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Old 03-01-2013, 10:27 PM   #1
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Cameo bed wheel opening same as a 58-59 fleetside?

Does anybody know if the wheel well is the same on a cameo bed and 58-59 fleetside? Thanks in advance
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Old 03-01-2013, 10:56 PM   #2
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Re: Cameo bed wheel opening same as a 58-59 fleetside?

cameo's are fiberglass, fleetside are metal beds
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Old 03-01-2013, 10:58 PM   #3
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Re: Cameo bed wheel opening same as a 58-59 fleetside?

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cameo's are fiberglass, fleetside are metal beds
Correct im asking about the "wheel well itself" is it identical as a fleetside bed (metal)
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Old 03-02-2013, 04:12 AM   #4
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Re: Cameo bed wheel opening same as a 58-59 fleetside?

I would say no.
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Old 03-02-2013, 04:18 AM   #5
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Re: Cameo bed wheel opening same as a 58-59 fleetside?

Steel looks similar but not exact
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Old 03-02-2013, 04:20 AM   #6
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Re: Cameo bed wheel opening same as a 58-59 fleetside?

Hmm looks pretty damn close to me,
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Old 03-02-2013, 09:18 AM   #7
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Re: Cameo bed wheel opening same as a 58-59 fleetside?

They are not the same wheel housing. Not even shaped close enough to interchange. The Cameo is narrow and rounded the fleetside is wide and angular.

The second set are from a later model but look very similar. The complete bed is a cameo. Cameo be is narrower inside than a fleetside
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Re: Cameo bed wheel opening same as a 58-59 fleetside?

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They are not the same wheel housing. Not even shaped close enough to interchange. The Cameo is narrow and rounded the fleetside is wide and angular.

The second set are from a later model but look very similar. The complete bed is a cameo. Cameo be is narrower inside than a fleetside
The Cameo is a step side bed with fiberglass quarter panels hung on the step side bed. There is no wheel well intrusion in the bed area.

The photo in the above post shows a modified Cameo bed with 'tubs' in the bed that were added by the owner.

The red bed is a step side, the copper bed is a Cameo and the grey bed is a fleet side. They all have custom floor finishes. The stock boards would have been painted black same for the rub strips.
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Old 03-02-2013, 11:35 AM   #9
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Re: Cameo bed wheel opening same as a 58-59 fleetside?

they are different shapes. but the cameo bed sides are thick. so it may still be the same depth and width
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Old 03-02-2013, 03:11 PM   #10
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Re: Cameo bed wheel opening same as a 58-59 fleetside?

Cameo wheel opening and panel is the same so does a 55-59 panel have same opening as a 58-59 fleetside?
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Re: Cameo bed wheel opening same as a 58-59 fleetside?

TPIMuncie, What are you trying to do ?
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Old 03-02-2013, 06:30 PM   #12
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Re: Cameo bed wheel opening same as a 58-59 fleetside?


Reason i ask is because i found some fender skirts from a cameo and want some for my truck, seen couple trucks with some and am thinking they fit. I know for sure that they fit panel trucks
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Old 03-02-2013, 07:35 PM   #13
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Re: Cameo bed wheel opening same as a 58-59 fleetside?

if those ^^ skirts were made for a cameo, they definitely don't fit well on that stepside
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Old 03-02-2013, 07:36 PM   #14
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Re: Cameo bed wheel opening same as a 58-59 fleetside?

Not trying to put em on a stepside
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Old 03-02-2013, 08:45 PM   #15
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Re: Cameo bed wheel opening same as a 58-59 fleetside?

I think Ogre meant Fleet side.

All ya can do is try 'um on your truck, if they fit great, if not modify or sell them.

Do you have any pictures of your truck ?
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Old 03-03-2013, 08:37 PM   #16
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Re: Cameo bed wheel opening same as a 58-59 fleetside?

If they fit the panel truck then they will not fit the fleetside. The fleetside bed wheel opening is different than a panel or burb. I have no idea about cameo openings.
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