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| | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 62 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 62 | Hi Folks,
I have a 41 standard 3/4 ton with a flatbed. I want to put a pickup bed back on the truck. Beds, fenders, and full running boards seem hard to find and priced reasonably. What other year beds would fit on this tuck if I can't find the original equipment close to home (western Nevada). What about utility beds?
Thanks,
Baldbaron | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,158 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,158 | 41-46 (and early 47's) had the same beds. You can put a bed off of an AD on it with some fairly minimal modification. (My truck came with one on it). The AD bed won't be "correct", but if you don't care about that, then it should be fine.
As for other styles of beds, Flat beds and utility beds work, but I can't speak to how much modification you'll need. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,682 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,682 | I've seen dudes put S10 beds on the backs of Deco and AD trucks.. some looked alright, others looked like crap.
You'll pay thru the nose for a new repro bed, fenders, and bedwood kit.. you'd probably get off alot cheaper buying a whole other truck and snatching the bed off it.
The fenders alone can set you back upwards of $300 for a used, original set.. and fiberglass repops sell for something like $200+ a piece.
an idea is only stupid if you think about it rationally.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | Look for someone who has a trailer made out of an old pick-up. I see them around here all the time. Just a thought,
Scott | | | | | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 338 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 338 | Baldbaron, My 1940 3/4 ton has a 1954 bed on it. Just you can see what it looks like. Not many people even realize it is the wrong bed. [img] http://home.twcny.rr.com/schickling/1940Chevy/rebuild/truck2.jpg[/img] The hard part might be coming up with the 3/4 ton running boards. Bill Schickling | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,158 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,158 | Jim Carter's has running boards for the 3/4 ton.
They're fiberglass repops, and they're yours for the low, low price of $495.00 for the pair. (part # MSR226)
American Classic has them too, and they're $550.00 for the pair. (part # RB-11) | | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 146 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 146 | i have one good long bed running board thats good and one that lookks like a strainer. there from a 46 GMC. not sure of the difference, but im not going to use them. im going to try to find some shot short ones. im making a rat rod, so they dont have to be that good for me. but if you can use the good one, let me know. or even if ya want the other one to bondo. *cringe*  | | |
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