I'd like to install a short wide bed on my 55 pickup , what are my options ? I tried a 58 it doesn't fit the cab contours
I'd like to install a short wide bed on my 55 pickup , what are my options ? I tried a 58 it doesn't fit the cab contours
Help us out a little bit Raymond... What do you have? 1955 SWB Stepside?? or ? and you want to install a 'fleetside' type of bed? or are you thinking of a platform type of bed?
The only 'fleetside' bed sides for '55 - 57 Chevys were the Cameo, which was only an 'appearance' fleetside look, and didn't change the inside dimensions of the stepside bed. You said you tried a '58 bed? Was that a fleetside ? or was it '59 when they came out with the steel fleetside?
Currently it's a 55 short step side my plan was to install a short wide "fleet side " bed , the wide bed was about 4 inches wider than the cab ? , also found out it's on a 67-72 frame so will need to do some Fab work on that also
So questions is a 58 cab the same width as a 57 ?
Why don't you find a bed you like and modify it to fit your truck?
56 Nomad, Ramjet 502, Viper 6-speed T56, C4 Corvette front and rear suspension
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1962 327/340HP Corvette
1961 Willys CJ3B Jeep
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2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Duramax
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I am really confused the stepside beds are the same 55-59. Repair cab corners are same 55-59.
These are pics of my 59 shortbed fleetside. 58 and 59 are same dimensions.
The bed is not much wider than the cab...about the same overall.
Do you need me to measure the width of the bed (at its widest point?)
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1957 Nomad- LS1/T56 on C4 chassis
1959 Fleetside Apache 1/2 ton, shortbed, big window, 327ci.
Ramond, do you possibly have a '55 first series pickup. If so the '58 Fleetside bed won't fit the cab contours.
I think Tobasco has discovered the problem.... waiting to hear from Raymond...
I think we have an answer, therefore OP needs a 47-54 bed.