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Old Jan 29, 2023 | 08:01 PM
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Reproduction Flareside steps?

I swapped a 1980-1986 flare side bed onto my '79 f-150. My '79 has a 8' bed so I stretched to box to 8'. I have the steps that came with the box I used, cut them in half and was just going to use a piece of diamond plate to lengthen the step area.

My questions are, did Ford make a bullnose stepside with an 8' box? Does anyone make reproductions of the steps? Thanks.

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Old Jan 30, 2023 | 06:47 AM
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Your answer to the questions is no & no that I know of.
I have thought about a 8' flare side bed if I had a truck and some of the bed parts.

The floor I would go back with the style side metal ribbed floor like I did for my SB flare side and jut make the sides longer.

You got pictures of this LB flare side?
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GM did make a 8ft stepside box, I had one. It was a 1966 model. Don't know when they quit making them, but possibly you could see if one of those would fit.
 
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Originally Posted by Franklin2
GM did make a 8ft stepside box, I had one. It was a 1966 model. Don't know when they quit making them, but possibly you could see if one of those would fit.
Ford in the earlier years also made a 8' and a 9' Express bed flare side bed trucks.
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Check out this long wheelbase Flareside! Just came across it while looking for other stuff!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/372896560755855/permalink/939237967455042/?sale_post_id=939237967455042
 
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