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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 04:13 PM
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Question Fleetside or Dentside?

So, my new '77 F100 2wd is a SWB dentside and Im thinking of swapping it for a Fleetside. I just can't make up my mind. I want to know all of your opinions...

Fleetside or Dentside?
 
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 04:23 PM
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fleetside is a chevy term. dentside is what the 73-79 ford trucks are called.

styleside is a ford term and flareside is a ford term.
 
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 04:29 PM
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nevermind then
 
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 12:50 AM
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Are you thinking of changing to the box with fenders slapped on the side?
 
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 11:00 AM
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Im thinking of changing the box from __/--\__ to |-------| haha.
Flareside to Styleside
 
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 11:16 AM
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do you have a styleside available to you?
 
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 12:04 PM
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I know where to get one, ya. I know a guy who has a bunch of them in a junk yard. Hes a pretty "like whatever" dude. His daughter is hott too!
 
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 03:23 PM
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Why do they call them "dentside"?
 
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Why do they call them "dentside"?
Because most of them are dented a lot, and it is "clever"

3 tree guy where in washington are you located?
 
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 06:54 PM
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This is by far one of the dumbest threads ever...
 
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 07:15 PM
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thanks *** hole.

Im in Olympia.
 
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They're called "dentsides" because there is a factory "dent" in the body on both sides that runs the length of the trucks. The previous generation ('68 to '72) are referred to as "bump sides" because the very same spot that "dents" in "bumps" out on those years.
 
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by pfogle
They're called "dentsides" because there is a factory "dent" in the body on both sides that runs the length of the trucks. The previous generation ('68 to '72) are referred to as "bump sides" because the very same spot that "dents" in "bumps" out on those years.

see he knows what he's talking about
i just make up mumbo jumbo
 
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