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#113147 04/12/2003 7:10 PM
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i am rebuilding the bed on my 53 from parts i have acquired here, there and every where. My question is can the fenders be mount and mounted strong enough for driving with out the runningboard attatched? My runningboards are pretty tough. I have a set of runningboards from a dump truck of this time frame that are in great shape that are on the truck now because the truck came with a flat plywood bed. I just don't have the money to buy new ones and they are almost to far gone for patches. Any help would be great.
Thanks Mac

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hay Mac - don't see why it'd be a real problem to skip the boards for a while - they no doubt add some rigidity, but I've seen a number of stepsides w/o the steps, and they work . . . keep lookin tho' - they do belong!!

Bill


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#113149 04/13/2003 1:39 PM
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Hello Mac,, is your truck a short-bed or a long-bed?


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#113150 04/13/2003 4:04 PM
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this truck is a short bed

#113151 04/13/2003 9:41 PM
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How bad are your running boards?


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#113152 04/19/2003 9:41 PM
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I have a pair of BRAND NEW reproduction short bed running boards I'm selling...bought by mistake and Chevy Duty won't take them back since it's been over 30 days (why does that matter???). Anyway, I'm selling beds, fenders, and the running boards, see my ad in the SWAP MEET, since there ain't no selling here on the Forum!!!

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Your fenders are probably more stout than mine on my 38, but I tore up a perfectly good rear fender by not having it braced. It wobbled long enough to start a crack which turned into a tear which caught on the snow chains which tore it bad which caused much swearing which led to sore toes from kicking defenseless truck.


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