84 Stepside Chevy

[69byrd]

The tailgate opens fine, just like always,it has plenty of room. You wouldn't want to bring it up no closer because it proably would not open.  I guess because it is rounded on the bottom it doesn't drop down and in like other tailgates.

[69byrd]

Done a little work on the truck today. I cut out some sheet metal and capped off the ends of the bed rails. I think it really changes the way the back end looks. My cousin didnt even notice it when I told him something on the back was different. That is what I wanted to do. Here are a few pix.

[69byrd]

I also got this seat today. It came out of my cousins wrecked 83, it has new foam and a new cover. I will have to get it recovered but the best part is it was free  I am also goning to try and get the headliner and trim. here is a pix of it.

[KoolerSL2]

nice score.
just remember get all the factory screws u can from all the trim.
and have SHARP drill bits.

[silvrbreez]

Nice job on the back.  That's gotta go on my list now.  I also liked how your pic showed a nice close shot of the latch tabs for the tailgate shaved off.

Nice score on the seat and possibly the headliner and trim.  I just bought a factory replacement headliner and all the trim pieces new.  Free is always better.  Hopefully it won't be too hard to get that trim installed in our trucks that didn't come with it stock.

[1983stepside]

wow the end caps made the bed look so much cleaner im gonna do that with my truck  i also like how you shave the latches for the tailgate but what are you using to keep the gate shut? because i wanted to do that with mine well at least im thinking about it thanks and keep up the good work i hope my truck turns out half as nice as yours is 

[oldwhity]

Nice detail. It came out great, 

[JRConnieK10]

Nice score on the seat it looks real nice are you sure you want to recover it the blue looks good. I could see your truck with a blues theme. Kinda like Kenny Wayne Sheperd's "Blue on Black"

[80stepsideguy]

Man you given me more ideas to do to my stepside lol.. I like the end caps and your truck will look awesome once done. Keep up the great work.

thanks
pat

[69byrd]

Thanks guys the tailgate is from MAR-K. It has the hidden latches and the cheek straps to hold it open. It has the handle on the inside and it all works like a regular tailgate. I still have a couple of small spots to weld and fill in where the latch used to be. Here is a couple of pix of the tailgate.






Here is a link to mar-k.
http://www.mar-k.com/catalog/catalog.asp

[Captkaos]

nice score on the seat and nice progress.

[69byrd]

The sun finally came out so I got the truck out and took a few pics under the hood in better light. I thought I would post them so you all can see it. In these pix you can see the shaved inner fenders. Here they are.

[oldwhity]

Nicely done.  Alot of money in all that billet.

[silvrbreez]

I'm so jealous of that engine bay.  That is the single most thing I want to clean up on the truck and don't know where to begin.  It's not easy for me to remove the engine and paint everything...I just don't have that kind of space and I need the truck as a daily.

Maybe one day or I can find a way to get around it with the engine installed?

Looks great.

[69byrd]

Thanks! and you will get your engine bay done, if you are like me the truck isn't going anywhere. I was like you when I started this project there were two areas that I wanted to spend more time and money on and that was the engine bay and the bed(with it being a stepside). So just take your time and it will come together.