84 Stepside Chevy

[69byrd]

Both of my fenders and one step needed replacing so I bought new ones, that was before I found this fourm. They dont have a fuel door, and they seem to be good quality and suprising they fit good.

[Captkaos]

73-78 Left Stepside Fender without the door:
http://store.73-87chevytrucks.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=7&Product_Code=4144-608-761L&Category_Code=STEP7387

79-80 Left Stepside Fender without door
http://store.73-87chevytrucks.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=7&Product_Code=4144-608-792L&Category_Code=STEP7387

81-87 Right Stepside Fender without the door
http://store.73-87chevytrucks.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=7&Product_Code=4144-608-811R&Category_Code=STEP7387

[HAULIN IT]

Looking good Byrd!    How 'bout this ? ? ?

[69byrd]

I like it  I have been thinking about 4-linking the rear and dropping it some more. I have a friend that wants me to bag it, I like bagged trucks but I dont want one. Call me old school but I like a static drop.

[HAULIN IT]

Byrd, I know the picture is poor...Take a close look, what I did was lowered the perimeter of the bed. Look at the bottom of the step to rocker in your photo & then look at the one I did. The photo in 1983stepside's avatar (he posted in this post on page 2) is done this way, plus a bunch of lowering of coarse, but the step & rocker are lined up. 
 I did my fleetside this way in a weekend, it would seem to me that the stepside could work well. I allways thought the 4x4 stepside's should have a 2"-3" bodylift under just the cab.
 Isn't it great to look at the "Before" picture...The thing looks like a 4 wheel drive! Back in the fall we were out in my truck & backed in beside a nice stock, restored 1/2 truck at a cruise. I said to my wife "Isn't it hard to believe that this truck was that high when we started?" She replied, "But that's a 4 wheel drive.".... It wasn't!   Lorne

[choptop]

Raise the step an inch or two and graft the lower section from a fleetside on it to match the body line. Thats what I plan on doing. I think it will make the truck look finished, and be subtle enough that it doesnt look added.

[69byrd]

I like both of those ideas I haven't thought of either one but that is one thing I dont like about my truck, how the steps dont match the rockers. I think I will look into dropping the bed and see how it looks. I wish that picture was alittle clearer so I could really see if I want to try it.

[HAULIN IT]

Byrd, Here's what I did...Print out Two copies of that picture. Carefully cut out the bed, fender & bumper, but not the tire. drop it down & tape it together. The other picture is to fill in the garage in the background I'm sure some of the guys with some "photochop-shop" ability could do it also, but I'm not that computer savvy.
 I lowered mine 2" & really you have to know Chevy trucks to see it. Much more than that, it would start to be more work & inside the bed (grooves, ect.) would take away from the "correctness" of the look. The only thing I see with doing just the bed 3" or so is the back of the cab indentions would start to show. Look it over carefully & plan it out. Maybe lower the bed 2" & the fenders/steps 1" more? Of coarse you'll need to make altered rear bumper brackets. Have Fun! Lorne

 

[silvrbreez]

Interesting?  Adding sheet metal to the bed sides to lower that body line and raise the bed sides sounds pretty trick.  I may have to photshop that on my truck.

[the dan]

you got me thinking  about changeing plans and shorten and stepside my truck, that thing makes me druel

[69byrd]

Thanks man! With your skills I know you could make it awesome and I think you would be pleased with it.

[silvrbreez]

69Byrd:  You ever scrape with your long tube headers?

[1983stepside]

you got me thinking  about changeing plans and shorten and stepside my truck, that thing makes me druel

dan i think you should shorten your frame and make it a stepside it would look awsome man

[69byrd]

69Byrd:  You ever scrape with your long tube headers?

I have only had them drag a couple but I know the roads around here and can be carefull when it comes to the bad spots.

[choptop]

I lightened the pic up some. Been playing with photoshop. Still got a long way to go.