1963 bed swap options

[fubar11]

My 63' Chevy C-10 originally had a short, step side bed on it. A previous owner removed and replaced it with a long fleetside bed. So my question is, what are my options as far as beds that will bolt up to my frame. I believe short fleetsides and short stepsides will both fit but what about the year range? Should I only be looking for 1960-66 bevy truck beds? Also, I didn't even notice it was the wrong bed until I went to put the bumper on and realized the brackets were about a foot too short. Felt like an idiot. Then I of course ran the VIN and saw the original bed was the short stepside. Appreciate any help!

[Captainfab]

A '63-'66 bed will be a direct bolt on. A '60-'62 bed is basically the same, but the mounting points to the frame are spaced wider apart than the '63-'66's. That can be corrected without a lot of work, if you happen to find a nice '60-'62 bed. The '67-'72 beds would bolt on, but they are of a different body style. The 2nd design '55 to '59 stepside beds are basically the same, including the fenders, but I think the mounting will be a bit different. The '55-'59 fleetside beds are not very common and are a different body style than the '60-'66's. I don't know how that would look on a '60-'66.

[fubar11]

Thanks for the reply captain, all the info I needed! Got access to a good short bed off a 1970 but Im not sure how tacky and obvious that would look. Glad to hear it's at least an option. Tacky or not, it'll be nice to get a bumper on this thing.

[LostMy65]

I'm wondering how the previous owner got the longbed to fit.
Did he cut it down in front of the wheel wells?
Do you have any pics you can post?