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| | | | Joined: May 2012 Posts: 34 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2012 Posts: 34 | I just purchased a '65 chevy c10 fleetside with the "standard" bed length of 78". Anyone know where I can order a good cover that won't break the bank. I checked with LWC and they only have shortbed and longbed both of which don't fit.
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| | | | | Joined: May 2012 Posts: 34 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2012 Posts: 34 | justhorseround they only list long bed and short bed as well.
Steve | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | I never heard of a 6'6" bed. I learned something new today. You'll likely have to go with a custom cover. Maybe buy a long bed cover and have the resident seamstress in the house cut it down?
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | why do you say the shortbed cover won't fit?? "6 foot bed" for a short box is just nominal, the short bed dimensions are the same for 55-66, a short bed cover will fit your truck
Bill | | | | | Joined: May 2012 Posts: 34 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2012 Posts: 34 | Sorry I can't find it now but I came across a site that said there were three sizes. The middle, "standard" was 78 inches and the others were longer or shorter. And the companies could not tell me how "long" a truck their cover would fit.
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | there is no "standard" - the short bed is the shortest [78.25"], nothing shorter - the long bed is the middle one [98"] - the extra long [108.25", C30 model] is the longest and rare .... go here, click the 'show' next to trucks, select your year [1965] to download a PDF 'resto-pack', find all the various model dimensions Bill | | | | | Joined: May 2012 Posts: 34 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2012 Posts: 34 | Thanks Bill. I'll order the short. :-)
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | I always thought the short bed was 6' and the long was 8'. There I go getting in trouble by thinking again. Dang I gotta stop doing that. 
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,596 | I always thought the short bed was 6' and the long was 8'. There I go getting in trouble by thinking again. Dang I gotta stop doing that. It's always referred to as a 6' bed, but isn't exactly 6'. Most " 6' " beds are 6'6". | | |
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