58 Fleetside bed

[hogfarm]

While working on my 58 Fleetside,the fender wells had been flaired,(not a good job)I have one side back to original but the other side is in bad shape.Does anyone sell patch panels for the Fleetside?

[N123DY]

Originally Posted by hogfarm

While working on my 58 Fleetside,the fender wells had been flaired,(not a good job)I have one side back to original but the other side is in bad shape.Does anyone sell patch panels for the Fleetside?

If you find someone, please let me know! I need some lower rear quarters.
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[hogfarm]

I did stumble across a post here about using 1960 wheel arch patch panels,are they the same or would I need to replace both sides

[hogfarm]

OK i'm getting a better understanding of the differance between a 60 and a 58,I think the 60 is the same arch as the 58

[scuzz]

I have also been told by "professionals" that the bottom half of 60 up is same as 58-59 Fleetside.
I replaced right rear corner on my 59 Fleetside by just rolling flat piece of cold roll to shape and tacking in.
I reverse rolled an inch or so into the spear section because I think the seam would be easier to hide in the roll as apposed to the flat surface below it.
Truck painted and you can't tell a thing.

[hogfarm]

nice job scuzz
I think I will have my body guy stop by tomorrow,I can cut wheel out and replace it with a 60 one ,but there is the curve just above the opening.It will take me a day or two to make the tooling for a 5min job.

[1957 Chief]

While the 60-66 fleet side beds look the same from the "bullet" down, the major difference is the wheel well opening. The 58-59 beds have about a 3/4 inch flat lip, whereas the 60-66 beds come to a point.

What I have been doing is taking a patch panel from the front wheel well opening of 55-59 fenders to fix that area.

Bubba

[Russell Ashley]

Scuzz, the bed job looks great. I noticed that you are in Tunnel Hill. My nephew has a blasting business called Flintstone MediaBlasting near Lafayette and does a lot of car parts. His name is Mitchel Kingsley, Just wondering if you know him.

[hogfarm]

Did anyone figure out what I can do?

[dsraven]

is the opening close to a front fender opening? maybe a wheel opening patch panel from a front fender could be used? got any donor front fenders?
my fleetside box went to a good home. sorry, can't compare, but it looks kinda close to a front fender opening, kinda sorta in a way.

[hogfarm]

I gave away my old rusted front fenders,could use them now

[scuzz]

Originally Posted by Russell Ashley

Scuzz, the bed job looks great. I noticed that you are in Tunnel Hill. My nephew has a blasting business called Flintstone MediaBlasting near Lafayette and does a lot of car parts. His name is Mitchel Kingsley, Just wondering if you know him.

I know him. Flintstone Blasting of something like that.
He blasted my hood and several small pieces.