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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Body, Glass & Paint => Topic started by: Andy4802 on May 12, 2010, 06:20:32 am

Title: 1980 Stepside bed issue :(
Post by: Andy4802 on May 12, 2010, 06:20:32 am: can anyone help me figure this out?
This is an older pic... i am in the process of stripping the frame and repainting it and the bed is apart in my garage now, but i have been trying to figure out what parts i need to order and one of them was the steps between the fenders and the cab. Here's the weird thing... theres no room for them on the truck ???
Does my bed look like its been shortened?? If that's the case, how is it that my fenders appear to be pretty well centered over the wheels? From what i can tell, if i did relocate the fenders and added the steps, the fenders would be off center from the wheels :(...
Not sure whats going on here... can anyone shed some light please?

(http://i513.photobucket.com/albums/t340/Andy4802/1980%20Chevy/dscf0053.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Stepside bed issue :(
Post by: choptop on May 12, 2010, 06:49:08 am: It looks as if your truck is on a Blazer chassis. I think someone has doen some swapping in its past
Title: Re: 1980 Stepside bed issue :(
Post by: Andy4802 on May 12, 2010, 07:18:58 am: Quote from: choptop on May 12, 2010, 06:49:08 am
It looks as if your truck is on a Blazer chassis. I think someone has doen some swapping in its past

hadnt thought of that but could make sense... would pics of the rear frame help identify it? i have been working on it this week...
Title: Re: 1980 Stepside bed issue :(
Post by: 80stepsideguy on May 12, 2010, 12:18:42 pm: Need to take some more pics of the truck man but i agree w/ choptop your rig may be sitting on a blazer frame. Take some more picsof the inside of the bed if there is no wood and the underside and the pass side ,,

thanks
pat
Title: Re: 1980 Stepside bed issue :(
Post by: beastie_3 on May 12, 2010, 08:06:48 pm: Definitely not stock. There is no room for the side bed steps in front of the fenders. Check underneath for DIY welds where the bed is attached to the frame.
Title: Re: 1980 Stepside bed issue :(
Post by: beastie_3 on May 12, 2010, 08:08:12 pm: i take it that the previous owner never mentioned anything about it?
Title: Re: 1980 Stepside bed issue :(
Post by: fitz on May 12, 2010, 08:19:37 pm: I think Choptop got it right, that looks like a Blazer gas tank set up.
Title: Re: 1980 Stepside bed issue :(
Post by: VileZambonie on May 12, 2010, 09:16:02 pm: agreed... Blazer frame
Title: Re: 1980 Stepside bed issue :(
Post by: Andy4802 on May 12, 2010, 10:17:38 pm: Quote from: VileZambonie on May 12, 2010, 09:16:02 pm

agreed... Blazer frame

yup it is... did a bit more research this afternoon and was able to find some blazer frame pics on google that matched up to what i have. i'll post some pics when i get a chance, but yeah its definitely a blazer chassis.
Thanks for the help :)
Title: Re: 1980 Stepside bed issue :(
Post by: Blazin on June 01, 2010, 09:39:13 pm: You can tell in the pic. The truck frame doesn't drop down while still under the bed. I have done this same modification several times before.