1963 spare tire mount fender

[michael.castro63!]

Im wondering if someone could answer a question for me so I'm looking for a spare tire fender and want to know the difference bectween the long bed and short bed fender I understand the mount is a lil different but what is the reason? And does the actual fender itself differ in size or style?When long or short bed?
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[aerotruk63]

Two different part numbers:

[WhippinSaw]

Very nice aerotruk63. Do you have the spare tire carrier illustration for the long bed.

[aerotruk63]

Not that I've seen. Gm will supply a drawing for reference to lead you to the group then
the part number. They do not have every application illustrations.

[WhippinSaw]

The spare tire carrier mounts through the fender on a shortbed and does not touch the fender on a long bed. Here are a couple of pics I found on a previous posts and my attempt to modifiy a carrier I bought on ebay.

[100%Chevy]

Here's an original long bed mount-

And a short bed-

The first pic is a 66.The second pic is a 65.Note the differences in the fender cut-outs,and the height of the mounts.

Mike.

[michael.castro63!]

Thanks aero and 100% Chevy so it's still just that mount that differs though? How about the fender it's self is that different from long to short?
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[T2vigil]

Yes there is a difference in the fenders. Note in 100%'s photos. The cut out in the long bed doesn't have a hole and the cut out is more forward. The short bed has the hole and the cut out is higher up on the fender.