CONCEPT: half fleet/ half step. - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

dinnut · 05-23-2003, 03:36 PM

for now this is a concept... i got really bored while waiting for my ride from school today. so i sat there and thought. i want a fleetside and a stepside. i cant decide. then it came to me. but a short fleet and a short step. cut each in half. and weld them together. left would be step. right would be fleet. it would be major surgery and if done wrong could look like SH!T.dual color schemes as well. half torch, half black hood and cab top and bottom of bed could be a different color combining the 2 and on each side of the top could be little flames separating the 3 colors... this idea is really a stretch. i know

67chevemall · 05-23-2003, 03:40 PM

Got Weed??

1969 GMC · 05-23-2003, 03:49 PM

hmmm... it would definitely be something different...

but different isn't always good.

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Got Weed??

lol

**1971Stepside** · 05-23-2003, 03:56 PM

boy, I'm glad your ride showed up before you started thinking about the internal combustion engine or something......whew!

j/k

Crank · 05-23-2003, 03:58 PM

Well in Minitruckin' like last year there was a little Toyota Taco, it has a different color scheme on both sides, it was in no way semetrical, ICKY to me, but if you looked at two different pictures, you'da never knew it was the same truck. I'd say, do it. It wouldnt really be that much work, just cut each right down the middle and weld them back together, the tailgate would need some work, but who cares about the header part of the bed, out of sight, out of mind.
Brandon

dinnut · 05-23-2003, 04:01 PM

i saw a dodge like that. 2002. it was tight as hell.

bpmcgee · 05-23-2003, 04:08 PM

I admire your imagination.

If youwere to do this practically, how would you handle the different dimensions of the tailgate and bed front?

Brian

P.S. I always like making up problems like this and figuring out solutions. Keeps you on your toes.

**nightmare** · 05-23-2003, 04:11 PM

Two Face would be proud!

Smooth68 · 05-23-2003, 04:22 PM

I might could see doing the half thing on each side - like fleet on the bottom half and step on the top half....but the side to side thing......?????

griesel72 · 05-23-2003, 04:22 PM

brian has some good questions, tailgate would be a tough one to match

**COBALT** · 05-23-2003, 04:24 PM

You're drifting aimlessly into Gremlin and Pacer territory.

Crank · 05-23-2003, 04:24 PM

Ehem... Excuse me, lol. Look at my post, I said it first. ne ner ne ner ne ner... lol.
Brandon

bpmcgee · 05-23-2003, 04:26 PM

Griesel,

I suppose if you really wanted to do the "Split image" concept, you'd accentuate the difference -- just make a flat plate to cover the end of the fleetside gate and weld the two halves together. That would look pretty funky <g>

Brian

edit: He's right, he DID say it first. And he mentioned my solution here. Ho hum, I feel so -- 20 minutes ago!

B

Crank · 05-23-2003, 04:29 PM

Hehe. Lol. You should. Pshh(so in a womans voice)
Brandon

cruzn72 · 05-23-2003, 04:32 PM

I enjoy the Dare to Be Different movement, but wouldn't it be easier to build a fleetside truck and a stepside truck. Take lots of pics if you do continue with your idea.

dinnut · 05-23-2003, 04:34 PM

for the front and rear: take the side of each bed without front or rear. weld a giant steel plate in place of both.

dinnut · 05-23-2003, 04:37 PM

no way in hell i could afford 2 trucks. the point IS to be different not to have 2 trucks. (almost) anybody could build 2 trucks... this would take some skill. ill post some pics of what each side could look like.

67cst · 05-23-2003, 04:46 PM

and who would do all the fab work? i think it would be one of those projects that would get half done and it would look like sh!t i think, no offense but that would be horrible imo

**CPNE** · 05-23-2003, 05:27 PM

That would be a waste of 2 beds. Kinda like the sideshow half man/half woman freak.

Blue_71 · 05-23-2003, 05:33 PM

i have to agree with CPNE, different isnt always good

casey · 05-23-2003, 08:04 PM

I love a good imagination, maybe this wouldn't work or look good, but don't stop dreamin up ideas

krue · 05-23-2003, 08:48 PM

A+ for imagination
F for taste?
But if you do it post pics by all means!:p

Roberty · 05-23-2003, 09:02 PM

I want some of what he's been smokin' - LOL.

weasel29gm · 05-23-2003, 09:08 PM

Always told the wife if we built a house one room would be upside down, walk on ceiling, lights on floor etc. Then she said she would increase my dosage!!!!!!!!! LOL Give you a A+ for thinkin'!!!!!!!

dinnut · 05-23-2003, 09:27 PM

i realize how dumb the idea is now... but at first... i thought i had something.

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05-23-2003, 03:36 PM	#1
dinnut Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: missouri city, tx Posts: 4,486	CONCEPT: half fleet/ half step. for now this is a concept... i got really bored while waiting for my ride from school today. so i sat there and thought. i want a fleetside and a stepside. i cant decide. then it came to me. but a short fleet and a short step. cut each in half. and weld them together. left would be step. right would be fleet. it would be major surgery and if done wrong could look like SH!T.dual color schemes as well. half torch, half black hood and cab top and bottom of bed could be a different color combining the 2 and on each side of the top could be little flames separating the 3 colors... this idea is really a stretch. i know __________________ 70 longbed 496/th400/Ford 9"

05-23-2003, 03:56 PM	#4
1971Stepside Almost Satisfied Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,932	boy, I'm glad your ride showed up before you started thinking about the internal combustion engine or something......whew! j/k __________________ 1971 C10 Stepside. LSx 6.0 with BTR Stage IV, Speed Engineering Headers, 4L80e transmission w/3200 Circle-D Stall. 3.73. Posi. Purchased this truck when I was 17. I started the rebuild (or take apart) in 1993. I have drug it around all over the country in pieces. Finally back on the road in 2021. "I can't complain, but sometimes I still do. Life's been good to me so far."

05-23-2003, 04:01 PM	#6
dinnut Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: missouri city, tx Posts: 4,486	i saw a dodge like that. 2002. it was tight as hell. __________________ 70 longbed 496/th400/Ford 9"

05-23-2003, 04:22 PM	#9
Smooth68 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: West Fork, Arkansas - Razorback Country Posts: 1,826	I might could see doing the half thing on each side - like fleet on the bottom half and step on the top half....but the side to side thing......????? __________________ Smooth68's Web Site WTB 64-66 project or frame/cab, SWB or LWB...I have the fever! Whatcha got?? '68 Short Step - Shaved Body, Soon Bagged - *SOLD* Driver-2004 GMC Z-71 Ext-cab

05-23-2003, 03:40 PM	#2
67chevemall Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NB Posts: 3,367	Got Weed??

05-23-2003, 03:58 PM	#5
Crank Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Crittenden, KY Posts: 1,965	Well in Minitruckin' like last year there was a little Toyota Taco, it has a different color scheme on both sides, it was in no way semetrical, ICKY to me, but if you looked at two different pictures, you'da never knew it was the same truck. I'd say, do it. It wouldnt really be that much work, just cut each right down the middle and weld them back together, the tailgate would need some work, but who cares about the header part of the bed, out of sight, out of mind. Brandon

05-23-2003, 04:08 PM	#7
bpmcgee Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 2,181	I admire your imagination. If youwere to do this practically, how would you handle the different dimensions of the tailgate and bed front? Brian P.S. I always like making up problems like this and figuring out solutions. Keeps you on your toes.

05-23-2003, 04:22 PM	#10
griesel72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Howard, Kansas USA Posts: 1,997	brian has some good questions, tailgate would be a tough one to match __________________ 1969 K10 Custom 10 1997 Z71 2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 2006 King Ranch 1980 Wife

05-23-2003, 04:24 PM	#11
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	You're drifting aimlessly into Gremlin and Pacer territory. __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.

05-23-2003, 04:26 PM	#13
bpmcgee Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 2,181	Griesel, I suppose if you really wanted to do the "Split image" concept, you'd accentuate the difference -- just make a flat plate to cover the end of the fleetside gate and weld the two halves together. That would look pretty funky <g> Brian edit: He's right, he DID say it first. And he mentioned my solution here. Ho hum, I feel so -- 20 minutes ago! B

05-23-2003, 04:29 PM	#14
Crank Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Crittenden, KY Posts: 1,965	Hehe. Lol. You should. Pshh(so in a womans voice) Brandon

05-23-2003, 04:32 PM	#15
cruzn72 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 99	I enjoy the Dare to Be Different movement, but wouldn't it be easier to build a fleetside truck and a stepside truck. Take lots of pics if you do continue with your idea. __________________ http://photos.yahoo.com/cruzn72@pacbell.net Last edited by cruzn72; 05-23-2003 at 04:43 PM.

05-23-2003, 04:34 PM	#16
dinnut Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: missouri city, tx Posts: 4,486	for the front and rear: take the side of each bed without front or rear. weld a giant steel plate in place of both. __________________ 70 longbed 496/th400/Ford 9"

05-23-2003, 04:37 PM	#17
dinnut Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: missouri city, tx Posts: 4,486	no way in hell i could afford 2 trucks. the point IS to be different not to have 2 trucks. (almost) anybody could build 2 trucks... this would take some skill. ill post some pics of what each side could look like. __________________ 70 longbed 496/th400/Ford 9"



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05-23-2003, 04:46 PM	#18
67cst i love summertime Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Posts: 4,303	and who would do all the fab work? i think it would be one of those projects that would get half done and it would look like sh!t i think, no offense but that would be horrible imo __________________ 1967 shortbox stepside Chevy, 365 hp 327, th400. GLOVE BOX LIGHTS FORSALE, click link for info http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=273724

05-23-2003, 05:27 PM	#19
CPNE Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: NH Posts: 6,664	That would be a waste of 2 beds. Kinda like the sideshow half man/half woman freak. __________________ Currently on or near the homestead: 67 Chevy SWB 2WD stepside 350/3 on tree (Pat's) 67 GMC SWB 2WD Fleet 402/auto (Brian's under construction) 67 Chevy 3/4 ton 2WD 402/auto (Business Hauler) 67 Chevy 1 ton dually 2WD 396/4 speed (Former business hauler, Needs TLC) 68 Chevy 1/2 ton Suburban 2WD 250 six/3 on tree (Brian's Needs TLC) 70 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD 350/4 speed (Pat's - Disguised as a 68 GMC) 71 Chevy SWB stepside (Crushed by tree - parts donor) 72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD (Parts donor) 72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD Suburban (Parts Donor) 72 GMC 3/4 ton 4WD 292 six/4 speed (Mine - Disguised as a 67 GMC) 81 GMC 4WD Dually Dump Body 350/4 speed (Business Hauler) 82 Camaro Z/28 355/Super T-10 (Pat's toy) 93 Caprice 9C1 (Brian's Cop Car) 02 Toyota Camry (Reliable but a souless steel and plastic hulk) 2011 2SS RS Camaro M6 Factory Hurst Shifter Maybe I need to sell some of this crap Yet another Bozo with a sawz-all

05-23-2003, 08:04 PM	#21
casey Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kelowna B.C. Canada Posts: 2,048	I love a good imagination, maybe this wouldn't work or look good, but don't stop dreamin up ideas

05-23-2003, 08:48 PM	#22
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,450	A+ for imagination F for taste? But if you do it post pics by all means!:p __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

05-23-2003, 09:02 PM	#23
Roberty Hot Damn - Here I Am!! Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Ringgold, Georgia Posts: 726	I want some of what he's been smokin' - LOL. __________________ My vehicles: '90 Silverado Sport '71 Chevelle SS Convertible '70 C-10 - My Grandfather bought it new - original un-restored

05-23-2003, 09:08 PM	#24
weasel29gm SLOW BUT SURE,BUT CLOSER Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: eleanor wv usa Posts: 3,093	Always told the wife if we built a house one room would be upside down, walk on ceiling, lights on floor etc. Then she said she would increase my dosage!!!!!!!!! LOL Give you a A+ for thinkin'!!!!!!! __________________ 69 C-10, OWNED 35YRS... 350 over 30, 350 Turbo, 3:73 Posi P/S, P/B Black with red and black int. ''LOVE THESE OLD ''TRUCKS.......

05-23-2003, 09:27 PM	#25
dinnut Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: missouri city, tx Posts: 4,486	i realize how dumb the idea is now... but at first... i thought i had something. __________________ 70 longbed 496/th400/Ford 9"

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