Hey group,
Last year i had my 59 Fleetside bed removed and a 58
Stepside bed installed..( with some unforeseen modifications). Now that the
good weather is here again, there remains a few items to get one step closer
to completion...( are they ever really completed?)
The Stepside bed came off a 58 truck that had been sitting so long that
the tires had made perfect oval depressions in the driveway..nice little
vernal pools after it rains for the sparrows and mosquitos to thrive on. My
guess is the truck sat there since the mid seventies. So the assumption here
is that the bed is in fact a 58 and not some other year that had been
installed for convenience or what..( who would do such a thing! :)
Now this 58 bed..previous to being restored....had these back up lights
built into the rear fenders, with a mishmash of taillight assemblys mounted
on the tailgate brackets. The body shop filled these back up light holes,
leaving the original stamped profile alone. All I have to do is cut in the
new backup light assemblys.
So I call up to order some new back up lights and I am informed that 58's
didnt have backup lights..Hmmmmm...what kind of Frankensteinesque bed do I
have anyways? It sure looks like a 58. Did someone go through the trouble of
modifying this bed to get that snappy backup light appearance? Im at a loss
here. So I appeal to the field experts to straighten out this conundrum, or
at the very least have a good laugh at my Sanford & Son project.
One other thing...has anyone used 5/4 stock as bed material, and will the
standard bed bolt kits work with thicker stock? Much obliged for any and all
replies.
Mike Gilday
Apache 3200..59 front& a 58 rear
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