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62ChevyStep · 10-06-2007, 03:59 PM

Been working on the prep work of this Bed off and on for awhile, all is prepped (sanded, metal treated, and in primer) No body work (ie dents worked, filler etc) has been done, this is the original condition of the bed, just sanding and metal conditioning and primer. Now its ready to go and have the inner flanges replaced and metal worked. Here is the Bed when I brought it home and now ready for the next phase.

62ChevyStep · 10-06-2007, 04:03 PM

Here a few more pics, will do between the panels with POR15 or zero rust or something.

Stepside65 · 10-06-2007, 06:08 PM

Cool.

62 short step · 10-06-2007, 06:21 PM

Lookin good man!! I was wondering if you ever put it on your truck yet. Now I know!!

62ChevyStep · 10-06-2007, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by 62 short step

Lookin good man!! I was wondering if you ever put it on your truck yet. Now I know!!

Thanks Guys!

Yeah, I know its been awhile, between work, kids and life it's been tough makin progress.

Once the flanges are cut and redone, any and all dents worked etc. then it'll be time to clean up the welds, take it to another friend who does lead work and have all the seams filled and smoothed, then POR15 or zero rust treatment, epoxy primer etc. Then maybe time to lay down some paint.

I just want to really take my time on these panels as it was tough enough to find a really straight short fleet bed, front panel, tailgate and fenderwells to start with.

All I have is time!

Stepside65 · 10-06-2007, 09:44 PM

What are you planning on doing with the short step bed?

62ChevyStep · 10-06-2007, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Stepside65

What are you planning on doing with the short step bed?

James, PM Sent

BIG CTY · 10-07-2007, 12:13 PM

It looks good man, but you know where I stand with the stepside. Probably one of the few times your wife didnt win! I wish I wasnt over 2000 miles away from you, I would have taken you up on that stepside offer!

62ChevyStep · 10-07-2007, 02:20 PM

Thx BgCty,

Yeah I know, you and the wife ganging up on me, I just have always had a thing for SWB Fleets. I think the Stepsides are cool too but all I have ever had (62,68, and 81, 85) have all been stepsides, I figured here is my chance to finally build "my" dream truck.

I wish you would have been closer too as I would have given the whole shabang to you. Looks like Stepside65 is going to come get it.

Stepside65 · 10-07-2007, 02:43 PM

You can bet on that one. It'll be finding a nice new home on the back of my little lady's 65. She's thrilled about it too. PM Sent 62chevystep.

satin64 · 10-07-2007, 02:56 PM

sweet!i agree the short fleet is the way to go.steps are allright but theyre every where.nice work on the bed sides.i took mine off and starting on them this winter.

62ChevyStep · 10-07-2007, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by satin64

sweet!i agree the short fleet is the way to go.steps are allright but theyre every where.nice work on the bed sides.i took mine off and starting on them this winter.

Thx Satin64,

All the best with the refinishing of the bed sides, it was a bear removing the tar like under coating they put between the panels, but figured out if you take a halogen light (one of those real bright little square one's) and let it shine either on or from behind the panel, it gets hot enough so you can take a good putty knife and chip it away.

other than that I took a long drill bit extension and put a 4" wire wheel on and was able to work all up through the panels and down inside the stake bed pockets. all the rest was with a orbital sander and 60 grit to strip the old paint and debris any surface rust. treated with Picklex20 (http://www.picklex20.com/) then with primer. Should keep them until the flange work and lead work is complete then they can be sealed and final paint applied

anahuac · 10-07-2007, 07:09 PM

Derek i am glad you could save the bed.it looks a lot better than when you picked it up. kenneth

62ChevyStep · 10-07-2007, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by anahuac

Derek i am glad you could save the bed.it looks a lot better than when you picked it up. kenneth

Hey Kenneth!

Good to see your still around, ya, its been a journey, but well worth everything I have gone through and will in the future. Thanks again for the oppourtunity, OEM Short fleetbeds are just getting tougher to find in any kind of decent shape. I just know that in the end it makes this truck that much sweeter to me. I will keep posting the pictures as it progresses into the next phase - Inner flange replacement/repair, then on to lead filling and smoothing of the seams.

kyle4381 · 10-07-2007, 11:42 PM

Looks nice.. Keep up the good work.

63 & 64 Bowties · 10-08-2007, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by 62ChevyStep

Thx Satin64,

treated with Picklex20 (http://www.picklex20.com/) then with etching primer.

I was wondering what that was. Almost looks like the old zink oxide primer, but I don't think you can buy that anymore.
Lookin' good

62ChevyStep · 10-08-2007, 12:01 PM

Hey Kyle,

Good to see your still out there! How is the 62 coming? your truck is one I use for my inspiration. Looking forward to seeing pics of the redo.

62ChevyStep · 10-08-2007, 12:06 PM

63&64,

yeah that pickleX is great stuff used it on the inside between the panels to halt the rust and keep any flash from happening while they were sitting in storage, the primer is just a high corrosion resistant primer, no epoxy primer yet, just going off of what my body guy instructed to do prior to giving it to him so he can redo the flanges and work any highs and lows, before filling seams etc.

satin64 · 10-10-2007, 09:33 AM

thanks for the info and the link.i'll be following your thread

jchav62 · 10-10-2007, 12:00 PM

Looking good!! Can't wait to see it done. Ever come up north to Santa Fe?

62ChevyStep · 10-10-2007, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by jchav62

Looking good!! Can't wait to see it done. Ever come up north to Santa Fe?

Thx jchav62! Yeah been up that way quite a bit, (not with the 62' though) infact my wife and I will be up there the end of the month.

Stepside65 is coming to get the stepside bed next weekend, I unbolted it and disconnected the rear lights last night, I will lift it off in the next couple of days and have it waiting on saw horses for him. Looks like I will be running bedless for awhile, but that will allow me to fab up the rear mount gas tank, clean up and paint the rear chassis, maybe do a rear disk brake setup etc.

10-06-2007, 03:59 PM	#1
62ChevyStep Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Portales, NM Posts: 359	Short Fleetside Bed ready to go under the knife Been working on the prep work of this Bed off and on for awhile, all is prepped (sanded, metal treated, and in primer) No body work (ie dents worked, filler etc) has been done, this is the original condition of the bed, just sanding and metal conditioning and primer. Now its ready to go and have the inner flanges replaced and metal worked. Here is the Bed when I brought it home and now ready for the next phase. Attached Images __________________ ________________________ 62' 3.5/5 drop SWB Fleet, PS, PB-Dsk/Drm,350/700R4 08' Chevrolet Silverado CrewCab 05'Toyota Tacoma Prerunner SR5 Last edited by 62ChevyStep; 10-08-2007 at 12:08 PM.

10-06-2007, 04:03 PM	#2
62ChevyStep Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Portales, NM Posts: 359	A Few More Pics Here a few more pics, will do between the panels with POR15 or zero rust or something. Attached Images __________________ ________________________ 62' 3.5/5 drop SWB Fleet, PS, PB-Dsk/Drm,350/700R4 08' Chevrolet Silverado CrewCab 05'Toyota Tacoma Prerunner SR5 Last edited by 62ChevyStep; 10-06-2007 at 04:05 PM.

10-06-2007, 06:08 PM	#3
Stepside65 Still Truckless! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Valrico, Florida Posts: 3,166	Re: Short Fleetside ready to go under the knife Cool. __________________ ~James Truckless 2009 Hyundai Sonata<~~Wife's sedanomatic 1997 Nissan Pickup Father-in-law's tonka toy I am forced to drive Founder of The 60-66 Club Tutor Et Ultor

10-06-2007, 06:21 PM	#4
62 short step Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Greenwell Springs, Louisiana Posts: 2,882	Re: Short Fleetside ready to go under the knife Lookin good man!! I was wondering if you ever put it on your truck yet. Now I know!!

10-06-2007, 09:44 PM	#6
Stepside65 Still Truckless! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Valrico, Florida Posts: 3,166	Re: Short Fleetside ready to go under the knife What are you planning on doing with the short step bed? __________________ ~James Truckless 2009 Hyundai Sonata<~~Wife's sedanomatic 1997 Nissan Pickup Father-in-law's tonka toy I am forced to drive Founder of The 60-66 Club Tutor Et Ultor

10-07-2007, 12:13 PM	#8
BIG CTY Between the earth and the sky Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 822	Re: Short Fleetside ready to go under the knife It looks good man, but you know where I stand with the stepside. Probably one of the few times your wife didnt win! I wish I wasnt over 2000 miles away from you, I would have taken you up on that stepside offer! __________________ Chris - 1966 C10 Shortbed Fleetside, 1991 GMC Sierra 1500 Extended Cab, 1993 Blazer Sport 4x4 My other rides: 1969 Chevrolet Impala SS427 Convertible 1976 Dodge Tradesman B200 2002 Nissan Maxima 6 speed 2004 Mercedes Benz CL500

10-07-2007, 02:20 PM	#9
62ChevyStep Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Portales, NM Posts: 359	Re: Short Fleetside ready to go under the knife Thx BgCty, Yeah I know, you and the wife ganging up on me, I just have always had a thing for SWB Fleets. I think the Stepsides are cool too but all I have ever had (62,68, and 81, 85) have all been stepsides, I figured here is my chance to finally build "my" dream truck. I wish you would have been closer too as I would have given the whole shabang to you. Looks like Stepside65 is going to come get it. __________________ ________________________ 62' 3.5/5 drop SWB Fleet, PS, PB-Dsk/Drm,350/700R4 08' Chevrolet Silverado CrewCab 05'Toyota Tacoma Prerunner SR5 Last edited by 62ChevyStep; 10-07-2007 at 02:21 PM.

10-07-2007, 02:43 PM	#10
Stepside65 Still Truckless! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Valrico, Florida Posts: 3,166	Re: Short Fleetside ready to go under the knife You can bet on that one. It'll be finding a nice new home on the back of my little lady's 65. She's thrilled about it too. PM Sent 62chevystep. __________________ ~James Truckless 2009 Hyundai Sonata<~~Wife's sedanomatic 1997 Nissan Pickup Father-in-law's tonka toy I am forced to drive Founder of The 60-66 Club Tutor Et Ultor

10-07-2007, 02:56 PM	#11
satin64 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: st.helens oregon Posts: 312	Re: Short Fleetside ready to go under the knife sweet!i agree the short fleet is the way to go.steps are allright but theyre every where.nice work on the bed sides.i took mine off and starting on them this winter.

10-07-2007, 07:09 PM	#13
anahuac Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: anahuac,texas Posts: 34	Re: Short Fleetside ready to go under the knife Derek i am glad you could save the bed.it looks a lot better than when you picked it up. kenneth

10-07-2007, 11:42 PM	#15
kyle4381 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: AZ Posts: 416	Re: Short Fleetside ready to go under the knife Looks nice.. Keep up the good work.

10-08-2007, 12:01 PM	#17
62ChevyStep Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Portales, NM Posts: 359	Re: Short Fleetside ready to go under the knife Hey Kyle, Good to see your still out there! How is the 62 coming? your truck is one I use for my inspiration. Looking forward to seeing pics of the redo. __________________ ________________________ 62' 3.5/5 drop SWB Fleet, PS, PB-Dsk/Drm,350/700R4 08' Chevrolet Silverado CrewCab 05'Toyota Tacoma Prerunner SR5

10-08-2007, 12:06 PM	#18
62ChevyStep Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Portales, NM Posts: 359	Re: Short Fleetside ready to go under the knife 63&64, yeah that pickleX is great stuff used it on the inside between the panels to halt the rust and keep any flash from happening while they were sitting in storage, the primer is just a high corrosion resistant primer, no epoxy primer yet, just going off of what my body guy instructed to do prior to giving it to him so he can redo the flanges and work any highs and lows, before filling seams etc. __________________ ________________________ 62' 3.5/5 drop SWB Fleet, PS, PB-Dsk/Drm,350/700R4 08' Chevrolet Silverado CrewCab 05'Toyota Tacoma Prerunner SR5

10-10-2007, 09:33 AM	#19
satin64 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: st.helens oregon Posts: 312	Re: Short Fleetside ready to go under the knife thanks for the info and the link.i'll be following your thread

10-10-2007, 12:00 PM	#20
jchav62 1962 C-10 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Las Vegas, New Mexico Posts: 4,978	Re: Short Fleetside ready to go under the knife Looking good!! Can't wait to see it done. Ever come up north to Santa Fe? __________________ Joseph Chavez "See the USA in a Chevrolet!!" ......................_____ .........________//__{\_____ ,,,,,,,/__(O)___//___/__(O)_/ 1962 C10 Shortbed Fleetside 327/th350 GV overdrive 1974 C10 Longbed Fleetside 350/th350 "The Trash Truck" 1999 Chevy 2500 OBS, Longbed 5.7/4L80E 4x4 2015 GMC Sierra SLE 1500 4x4



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