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I HAVE A 1965 GMC STEP SIDE BUT THE BOX IS OFF OF A 68-72 STEP SIDE. WILL FENDERS FROM A 60-65 BOLT ON TO.HAS ANYONE TRIED TO DO THIS THANKS


CHIP

Hot Rod John did it on his stepside. Here's a link to his build thread:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=363509

thanks Markeb that helped out alot



chip

HeavyChevys,

I updated - reorganized my build thread to include some text on how I did the fender swap.

Hay John thanks alot that is some very good info there and it will help me out alot i thank you very much. You might be hereing more from me if i run into any problems thanks


chip

Fire away with the questions there Chip, be glad to help!

The key to the entire deal is using the newer era step supports and bolting them to the older bed steps, then mounting the steps to the bed and using the steps as the fixture to locate the front of the fenders. From there on it is pretty much straight forward.

Sounds confusing but it isn't.

Did you get the older steps when you got the older fenders?

You gotta love the internet: A guy from New York gets a tip from a guy in Washington State about the way a guy in Colorado modified his truck. Freakin small world, eh?

Hi John,

Sorry i didnt get back to you right way bit i had a busy weekend and this is the first that i have had to get on my computer.I dont have the steps or the fenders yet i wanted to make sure it could be done before i bought them.I have a line on both the fenders and the steps and they are on the same truck i hope that makes it easier.I hope to have it done before the snow flies

So, I guess the bed fits the frame ok and stuff? So would the bed sides be simular enough one could get it to fit?

Michael,

In my case the previous owner installed the '67 era bed on my '65 so I can't say for certain if it was a no hassle installation. Based on what I have researched the 67-72' stepside bed is a direct bolt on replacement onto a 63-66 truck, just need to add a 1" thick spacer to raise the bed to the correct height. Check out this link, it tells the differences between bed models: http://www.mar-k.com/bed_side_interchange_gm.html

Thanks so much John.. that was very helpful..