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yellowgmc · 01-27-2003, 11:45 AM

truck beds. I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING!! anyway here's my idea/plan. i want to put an 88 - 98 chevy longbed on my truck. i like the backend better when it's smoothed. now i want to graft in the upper bodyline from a 72 bed and graft in the wheel wells so they match. what do you all think? i think it would look cool.

yellowgmc · 01-27-2003, 01:10 PM

anyone?

still w.i.p '68 · 01-27-2003, 01:15 PM

Your truck is your truck make yourself happy,
"But in my opinion" I prefer the stock sheetmetal,
and if you want it smooth, weld in a roll pan, and smooth off
the tailgate....jmho ... John

smokekiki · 01-27-2003, 01:56 PM

You can get panels already made to smooth the gate. Sir Michaels is one place.

jim71chevy · 01-27-2003, 10:53 PM

I was going to try the same thing my self but just do the wheel wells there has been pics on here of them before but I cant find themm

orange72 · 01-27-2003, 11:40 PM

it seems to me it would almost be as easy to just graft in the new rear end into your old bed...that way you got your new style rearend and maching body lines

yellowgmc · 01-28-2003, 10:57 AM

i was going to do that, but i have no bed currently. i just figured it would give it a different look.

ChevLoRay · 01-28-2003, 11:30 AM

Find a copy of that issue, or any others of the era, and you should be able to find an article about Joe MacPhersons' '70 Chevy. The truck is yellow, and the modifications are extensive, yet subtle. I regard this truck as the finest example of '67-72 Chevy trucks, in MY opinion.

He used wheel openings from an '89 truck. The look is very subtle, yet the squared-off design is complimentary to the original design of these trucks.

The chassis modifications are extensive and well documented in this issue, and a subsequent one. I believe one truck magazine used two issues to present the truck to the public. It was in several issues of various magazines. The truck was also driven nearly 2600 miles, from CA to FL. It takes (body parts) to do that with a vehicle that is as nice as this one.

Check it out!

01-27-2003, 11:45 AM	#1
yellowgmc Getting cabin fever?!?!?! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: chisholm, mn Posts: 1,679	crazy bed ideas truck beds. I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING!! anyway here's my idea/plan. i want to put an 88 - 98 chevy longbed on my truck. i like the backend better when it's smoothed. now i want to graft in the upper bodyline from a 72 bed and graft in the wheel wells so they match. what do you all think? i think it would look cool. __________________ Member of the Discs Up Front Club 1972 GMC 1500 1994 F-150 XL 4x4 Tact is for people not whitty enough to be sarcastic

01-27-2003, 01:10 PM	#2
yellowgmc Getting cabin fever?!?!?! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: chisholm, mn Posts: 1,679	anyone? __________________ Member of the Discs Up Front Club 1972 GMC 1500 1994 F-150 XL 4x4 Tact is for people not whitty enough to be sarcastic

01-27-2003, 01:15 PM	#3
still w.i.p '68 Dreams are free Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hogansville Texas Posts: 546	Your truck is your truck make yourself happy, "But in my opinion" I prefer the stock sheetmetal, and if you want it smooth, weld in a roll pan, and smooth off the tailgate....jmho ... John __________________ '68 swb fleetside originally w.i.p '68 member since 1-01 w.i.p = ( work in progress )

01-27-2003, 01:56 PM	#4
smokekiki Mike Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: west chester pa Posts: 2,473	You can get panels already made to smooth the gate. Sir Michaels is one place. __________________ 70'c/10, 71 suburban4x4 402bb, 72suburban 4/6 drop, 72k/5 4x4 blazer 4" lift 35 tires

01-27-2003, 11:40 PM	#6
orange72 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: huntington,texas,united states Posts: 399	it seems to me it would almost be as easy to just graft in the new rear end into your old bed...that way you got your new style rearend and maching body lines __________________ 1972 chevy long bed. Currently under construction!! Bagged, 383/700r4.

01-27-2003, 10:53 PM	#5
jim71chevy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Canton, Ill Posts: 48	I was going to try the same thing my self but just do the wheel wells there has been pics on here of them before but I cant find themm

01-28-2003, 10:57 AM	#7
yellowgmc Getting cabin fever?!?!?! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: chisholm, mn Posts: 1,679	i was going to do that, but i have no bed currently. i just figured it would give it a different look. __________________ Member of the Discs Up Front Club 1972 GMC 1500 1994 F-150 XL 4x4 Tact is for people not whitty enough to be sarcastic

01-28-2003, 11:30 AM	#8
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	December, 2000 Sport Truck magazine Find a copy of that issue, or any others of the era, and you should be able to find an article about Joe MacPhersons' '70 Chevy. The truck is yellow, and the modifications are extensive, yet subtle. I regard this truck as the finest example of '67-72 Chevy trucks, in MY opinion. He used wheel openings from an '89 truck. The look is very subtle, yet the squared-off design is complimentary to the original design of these trucks. The chassis modifications are extensive and well documented in this issue, and a subsequent one. I believe one truck magazine used two issues to present the truck to the public. It was in several issues of various magazines. The truck was also driven nearly 2600 miles, from CA to FL. It takes (body parts) to do that with a vehicle that is as nice as this one. Check it out! __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.



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