Stepside fenders on a fleetside bed? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Als454 · 08-13-2007, 08:06 PM

I have a 1972 C30 "Dually" with a fleetside bed on it. I need to extend the fenders about 5" on either side to cover the rear wheels. I have a set of fiberglass stepside fenders that I want to cut to fit. I have seen this done before on these trucks. My question is to anyone who has done this is how do I cut them to match the profile of the fleetside bed. This is even more complicated as the profile of the bedsides change from one end to the other. Is there an easy way to do this.
Allen

centsless · 08-13-2007, 09:26 PM

68gmcdually has one that looks sweet!! I will PM him a link to this thread

72freak · 08-13-2007, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Als454

I have a 1972 C30 "Dually" with a fleetside bed on it. I need to extend the fenders about 5" on either side to cover the rear wheels. I have a set of fiberglass stepside fenders that I want to cut to fit. I have seen this done before on these trucks. My question is to anyone who has done this is how do I cut them to match the profile of the fleetside bed. This is even more complicated as the profile of the bedsides change from one end to the other. Is there an easy way to do this.
Allen

I am getting ready to do the same thing...I have a 133" wheelbase so I am using a longhorn bed.

What bed did you use? How did it fit?

BCOWANWHEELS · 08-13-2007, 10:34 PM

Use Cardboard To Make A Template Or Go To Eastwood, They Got Those Plastic Template Makers For Doing Body Work.

67_C-30 · 08-14-2007, 01:51 PM

I am currently in the process of doing this. You can use a protractor to mark the profile of the fleetside bed onto the stepside fender. Here is a step by step description w/ pics of how to do it. Its actually very simple to do. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...126946&page=13

Here's a bunch of inspiration pics for ya!!

67_C-30 · 08-14-2007, 01:54 PM

A few more

67_C-30 · 08-14-2007, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 72freak

I am getting ready to do the same thing...I have a 133" wheelbase so I am using a longhorn bed.

What bed did you use? How did it fit?

I had to cut the frame on mine 6" to make it fit. I used a '97 C3500 pickup rearend. I was able to use factory bed mounts off the 1/2 ton truck on the 1 ton frame. It was a lot easier than I expected it to be. I had to drill a few holes and bolted the mounts in the front, and just had to drill holes for the 4 rear bed bolts.

1971 Cheyenne · 08-14-2007, 02:51 PM

Never done this project myself, but I have a good bit of experience with scribing logs for log homes, I would think that the same scribes would work just as well for this (get one with the bubble on it so you know your scribe is true).

68gmcdually · 08-14-2007, 06:30 PM

We scribed mine and it worked out really well. The only thing extra that we did that I recommend you do as well is to add onto the heels of the front and the back of the fenders so that they go down to the bottom of the fleetside box, if not they sit up about 3/4". Good luck.

Als454 · 08-14-2007, 07:55 PM

Here's the project,
1972 fleetside shortbed
1969 C30 frame and running gear
74 454 W/TCI 400 transmission.

The frame has been shortened to fit the shortbed. The bed floor will be wood. I fabricated a frame to mount the wood bed to the C30 frame.

I was hoping there was some magical solution to getting the stepside fender mount on the bed.

1LoC10 · 08-14-2007, 08:01 PM

wow, that slammed baby blue one is awesome

67_C-30 · 08-15-2007, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Als454

Here's the project,
1972 fleetside shortbed
1969 C30 frame and running gear
74 454 W/TCI 400 transmission.

The frame has been shortened to fit the shortbed. The bed floor will be wood. I fabricated a frame to mount the wood bed to the C30 frame.

I was hoping there was some magical solution to getting the stepside fender mount on the bed.

Man that thing look wicked with the shortbed!! I can't wait to see it altogether!

67_C-30 · 08-26-2007, 04:54 PM

Got out there and started on mine today. I got the pass side almost completed. I mocked them up and got them level on Chlorine buckets, and marked them with 3" piece of stell with a hole drilled for a pencil. I marked them off, and cut of the excess with a cut-off wheel. It went very smoothly, and was easier that I thought it would be. Here are pics.

67_C-30 · 08-26-2007, 04:59 PM

I am going to take the excess part that originally bolted to the stepside bed and modify it and weld it under the fender toi bolt it back to the fleetside bed.

corn · 08-26-2007, 06:31 PM

Wow, those look nice when done that way. Good work guys!

Longhorn Man · 11-13-2008, 07:36 PM

bump for reference toa PM i got

67_C-30 · 11-13-2008, 10:06 PM

Here's some better pics of mine since I posted the others on this thread last year. Still not painted though!

08-13-2007, 08:06 PM	#1
Als454 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Vienna, Ohio, USA Posts: 259	Stepside fenders on a fleetside bed? I have a 1972 C30 "Dually" with a fleetside bed on it. I need to extend the fenders about 5" on either side to cover the rear wheels. I have a set of fiberglass stepside fenders that I want to cut to fit. I have seen this done before on these trucks. My question is to anyone who has done this is how do I cut them to match the profile of the fleetside bed. This is even more complicated as the profile of the bedsides change from one end to the other. Is there an easy way to do this. Allen __________________ 72 Chevy A/C P/B P/S Tilt 454 Engine 400 TCI Trans C30 Frame C10 Suspension Short Wheel Base (Dually)

08-13-2007, 09:26 PM	#2
centsless sufficiently talented fool Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Forest Hill, MD Posts: 2,231	Re: Stepside fenders on a fleetside bed? 68gmcdually has one that looks sweet!! I will PM him a link to this thread __________________ "it's impossible to be surrounded by idiots when you are part of the circle" 2003 Suburban 2002 Pontiac Montana 1981 Corvette 1966 Impala Convertible Click here to support the board

08-13-2007, 10:34 PM	#4
BCOWANWHEELS Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: KINGSPORT,TN. Posts: 3,035	Re: Stepside fenders on a fleetside bed? Use Cardboard To Make A Template Or Go To Eastwood, They Got Those Plastic Template Makers For Doing Body Work. __________________ I BELIEVE IN JOHN 3:16

08-14-2007, 01:51 PM	#5
67_C-30 I have a radical idea! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sweet Home Alabama! Posts: 6,513	Re: Stepside fenders on a fleetside bed? I am currently in the process of doing this. You can use a protractor to mark the profile of the fleetside bed onto the stepside fender. Here is a step by step description w/ pics of how to do it. Its actually very simple to do. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...126946&page=13 Here's a bunch of inspiration pics for ya!! Attached Images __________________ '67 C-30 Dually Pickup 6.2 Turbo Diesel, NP435 ‘72 C-10 SWB , 350 4bbl, TH350 '69 C-10 SWB , 250 L6, 3 OTT '69 GMC C3500, dump truck, 351 V6, NP435 '84 M1009 CUCV Military Blazer 67 C-30 Turbodiesel build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=254096 My trucks http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/d...ediafilter=all Member of the 1-Ton Club! Last edited by 67_C-30; 08-14-2007 at 02:58 PM.

08-14-2007, 01:54 PM	#6
67_C-30 I have a radical idea! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sweet Home Alabama! Posts: 6,513	Re: Stepside fenders on a fleetside bed? A few more Attached Images __________________ '67 C-30 Dually Pickup 6.2 Turbo Diesel, NP435 ‘72 C-10 SWB , 350 4bbl, TH350 '69 C-10 SWB , 250 L6, 3 OTT '69 GMC C3500, dump truck, 351 V6, NP435 '84 M1009 CUCV Military Blazer 67 C-30 Turbodiesel build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=254096 My trucks http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/d...ediafilter=all Member of the 1-Ton Club!

08-14-2007, 02:51 PM	#8
1971 Cheyenne Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bellevue, WA Posts: 1,480	Re: Stepside fenders on a fleetside bed? Never done this project myself, but I have a good bit of experience with scribing logs for log homes, I would think that the same scribes would work just as well for this (get one with the bubble on it so you know your scribe is true). __________________ Brian Pal 1971 Cheyenne 10 454/th400-Undergoing a full frame off resto. 1972 Chevy short/step 2wd, 350/th350 1983 M1009 CUCV Military K5 Blazer 1981 Dodge 1 ton 4x4 dually flatbed

08-14-2007, 06:30 PM	#9
68gmcdually Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fenelon Falls, ON Canada Posts: 1,454	Re: Stepside fenders on a fleetside bed? We scribed mine and it worked out really well. The only thing extra that we did that I recommend you do as well is to add onto the heels of the front and the back of the fenders so that they go down to the bottom of the fleetside box, if not they sit up about 3/4". Good luck. Attached Images __________________ James Bellwood 1968 930 Extend-A-Cab Dually 5.7l, 5 speed,

08-14-2007, 07:55 PM	#10
Als454 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Vienna, Ohio, USA Posts: 259	Re: Stepside fenders on a fleetside bed? Here's the project, 1972 fleetside shortbed 1969 C30 frame and running gear 74 454 W/TCI 400 transmission. The frame has been shortened to fit the shortbed. The bed floor will be wood. I fabricated a frame to mount the wood bed to the C30 frame. I was hoping there was some magical solution to getting the stepside fender mount on the bed. Attached Images __________________ 72 Chevy A/C P/B P/S Tilt 454 Engine 400 TCI Trans C30 Frame C10 Suspension Short Wheel Base (Dually)

08-14-2007, 08:01 PM	#11
1LoC10 Insert Title Here Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dyer, Indiana Posts: 5,679	Re: Stepside fenders on a fleetside bed? wow, that slammed baby blue one is awesome __________________ BOBBY _69 SWB_ 1000 pics of 67-72's>> http://s193.photobucket.com/albums/z...-72/?start=all <<

08-26-2007, 04:54 PM	#13
67_C-30 I have a radical idea! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sweet Home Alabama! Posts: 6,513	Re: Stepside fenders on a fleetside bed? Got out there and started on mine today. I got the pass side almost completed. I mocked them up and got them level on Chlorine buckets, and marked them with 3" piece of stell with a hole drilled for a pencil. I marked them off, and cut of the excess with a cut-off wheel. It went very smoothly, and was easier that I thought it would be. Here are pics. Attached Images __________________ '67 C-30 Dually Pickup 6.2 Turbo Diesel, NP435 ‘72 C-10 SWB , 350 4bbl, TH350 '69 C-10 SWB , 250 L6, 3 OTT '69 GMC C3500, dump truck, 351 V6, NP435 '84 M1009 CUCV Military Blazer 67 C-30 Turbodiesel build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=254096 My trucks http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/d...ediafilter=all Member of the 1-Ton Club!

08-26-2007, 04:59 PM	#14
67_C-30 I have a radical idea! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sweet Home Alabama! Posts: 6,513	Re: Stepside fenders on a fleetside bed? I am going to take the excess part that originally bolted to the stepside bed and modify it and weld it under the fender toi bolt it back to the fleetside bed. Attached Images __________________ '67 C-30 Dually Pickup 6.2 Turbo Diesel, NP435 ‘72 C-10 SWB , 350 4bbl, TH350 '69 C-10 SWB , 250 L6, 3 OTT '69 GMC C3500, dump truck, 351 V6, NP435 '84 M1009 CUCV Military Blazer 67 C-30 Turbodiesel build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=254096 My trucks http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/d...ediafilter=all Member of the 1-Ton Club!

08-26-2007, 06:31 PM	#15
corn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: here Posts: 5,789	Re: Stepside fenders on a fleetside bed? Wow, those look nice when done that way. Good work guys!

11-13-2008, 07:36 PM	#16
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: Stepside fenders on a fleetside bed? bump for reference toa PM i got

11-13-2008, 10:06 PM	#17
67_C-30 I have a radical idea! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sweet Home Alabama! Posts: 6,513	Re: Stepside fenders on a fleetside bed? Here's some better pics of mine since I posted the others on this thread last year. Still not painted though! Attached Images __________________ '67 C-30 Dually Pickup 6.2 Turbo Diesel, NP435 ‘72 C-10 SWB , 350 4bbl, TH350 '69 C-10 SWB , 250 L6, 3 OTT '69 GMC C3500, dump truck, 351 V6, NP435 '84 M1009 CUCV Military Blazer 67 C-30 Turbodiesel build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=254096 My trucks http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/d...ediafilter=all Member of the 1-Ton Club!



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