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Scottri · 11-12-2002, 12:16 PM

I hope this doesn't seem like a stupid question but here it is.

What is involved with removing and replacing a bedside on a long bed fleetside truck? Does it involve cutting and welding or can it be done by a weekend amature?

Thanks,

Scott

slam33 · 11-12-2002, 12:19 PM

It's all bolted together and you can do it in a weekend

Slammed67 · 11-12-2002, 01:46 PM

There is also a small weld you'll have to cut. It is located where the bedside meets the rear bed brace, right by the tailgate hinge. Can easliy be cut with a die grider or angle grinder with a thin cut-off wheel. Also, expect to have some problems removing some of the carriage bolts that hold the sides down. They are most likely rusty and the heads will spin when you attempt to loosen them. Just giving you fair warning..... but you may get lucky. Might soak them good with WD-40 or Liquid Wrench before attempting removing them.

Scottri · 11-12-2002, 02:12 PM

Thanks guys!

Hey Slam, where do you live in Long Beach? I grew up there. I went to Poly high then Millikan. Graduated in '81. I grew up down near Bixby Park near 3rd and Temple. I moved up here to Oregon about 8 years ago and don't make it back often.

Scott

VDOG · 11-12-2002, 08:12 PM

Yo Slam! Im in LA, about 10 miles from Long Beach.
Got any spare bedside parts? Mainly the driver side for a longbed?

11-12-2002, 12:16 PM	#1
Scottri Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Beaverton Oregon USA Posts: 338	Bedside. I hope this doesn't seem like a stupid question but here it is. What is involved with removing and replacing a bedside on a long bed fleetside truck? Does it involve cutting and welding or can it be done by a weekend amature? Thanks, Scott __________________ 1969 GMC 3/4 Ton Long Bed Fleetside 350, 4 speed manual, P/S, P/B, Edelbrock 1406 Carb Beaverton / Portland Oregon

11-12-2002, 12:19 PM	#2
slam33 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Long Beach, Ca Posts: 1,432	It's all bolted together and you can do it in a weekend __________________ 71 LWB 350/350still working on it but it's going tp be sweet. www.geocities.com/stevemau/slam33page.html " TARGET=_blank>http://www.geocities.com/stevemau/slam33page.html?1004806705410 </A>

11-12-2002, 01:46 PM	#3
Slammed67 Progress = 0% Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 2,108	There is also a small weld you'll have to cut. It is located where the bedside meets the rear bed brace, right by the tailgate hinge. Can easliy be cut with a die grider or angle grinder with a thin cut-off wheel. Also, expect to have some problems removing some of the carriage bolts that hold the sides down. They are most likely rusty and the heads will spin when you attempt to loosen them. Just giving you fair warning..... but you may get lucky. Might soak them good with WD-40 or Liquid Wrench before attempting removing them. __________________ Jason - '67 GMC swb \| '57 Bel-Air 4dr hardtop \| '56 210 4dr Wagon \| 2000 GMC Sierra Last edited by Slammed67; 11-12-2002 at 01:50 PM.

11-12-2002, 02:12 PM	#4
Scottri Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Beaverton Oregon USA Posts: 338	Thanks guys! Hey Slam, where do you live in Long Beach? I grew up there. I went to Poly high then Millikan. Graduated in '81. I grew up down near Bixby Park near 3rd and Temple. I moved up here to Oregon about 8 years ago and don't make it back often. Scott __________________ 1969 GMC 3/4 Ton Long Bed Fleetside 350, 4 speed manual, P/S, P/B, Edelbrock 1406 Carb Beaverton / Portland Oregon

11-12-2002, 08:12 PM	#5
VDOG Grand PooBaa Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: LA, CA Posts: 5,302	Yo Slam! Im in LA, about 10 miles from Long Beach. Got any spare bedside parts? Mainly the driver side for a longbed?



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