The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Making a Stovebolt Bed 58 fleetside

Need info .The areas around the wheel well of my 58 needs body work . most of the work frome the spear up i can handle, but does anyone have a sorce for replacement meatal for around the wheel well area.Is there any other year bed that panels would be able to be removed and welded to the 58 bed [there in rough shape ] TONY

chevman1:
MAR-K has a wheelhouse repair flange. Here is the description:
Wheelhouse tub flange to repair rusted or damaged area of wheel tub where it meets the wood floor. 16-gage electro-galvanized steel flange has bed strip embossment like original. Instructions included. Requires 2 flanges per truck. Made in Oklahoma City, USA.
This should take you to the part online.
http://www.mar-k.com/Catalog/itemDetails.aspx?ItemID=100585

Hope this helps!

Thanks for that info. Im looking for repair panels for the out side of the bed around and including the center and sides of the outer wheel area.I can find repair pannels fo the stepside but not the fleetside .TONY

there are no patches made for the fleet wheel opening, although you could cut some from a stepside fender, which has a very close shape for the molded edge

Bill

How much of the wheel opening do you need? I am cutting up a fleetside bed to make into a dually bed. The bed I have has rust in the spear section above and behind the wheel. but is solid around the wheel opening itself. How soon would you need them? I was going to save them in case I ever needed one but that day may never come.

I would compare to the 60-66 sheet metal below the 'spear'. I think the wheel opening is close but I no longer have a 60-66 to check against my 59. I do have a 60-66 tailgate on my 59 fleet and it's he same. The patches are available for the 60-66 wheel openings but at a minimum you would have to take some off the top.