Ok so some of you may know, i was rear ended on friday and need a new bed. it was all the other persons fault, and i need to find some parts to show the body shop (not actually purchase them, just show him online or something) so they can do an estimate. right now, its a short fleetside with the custom moldings(1963 if anyone needs to know).
to start off, i cant find reproduction bedsides anywhere so if anyone could find reproduction short fleet bedsides for a '63 it would be GREATLY appreciated!
i believe they reproduce everything else for the bed. PLEASE correct me if im wrong i REALLY need to know, the body shop has no experience with a chevy truck this old. I also need to know whether i can bolt these parts right on without any modification so i can tell the body shop.
Ok i had one other thought cross my mind: switch to stepside. I know they make all the parts for the stepside (again please correct me if im wrong) and they look much better in my opinion. However i need to know whether a stepside bed will bolt right on a frame that had a fleetside bed or if it requires any modification. one problem i thought about though is that its a custom and it has the molding so i didnt know if they had the stepside with the custom cab and if that would look retarded having the molding stop at the cab.
And my last idea, my aunt is my insurance agent and she has told me that the other insurance company may decide to call it "totalled" and give me the money for what its worth if it is less than the repair costs will be. if they do decide to this, i thought about just doing the work myself and eliminating all body shop costs except have them straighten the frame and paint it when im all done, and it will teach me a lot. However, my mom is ****** enough with me having a 64 in my backyard for a few years which ended up being too much work so im basically asking if there is a lot of skill required with installing the bed, or if its something that i can do in a few weekends with my dad and his buddy who restores cars may be able to help out. Basically, i just need to know if its something i can do myself. I really need to know if the stepside will bolt right on a frame where a fleetside was there or if that makes a difference or whatever.
the preferred option for me would be to stick with the fleetside and have the body shop install it but i really need to know if they make ALL parts to install a new bed on it. my email is
[email protected] and my AIM adress is VRcontraband64 if anyone has that. again, any help with this will be GREATLY appreciated. i really dont know as much as you guys do yet and thats why im asking. thank you in advance for anyone who helps.
