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Originally Posted by special-K
What you have is a short C/30, which is the longest pickup. Makes sense, right? See, C/10s come 115" wheelbase (SWB) and 127" LWB. C/20s come only 127". C/30s come in 133" and 157". Only 133" could get a pickup bed, and only single wheel. The wide beds got a 6" extension to the front to make up the wheel base difference, making an 8'6" bed. Chevys are called Longhorns. But you got a Stepside. The Longhorn was a new idea for '68. But the 1t Stepside has always been made. They only started calling them Stepsides in '58 when the first Fleetside came out. Before that they were just Chevy Pickups
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Awesome! I have always wanted this truck and I am keeping it for utility so I am happy with the bigger bed.
I cannot wait to redo the wood bed and throw full sheets of ply in the back. I'm planning to make the bed out of cedar then process it shou sugi ban style and coat it with Spar varnish. I will have that 9' bed looking nice in no time.