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Title: anyone change your bed..?
Post by: flat black on April 10, 2009, 08:03:22 pm

to a newer stepside...like this..?????(http://i463.photobucket.com/albums/qq353/GMC1983/0909081311a.jpg)

Title: Re: anyone change your bed..?
Post by: VileZambonie on April 10, 2009, 08:43:59 pm

A few people here have but it's not my cup of tea.

Title: Re: anyone change your bed..?
Post by: gold84gmc on April 10, 2009, 09:16:51 pm

i have seen a few...i think the step sides look pretty good but not the fleetsides

Title: Re: anyone change your bed..?
Post by: fitz on April 10, 2009, 09:20:46 pm

I'm thinking about doing it to my beater stepside. It has a homemade bed on it now built by the previous owner. I've seen lots of 88+ stepside parts trucks in the $500 range. It might be a cheap way out.

Title: Re: anyone change your bed..?
Post by: 78 Chevyrado on April 10, 2009, 10:34:22 pm

I think it would look pretty good as long as you reworked the front step on the bed to match the cab.  At least the wheel openings are the same shape.  On the 67-72's those beds look like they were made for those trucks, except the front wheel opening is round whereas the newer bed has a square opening.

Title: Re: anyone change your bed..?
Post by: Laderhosen on April 11, 2009, 02:36:34 pm

Quote from: 78 Chevyrado on April 10, 2009, 10:34:22 pm

I think it would look pretty good as long as you reworked the front step on the bed to match the cab.  At least the wheel openings are the same shape.  On the 67-72's those beds look like they were made for those trucks, except the front wheel opening is round whereas the newer bed has a square opening.

I agree, saw a 67 - 72 stepside on an 81 truck yesterday, I did a double take, it just looked wrong in my opinion. But that 88 stepside doesn't look too bad!

Title: Re: anyone change your bed..?
Post by: flat black on April 11, 2009, 04:45:31 pm

i raised it up an inch further than the cab, the fit is much better like that.

Title: Re: anyone change your bed..?
Post by: Chevalade on April 11, 2009, 09:43:05 pm

Quote from: flat black on April 11, 2009, 04:45:31 pm

i raised it up an inch further than the cab, the fit is much better like that.

So you didn't have to trim the middle support on the box, just made spacers for the front an back?

Title: Re: anyone change your bed..?
Post by: 80stepsideguy on April 11, 2009, 10:08:39 pm

Hey flat,
if you like it man thats all that matters. If this world liked everything we all did then it be a boring world and life.

thanks
pat

Title: Re: anyone change your bed..?
Post by: flat black on April 12, 2009, 10:20:42 am

What i did was put a two inch body lift on the cab and 3 on the bed, it worked perfect....alot of people dont like body lifts but it worked good for me...i just took a 3 inch set and used a chop saw and cut em down to 2 for the cab. So i didnt have to worry about the bumper i bought a roll pan and a class 3 drop down hitch. The bed from the back is all hidden behind the cab, i put flares on the bed to match the cab...

Title: Re: anyone change your bed..?
Post by: flat black on April 12, 2009, 10:33:51 am

heres on with flares from 2 weeks ago when i put the bumper on....(http://i463.photobucket.com/albums/qq353/GMC1983/0331091657c.jpg)

Title: Re: anyone change your bed..?
Post by: VileZambonie on April 12, 2009, 03:00:34 pm

The pix are too grainy to really tell how it looks.

Title: Re: anyone change your bed..?
Post by: flat black on April 12, 2009, 06:24:24 pm

oh and for the question about the spacers under the bed, they are in the same places as the stock ones...as for the pics when i get it out to do the rear disc brakes conversion ill take the pics with the digital camera and see if they come up better...

Title: Re: anyone change your bed..?
Post by: Chevalade on May 09, 2009, 06:48:59 pm

Flat you have PM.

Title: Re: anyone change your bed..?
Post by: flat black on May 11, 2009, 12:03:30 pm

my digital camera is dead so ill get you a few i have saved...

Title: Re: anyone change your bed..?
Post by: flat black on May 11, 2009, 12:16:05 pm

http://s463.photobucket.com/albums/qq353/GMC1983/?action=view&current=0501091633a.jpg

Title: Re: anyone change your bed..?
Post by: flat black on May 11, 2009, 12:27:53 pm

heres some in my photo bucket, there are 3 at the beginning and some other pics mixed in..