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DarkFox1 · 11-16-2002, 12:26 AM

heh, I was playing with photoshop, pasting together pics of the various parts I've bought to see what my truck would look like right now if I threw it together.

also.. a question.. would a 73+ steel bed floor off a SWB fit on our trucks? or maybe witl alittle modification?

>X< · 11-16-2002, 01:03 AM

i'm guessing that it will be close, since chevy is good like that, anthing will fit with modification

Burlinator · 11-16-2002, 10:46 AM

the only difference I have found in the floors is the outer edges have little hump in front of wheel wells for the fuel filler neck on 73up
I can take a pic when the sun comes up if ya like

**Palf70Step** · 11-16-2002, 12:03 PM

73 up also have different wheel openings...more squared off if I remember right, sooo it you wnat front & rear to match you'll need to modify wheel openings...like the the late models.

Cheyenne Super · 11-17-2002, 06:13 PM

Classic industries has/had (not sure which) bed floor halves. If you really have to have a steel floor you could get the two halves and weld them together.

**Palf70Step** · 11-17-2002, 11:17 PM

OOOOOOppppps misread the thread. Thought you ment the hole bed. Seems like it should work. I guess it wouldn't matter much if the wheel tubs are more squarish and the filler neck. I didn't measure real close, but saw a late 70's and a fleet of ours in parking lot (both long beds) and the numbers were less than a 1/4" difference for both longbeds in width and length, so I would imagine the shortbeds are that close also.

You should have seen the looks on the two guys at the mall when I asked them what I wanted to do. I guess having my 3 year old made me see somewhat sane (very somewhat). I din't have anything to write down dimensions, just compared the two.

Not sure about mounts. never saw the underside of a fleet before.

DarkFox1 · 11-17-2002, 11:23 PM

well, reason I ask..I'm sure yall know, if you've been to any junkyards.. the avalibility of a 67-72 steel shortbed fleetside floor is next to noting.. but the avalibiluty of a short fleed steel 73-87 is very possible.. and in good condition too. if it fits. or I could make it fit.. it would perhaps save me some money... which is a good thing for a college dork like myself

70 Jimmy · 11-17-2002, 11:53 PM

I've heard that J.C.Whitney has bed floor sections.

Hooter · 11-18-2002, 12:26 AM

cut it out and put in wood!

DarkFox1 · 11-18-2002, 07:45 AM

I dont have a floor at all. I have 2 bed sides and a tailgate. thats it.. I'm working on the other peices. I have some cross sills I think.. off my longbed, and the shortbed junk bed I have sitting out there MIGHT have a good front cross panel or whatever you wanna call it. I haven't poked around on these much. but none of them have a good ribbed floor. I figure the only part of the floor that really needs to be shaped a specific way is the very edge, the rest can be just generic ribs, I already have the bed sides and can get the wheel wells eventually, so I suppose if some holes neeed to be made in the floor, I could do that pretty easily.

wood floor is not will not cannot be an option.. I'm building a truck, not a deck. I want something thats gonna last a while and can be rhino lined.

Myride67c10 · 11-18-2002, 09:43 AM

There'e one running around here were I live on what looks to be a 70 GMC, the trucks pretty ratty. But the bed looks alright. So it can work but I have know idea what the guy had to do to make it work.

Long Knight · 11-18-2002, 02:01 PM

I know a guy who replaced his bed floors with diamond tread metal plate whenever they rusted out. That may not be the finish you are looking for, just giving another option.

11-16-2002, 12:26 AM	#1
DarkFox1 in WAY over my head Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Douglasville GA Posts: 923	a concept pic, and a question heh, I was playing with photoshop, pasting together pics of the various parts I've bought to see what my truck would look like right now if I threw it together. also.. a question.. would a 73+ steel bed floor off a SWB fit on our trucks? or maybe witl alittle modification? Attached Images

11-16-2002, 01:03 AM	#2
>X< registered IWATA user Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 4,481	i'm guessing that it will be close, since chevy is good like that, anthing will fit with modification __________________ -'63 Ford Fairlane 500 coupe, v8, auto, faded and rusty. awaiting built roller 302 and some flat black -'99 Honda Prelude. vtech/5spd. no pipe, no intake, bone stock. awaiting new top end. -01 GMC Yukon SLT 5.3 dented and scratched with a noisy tranny. Take off that Von Dutch hat before i stab you with a 000 Mack.

11-16-2002, 10:46 AM	#3
Burlinator Just Another Crazy Canuck Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Richmond,British Columbia Canada Posts: 1,228	the only difference I have found in the floors is the outer edges have little hump in front of wheel wells for the fuel filler neck on 73up I can take a pic when the sun comes up if ya like __________________ 1985 454/465/205, 38.5x11-16BOGGERS soon to be installed: 14bDETROIT,Edelbrock Performer cam,intake and valve springs,Comp roller tips,MSD HEI

11-16-2002, 12:03 PM	#4
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,248	73 up also have different wheel openings...more squared off if I remember right, sooo it you wnat front & rear to match you'll need to modify wheel openings...like the the late models. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

11-17-2002, 06:13 PM	#5
Cheyenne Super Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Efland, NC Posts: 303	Check here Classic industries has/had (not sure which) bed floor halves. If you really have to have a steel floor you could get the two halves and weld them together. __________________ 1971 Cheyenne Super Soon to be converted to '68 front clip. Efland, NC

11-17-2002, 11:17 PM	#6
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,248	OOOOOOppppps misread the thread. Thought you ment the hole bed. Seems like it should work. I guess it wouldn't matter much if the wheel tubs are more squarish and the filler neck. I didn't measure real close, but saw a late 70's and a fleet of ours in parking lot (both long beds) and the numbers were less than a 1/4" difference for both longbeds in width and length, so I would imagine the shortbeds are that close also. You should have seen the looks on the two guys at the mall when I asked them what I wanted to do. I guess having my 3 year old made me see somewhat sane (very somewhat). I din't have anything to write down dimensions, just compared the two. Not sure about mounts. never saw the underside of a fleet before. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

11-17-2002, 11:23 PM	#7
DarkFox1 in WAY over my head Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Douglasville GA Posts: 923	well, reason I ask..I'm sure yall know, if you've been to any junkyards.. the avalibility of a 67-72 steel shortbed fleetside floor is next to noting.. but the avalibiluty of a short fleed steel 73-87 is very possible.. and in good condition too. if it fits. or I could make it fit.. it would perhaps save me some money... which is a good thing for a college dork like myself

11-17-2002, 11:53 PM	#8
70 Jimmy aka Crusher, Crushergmc Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,834	I've heard that J.C.Whitney has bed floor sections. __________________ "KEEP IT DOWN!" 70 Jimmy 454 2wd 56 GMC Big Window "It's funny till someone gets hurt, then it's freakin' hilarious"

11-18-2002, 12:26 AM	#9
Hooter My other Love Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Castlegar B.C. Canada Posts: 4,085	cut it out and put in wood! __________________ Castlegar B.C.The great white North (Canada Eh!) Hooter_5@hotmail.com First generation Monte Carlo club pictures of my life

11-18-2002, 07:45 AM	#10
DarkFox1 in WAY over my head Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Douglasville GA Posts: 923	I dont have a floor at all. I have 2 bed sides and a tailgate. thats it.. I'm working on the other peices. I have some cross sills I think.. off my longbed, and the shortbed junk bed I have sitting out there MIGHT have a good front cross panel or whatever you wanna call it. I haven't poked around on these much. but none of them have a good ribbed floor. I figure the only part of the floor that really needs to be shaped a specific way is the very edge, the rest can be just generic ribs, I already have the bed sides and can get the wheel wells eventually, so I suppose if some holes neeed to be made in the floor, I could do that pretty easily. wood floor is not will not cannot be an option.. I'm building a truck, not a deck. I want something thats gonna last a while and can be rhino lined.

11-18-2002, 09:43 AM	#11
Myride67c10 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 165	There'e one running around here were I live on what looks to be a 70 GMC, the trucks pretty ratty. But the bed looks alright. So it can work but I have know idea what the guy had to do to make it work. __________________ 1967 C-10 Use to be Riptide

11-18-2002, 02:01 PM	#12
Long Knight Spank 'em if you got 'em! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kansas City Posts: 628	I know a guy who replaced his bed floors with diamond tread metal plate whenever they rusted out. That may not be the finish you are looking for, just giving another option. __________________ Long Knight '71 C-20, 350ci, TH350, Edl. 1406 Carb w/elec.choke, Ignitor ignition, Viper Tires, Orange Dipstick



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