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03-28-2013, 08:47 AM
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Wood bed or Steel Bed for the 59 GMC 100
Did the 1959 GMC 100 Shortbed Stepside have a Wood bed or Steel bed ?
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03-28-2013, 08:46 PM
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Re: Wood bed or Steel Bed for the 59 GMC 100
Wood through 1987 in the step sides.
Metal starting in 1973 on the long beds.
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03-28-2013, 09:32 PM
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Re: Wood bed or Steel Bed for the 59 GMC 100
I KNEW IT
Thanks man I appreciate it My mom tried to tell me that it had metal -.-
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03-28-2013, 10:44 PM
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Re: Wood bed or Steel Bed for the 59 GMC 100
my 58 has a plastic trex bed
not sure if that came stock though  
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03-28-2013, 10:45 PM
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Re: Wood bed or Steel Bed for the 59 GMC 100
How is that man ? Lol..Like how ?
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10-21-2013, 11:13 AM
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Re: Wood bed or Steel Bed for the 59 GMC 100
did the wood beds have wheel tubs?
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10-21-2013, 02:56 PM
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Re: Wood bed or Steel Bed for the 59 GMC 100
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58-66 Fleet sides yes.
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10-21-2013, 03:41 PM
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Re: Wood bed or Steel Bed for the 59 GMC 100
You have to remember that a lot of guys threw a piece of sheet iron in the bed of their trucks when the wood bed got bad. I bought a parts truck a number of years ago that had a sheet of 1/4 inch steel in the bed. One of my buddies traded me something for that and it ended up being the top of his shop table. I've seen one AD truck that a guy cut the steel bed out of a later fleetside and used as the bed floor. That looked pretty sharp. He said he used an almost new truck that had both fenders banged up in a wreck and the body shop changed the whole box.
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10-21-2013, 04:31 PM
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Re: Wood bed or Steel Bed for the 59 GMC 100
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10-21-2013, 11:31 PM
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Re: Wood bed or Steel Bed for the 59 GMC 100
I sold my 71 to get my Grandfathers 59, it was my choice...I think its better to do, Once I buy it, I'm going to focus on getting the Glass back in the truck and working on the rust issues on it.It has been sand blasted and primered black..It'll go back to the original color..I'll put a New Headboard on, and wood..Do they make a 59 Gmc 100 Grille reproduction?
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10-22-2013, 09:26 AM
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Re: Wood bed or Steel Bed for the 59 GMC 100
nope, there are currently no metal 58/59 GMC reproduction grilles being made, just Chevrolet ones.
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10-22-2013, 09:36 AM
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Re: Wood bed or Steel Bed for the 59 GMC 100
I wonder if they'll ever make one
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