Bedsides & Bed floor upgrades
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Bedsides & Bed floor upgrades
Has anybody put 64 - 66 style bedsides on a later, say 73 - 79 bed assembly?
Bed has nasty holes @ goose neck trlr mount. Under plate, bed floor's rotted. It filled w/ leaves & sat for years. I have 79 SWB Bed w/ nasty sideswipe, but otherwise pristine. 79 has fuel filler pocket/door I want. 79 bed's media blasted, epoxy prime/sealed & coated w/epoxy, chassis enamel, inside.
I'm capable of peeling bedsides & swaping 66 on 79. I thought about not swapping sides. Wheel openings incorrect & windsplits a "tad" off too. I don't really care much about rear wheel opening aesthetics. Not sure I can live with different windsplit curvatures though.
Plan to chop cab roof @ 1st of 04 [mol] & may do bed sides then.
FWIW Ive a 79 F, tilt, column. I want 79 wiring for 4ways & T/sig interupted brake lites & so markers alternate flashes w/ signals. I have amber, frnt, side marker lamps from 70 Road Runner now. Comments & help appeciated. 
Bed has nasty holes @ goose neck trlr mount. Under plate, bed floor's rotted. It filled w/ leaves & sat for years. I have 79 SWB Bed w/ nasty sideswipe, but otherwise pristine. 79 has fuel filler pocket/door I want. 79 bed's media blasted, epoxy prime/sealed & coated w/epoxy, chassis enamel, inside.
I'm capable of peeling bedsides & swaping 66 on 79. I thought about not swapping sides. Wheel openings incorrect & windsplits a "tad" off too. I don't really care much about rear wheel opening aesthetics. Not sure I can live with different windsplit curvatures though.
Plan to chop cab roof @ 1st of 04 [mol] & may do bed sides then.FWIW Ive a 79 F, tilt, column. I want 79 wiring for 4ways & T/sig interupted brake lites & so markers alternate flashes w/ signals. I have amber, frnt, side marker lamps from 70 Road Runner now. Comments & help appeciated.
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Bedsides & Bed floor upgrades
FORDBOYPete! I have thought about doing the same. I think you could use long wheel base fenders to adjust and get the rear wheel opening right. Tig welding the seams is the way to go. The shorty fenders may turn out okay also. Bed bolt holes on the newer beds will not line up on the old frame, so I thought about using 79 frame and bed with 66 cab, nose and bed sides. I am convinced this would work. Another idea wouold be to just use the bottom of the 66 bed sides and eliminate the rust prone seam? What do you mean with "windsplits"?
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Bedsides & Bed floor upgrades
I think sculpting & curves on panels are called windsplits. I have Chassis from '79, F150, SWB' Trailer Special under my 66 already.
Love those 14" dual piston front disc brakes & FAT sway bars!
73- 79 bedsides windsplit is concave @ belt line, & the bottom of panel flips out slightly. 61 - 66 bedside beltline, above "seam" is convex & bottom of panel curves/ rolls in, not out.
Aside from that, I prefer double wall design & larger Wheel Hsgs of later bed style beds. Also want fuel filler neck pocket & door as I'm using OEM, 79, Fuel tank location. Also as mentioned I think modular T/S-lamps & side markers will help with lighting.
Looking @ adding 66 "top" [seam up] & "roll" along bottom to 79 bed. I prefer 79 rear Wheel Openings to 61-66 also. That way bedsides will match cab & have features I would like too. Right now I'm head scratching & fishing 4 input.
THANX for your reply William. FBp 
Love those 14" dual piston front disc brakes & FAT sway bars!
73- 79 bedsides windsplit is concave @ belt line, & the bottom of panel flips out slightly. 61 - 66 bedside beltline, above "seam" is convex & bottom of panel curves/ rolls in, not out.
Aside from that, I prefer double wall design & larger Wheel Hsgs of later bed style beds. Also want fuel filler neck pocket & door as I'm using OEM, 79, Fuel tank location. Also as mentioned I think modular T/S-lamps & side markers will help with lighting.
Looking @ adding 66 "top" [seam up] & "roll" along bottom to 79 bed. I prefer 79 rear Wheel Openings to 61-66 also. That way bedsides will match cab & have features I would like too. Right now I'm head scratching & fishing 4 input.
THANX for your reply William. FBp
