otherwise useless for your patch.That`s what I`ve done.Or,post a WTT,someone may want the cutout.

67ChevyRedneck · 04-03-2006, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by sdmahr

Could you buy a new/used fender without that? Mine didn't come that way so I have no reference to look at...but rear step fenders are not real expensive.

Oh yes they are! Repops run around $400 EACH, if that's not expensive, you've got WAY more money to burn than I do. Good used fenders run anywhere from $100 to $250 each, but you may be able to find someone selling one that is rotten on the bottoms for $50 or so and you can cut out the tire section. And no, unfortuneately there are NO reproduction patch panels for stepsides at all that I am aware of

If there was I wouldn't have replaced mine.

krue · 04-03-2006, 09:58 AM

Good luck with your search. Welcome to the board from South Mississippi! Post some pics of your ride.

RicksTrucks · 04-03-2006, 02:19 PM

Seach the posts. I remember a while back someone said they just took the cut out piece out and turned it around.

stllookn · 04-03-2006, 04:27 PM

Welcome to the board from Kent, WA. I don't have a patch panel for you but you should be able to find one on the parts board. They usually rust out at the mounting flange and someone must have a good section to replace that spare tire carrier...good choice in my opinion.

thejoker · 04-03-2006, 05:04 PM

Welcome from Gulfport. I have 2 left and 2 right but unfortuanetly like you I don't want the cut out and I only have one with out. I wished I could help. I'll keep my eyes open for ya though.

JKR

71HUGGER396 · 04-04-2006, 09:18 AM

If you want to make a patch it does not have to be from the driver's side. You can cut it from the pass. side, the back corner, not the front one.

04-03-2006, 08:14 AM	#1
gardner Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: louisiana Posts: 1	1970 chevy stepside restore I have a 1970 Chevrolet Pickup with a stepside bed that has the spare tire cutout. Are there any places to get a patch panel to cover this area to create a solid fender? The solid fenders are hard to find around here. I have been looking but no luck. Last edited by gardner; 04-03-2006 at 09:08 AM.

04-03-2006, 08:42 AM	#2
sdmahr Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Texas....the Valley Posts: 199	Re: 1970 chevy stepside restore Could you buy a new/used fender without that? Mine didn't come that way so I have no reference to look at...but rear step fenders are not real expensive.

04-03-2006, 09:55 AM	#3
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: 1970 chevy stepside restore Try to find a non-cutout fender that is rusted at the bottom and otherwise useless for your patch.That`s what I`ve done.Or,post a WTT,someone may want the cutout. __________________ "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 ~

04-03-2006, 09:58 AM	#5
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,450	Re: 1970 chevy stepside restore Good luck with your search. Welcome to the board from South Mississippi! Post some pics of your ride. __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

04-03-2006, 02:19 PM	#6
RicksTrucks Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Claremore, OK 74017 Posts: 2,640	Re: 1970 chevy stepside restore Seach the posts. I remember a while back someone said they just took the cut out piece out and turned it around. __________________ 68 Short Stepside C-10 69 SWB C-10 70 Flatbed C-20 70 LWB C-20 BB402 70 LWB C-10 CST 70 LWB C-10 CST 71 Short Stepside Cheyenne C-10 72 LWB C-10 72 Blazer 4x4 4spd 95 Jeep Cherokee 4x4

04-03-2006, 04:27 PM	#7
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Re: 1970 chevy stepside restore Welcome to the board from Kent, WA. I don't have a patch panel for you but you should be able to find one on the parts board. They usually rust out at the mounting flange and someone must have a good section to replace that spare tire carrier...good choice in my opinion. __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

04-03-2006, 05:04 PM	#8
thejoker Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Gulfport Mississippi Posts: 364	Re: 1970 chevy stepside restore Welcome from Gulfport. I have 2 left and 2 right but unfortuanetly like you I don't want the cut out and I only have one with out. I wished I could help. I'll keep my eyes open for ya though. JKR __________________ **Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight....I ask that of all my prey** 68' C10 Short Step (rebuilding as we speak) 72' Custom Camper (wrecked, parting out) 79' C10 Fleet (rough, parting out) 97' C1500 Short Step Custom (DD) 97' Kawaski VN800a Customized 99' Z71 Silverado 04' Suzuki Volusia

04-04-2006, 09:18 AM	#9
71HUGGER396 Confirmed Truckaholic Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Sarver,PA 16055 Posts: 732	Re: 1970 chevy stepside restore If you want to make a patch it does not have to be from the driver's side. You can cut it from the pass. side, the back corner, not the front one. __________________ 1968 50th STEP SIDE SHORTY, 350/350, a/c, ps, p,b Daily Driver, 1970 Cst short fleet, all black, 350/350, 1970 2wd Blazer, 2wd, 6 cyl. 3 spd, original, now a 454, 350turbo, 3.73 posi, on the road 1971 2wd fleet shorty, 454, 700r4, 3.73 posi, SOLD to 67OLDSTYLE72 "My rig's a little old but that don't mean she's slow" - SAWYER BROWN's Six Days On The Road SEMPER FI "I use to be a lean mean fighting machine, but now I'm a huffin, puffin, over stuffin love muffin"



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