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Already Gone 07-25-2018 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Hotcorner (Post 8307650)
Agreed. Where is truck?
Truck is in Surrey BC

Steeveedee 07-25-2018 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Hotcorner (Post 8308733)
Where did you have this made?
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On the other side of the continent, in California. :lol:

http://belairshells.com/

They don't produce them there, and I do not know where they get them. A local shop where you are probably uses the same source?

special-K 07-26-2018 09:08 AM
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Aluminum truck caps/toppers/campers/shells are like window mfgrs. There are fab shops regionally that dealers order from. Some of the National mfgrs also do custom.

Jeraco offers caps for square bodies:

https://www.jeraco.com/classic-aluminum-series.html

They offer fiberglass, too:

https://www.jeraco.com/mid-rise-series.html

https://www.jeraco.com/high-rise-series1.html

There used to be places all over that made them. Might still be a few shops around if you do some digging in your area.

Already Gone 07-29-2018 11:50 PM
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Here ya go Jocko, a daily double for you. A Cheyenne Super C20 with what looks to me like a period correct cap on it.

C/10 King 07-30-2018 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20 (Post 8307533)
Very nice!
Thanks Dale, I'm kinda liking this one!!!!! :mm:

C/10 King 07-30-2018 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by special-K (Post 8308776)
I like that truck and cap, Benjamin. Just right



Pretty acceptable. Length works well. With hatch closed/latched against gate the front flange is on the head panel, stays dry. The bed rails on square bodies are a bit wider overall, so there is a slight over hang, like 1/2" on each side.

I need to slip the racks off my truck and put the cap back on by next week. It'll be my motel at Carlisle Trucks. I have a twin air mattress. Works out well. I used it last spring up there (got it days before) with the windows clear. I hope the tint helps with lights at night. I had towels hanging to block lights

This was Spring Carlisle.
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It was cold at night!
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This was for sale there. Made me think of Rene. Nope, was somebody else :cool:
Yup Tim, that '68 is definitely my style!!!!! :chevy:

jocko 07-30-2018 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Already Gone (Post 8311692)
Here ya go Jocko, a daily double for you. A Cheyenne Super C20 with what looks to me like a period correct cap on it.
Jocko waaaannnttt :whine:

Hotcorner 07-31-2018 09:40 AM
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Not exacltly “period correct,” but I like it.
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special-K 07-31-2018 11:22 AM
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There's absolute period correct, like from same year or during that body style, and there is period correct from somewhere along the way. Like in the future someone might do a period correct LS-swapped truck with all the parts used, paint, interior mods, wheels being from the late teens we are in now. My cap puts my truck later in the '70s-early '80s when it was 5-10 years old. That's when a lot of trucks start being fixed up by the guy who bought it used. I don't remember lift kits coming on till about that time, and tires going over 32-33" on 4wds.

Hotcorner 07-31-2018 02:54 PM
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Agreed. My topper might be period correct with the low budget re-spray on the truck. ;) Judging by the condition and construction, etc, I’m guessing cap is from the 80s or 90s. It’s just a slightly educated guess.

Windows crank out and screens are in good shape. Was on a mid-70s F-100 before my truck.

Already Gone 08-04-2018 01:42 AM
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I live in a small, (275,000 ) population City in Western Canada. It amazes me that every year I see 2/3/4 or more nice 67-72's that I've never seen before. Today at work at the Hospital I spotted this beauty in the parking lot with the cap on it.

Already Gone 08-04-2018 06:41 PM
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Probably and old cap on this one..

SKT 08-04-2018 09:02 PM
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flipbr61 08-05-2018 10:52 AM
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my 1970 402 just love this truck

PepperTreeGarage 08-05-2018 06:46 PM
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my 1970 402 just love this truck
Nice!!~~Great Stance~~~~~

Ol Blue K20 08-05-2018 07:21 PM
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my 1970 402 just love this truck
Very nice

70 shorty 08-05-2018 07:24 PM
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Do those old school toppers have any value? I've got one very similar to the one in post #13 that was on my short/step when I brought it home 14 years ago, and has sat on boards behind the garage since then.

jocko 08-05-2018 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by flipbr61 (Post 8315938)
my 1970 402 just love this truck
That's my idea of a period perfect camper shell. Looks great. Thanks for sharing.

Steeveedee 08-05-2018 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by 70 shorty (Post 8316215)
Do those old school toppers have any value? I've got one very similar to the one in post #13 that was on my short/step when I brought it home 14 years ago, and has sat on boards behind the garage since then.
It depends on condition. Our truck came from my parents-in-law. The shell was toast, and my FiL had put in broom handles and stuff like that to keep the roof of it from completely collapsing. My wife's work friends were all over it about replacing the bad parts. I put a car cover on it until she came to her senses. If yours has been out in the weather that long, it is probably junk, but who knows? Try and see if you can find a buyer!

Benjamin 08-06-2018 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Steeveedee (Post 8316384)
It depends on condition. Our truck came from my parents-in-law. The shell was toast, and my FiL had put in broom handles and stuff like that to keep the roof of it from completely collapsing. My wife's work friends were all over it about replacing the bad parts. I put a car cover on it until she came to her senses. If yours has been out in the weather that long, it is probably junk, but who knows? Try and see if you can find a buyer!
There's an old saying "something is only worth as much as you can get for it"

So while the old shells might be rare, it doesn't seem like too many people want them anymore. So, even in good condition it still might not bring in a lot of money.

All that being said, if it is "junk" you could still possibly save the windows, doors, metal trim, skin, etc... and build a new frame, or give the components to someone willing to use them.

Steeveedee 08-06-2018 10:42 AM
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I considered doing that with the old shell, but by the time I bought the rest of the materials, it would cost close to what a new shell cost, and all my labor would be free. So I scrapped the old one and bought a new one.

Benjamin 08-06-2018 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Steeveedee (Post 8316629)
I considered doing that with the old shell, but by the time I bought the rest of the materials, it would cost close to what a new shell cost, and all my labor would be free. So I scrapped the old one and bought a new one.
I would only do it so I could save my blue bubble windows.

special-K 08-06-2018 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by C/10 King (Post 8312320)
Yup Tim, that '68 is definitely my style!!!!! :chevy:
I just saw it cruisin' by at Carlisle last weekend. Cool little truck
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Originally Posted by Already Gone (Post 8315288)
I live in a small, (275,000 ) population City in Western Canada. It amazes me that every year I see 2/3/4 or more nice 67-72's that I've never seen before. Today at work at the Hospital I spotted this beauty in the parking lot with the cap on it.
That is a well-kept truck. How about the rear bumper and the square body front?
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That one is older than the truck. Probably early-mid 60s
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Originally Posted by flipbr61 (Post 8315938)
my 1970 402 just love this truck
You're not the only one! Cool beans.

Already Gone 08-06-2018 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by special-K (Post 8316799)
I just saw it cruisin' by at Carlisle last weekend. Cool little truck

That is a well-kept truck. How about the rear bumper and the square body front?

That one is older than the truck. Probably early-mid 60s

You're not the only one! Cool beans.
Square body front ??? Looks like a 71/72 GMC to me ....

special-K 08-06-2018 03:00 PM
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It has an 83-91 front bumper.


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