Wrong Bed Problem??

[whatnow123]

Hi Everyone,

I have question about my recent purchase of a 67 truck. I didn't know much about these trucks until recently, but after I bought mine I noticed it came with a 66 and earlier short bed. I don't like how it's attached as they have welded brackets to the truck frame to line up the mounting locations and it's a little crooked. The bed is in really good shape but I would rather have a the correct step side bed for the truck.

I know the value of a decent bed for the 67-72 years are pretty high, but its it the same for the earlier years?

Does anyone know if I can just replace the fenders with the correct ones and fix the mounting or should I just try to find the correct bed?


Thanks in advance for the advise!

[67ChevyRedneck]

You're in arizona.... you should be able to get an entire 67-72 truck bed for a few hundred bucks... The funny thing is they are usally pretty cheap whole, and considerably more expensive when taken apart and sold in pieces.

[sneakysnake]

The holes dont line up on the fenders and the steps are different, but it can be done.

[67ChevyRedneck]

Are the original brackets still on the frame for the original bed? Or did they cut those off?? There should be 4 at the front, behind the cab (2 on each side) The back half of the bed sits on the frame.

[whatnow123]

Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

Are the original brackets still on the frame for the original bed? Or did they cut those off?? There should be 4 at the front, behind the cab (2 on each side) The back half of the bed sits on the frame.

No factory brackets what so ever. Just 4 heavy gage steal straps welded to the frame and bent at the top to connect the bed to the frame.

[67ChevyRedneck]

That sucks man, this is what factory brackets look like....

[whatnow123]

Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

That sucks man, this is what factory brackets look like....

Whew.. I have the brackets on the frame. I thought maybe you meant brackets on the bed.

[67ChevyRedneck]

That's good. The bed shouldn't have any brackets on it, but it does have cross sills that go across the bed, under the wood floor, and these cross sills sit on the brackets at the front, and they sit on the frame at the back (with square rubber pads underneath them.)

[Palf70Step]

The dimensions of the stepbeds are pretty much the same from around 47 up to 87. Just the mounting of the steps and fendrs is the biggest issue. If you have a good one, you can easily adapt it to work. I converted an 84 bed for my 70.

Here is what I did to the latemodel bed.
http://myweb.cableone.net/wpalfrey/84bed/84bed_01.htm

I don't have the exact specifics on what little bit is different on the older beds.

[72armyswbtruck]

Hey, that's not a bad little build thread

[Palf70Step]

Thank you.