1966 c50 soon to be a longbed

[cory g]

not yet i just finished up painting a buddies suzuki sidekick that he pulls behind his motorhome, in return he has a metal fab shop and plenty of materials im going to use to start my frame, using the astro subframe up front already hs disc brakes and powersteering and hydroboost for brakes, also using the rear end out of the van so i have matching big 5 lug, going to build an underslung frame setup, for the body im going to build a bed raise it 3-4 inches and move the fenders up and fill in at the bottom, also going to find 2 more fenders and make them rap around and tuck into the shaved rearend of the bed, and the wheels in pic were just for reference i want to run a set of coys or torque thrusts 22s or 24s

[cory g]

also im going to sheetmetal the bedfloor and airbrush wood strips, im going to rn some mini tubs and have the whole floor hing like a bed cover so u can see the frame work underneath and have access to the fuel cell,probably overlap the min wheel tub so part will stay down and the rest will be attached to the floor and raise up with it

[cory g]

here is a pic of mt 64 and i actually got the truck for painting a set of valve covers for a guy with a 2006 bullitt mustang i painted bullitt bill from mario brothers game and had some spiral smoke coming off pretty cool looking ive got a few pics on good oh facebook if you look me up cory gibbs nashville tn has a photoshopped pic of my truck as profile pic

[LeftCoast32]

Just looking at that long step. It would be pretty cool to widen a long step bed to fit the C50 width. Then maybe shave the front fender wheelwell flares on the C50 front end. It would make a very clean side profile. You could even get crazy and make the bed sides taller to make it flow better and look like it was made that way from the factory, kinda like a Kodiak Stepper conversion.

[cory g]

sorry i didnt realize whos thread this was till now so i guess the pics were good for ya, here is a photoshop of mine similar to how i want to build it and i was messing around with the 50s model cabover with a burban rear

[cory g]

the cabover would actually be alittle shorter cause the pic i found was a excab truck and i liked the stance, so the actual build would be without the second window and door

[lakeroadster]

Neat concepts being tossed about here. I saw the blue duallie photos (see below) on the C10 Forum and thought of this thread, looks like this guy used Ford stepside fenders.

I always thought making a 60-66 dually bed using 57-67 stepside fenders would look good, but after seeing one in person last year the lines just don't flow, IMO.

Another way to go would be something along the lines of the last photo below. If I had seen the photo before I started the modifications on my '65 I would have taken a stab at it.

The idea of widening a stock stepside is a good one. I widened mine 4 inches, wasn't that tough to do.

[jonzcustomshop]

hows this for a wide step?

-can't remember if I already posted the green one...

heres the coe/ panel in the background...

[jonzcustomshop]

here is another wide step

[Slow Build]

Originally Posted by jonzcustomshop

heres the coe/ panel in the background...

I'd love to see a picture of this whole truck. It looks like wheel wells were filled on that panel body. It's pretty cool lookin.

[thirdstreettito]

Inspiration.

[thirdstreettito]

Maybe a wrecker like this...

[Dinos63]

jon you have the coolest pics!!!

[Dinos63]

Originally Posted by thirdstreettito

Inspiration.

just sic !! thanks kats

[jonzcustomshop]

Originally Posted by Slow Build

I'd love to see a picture of this whole truck. It looks like wheel wells were filled on that panel body. It's pretty cool lookin.

all I could find out was that it was the support truck/hauler for the "flintstone flyer" studebaker gasser... I haven't been able to find any more pics yet...

[thirdstreettito]

Maybe something like this, with the rear fender.

[monolith]

Looks like we're gonna need a big trucks section after all! Flatbed, duallybed, panel- any way you do this truck it's gonna rock.

The COE panels/subs are just mind blowing- especially that older PSed one.

[cory g]

i know its a newer breed but kinda cool found it on another topic

[Dinos63]

GOT A BED FOR MY C50 TODAY , NOT GOOD PICS

[66redw/white]

looks real straight. you decide how your gonna do it yet?

[Dinos63]

Originally Posted by 66redw/white

looks real straight. You decide how your gonna do it yet?

i am going to do the same style as the red truck ,black, big white wheels kind of stock looking, i am really into this prostreet truck i am doing and my nova this will have to wait a few months

[hotrodhomi]

do you have a thread for the prostreet truck?

[project 67 sub]

did u get that bed from frizzlefry? looks like the one off of his longbed truck

[Dinos63]

Originally Posted by hotrodhomi

do you have a thread for the prostreet truck?

yeah i just started it under- my first c10 custom

[Dinos63]

Originally Posted by project 67 sub

did u get that bed from frizzlefry? Looks like the one off of his longbed truck

no it came off of one i had stashed in my shop