Bed Floor Question

[DanMcG]

I picked up a decent fleetside box this week and noticed it has separate floor panels in front and behind the wheel wells. My 85 is a one piece, and was wondering if any years came this way, or are these aftermarket panels?

Here's a pic of one of the front lap joints, bed it upside down.

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[PrairieDrifter]

Looks like that would be a patch panel.

 

[Craig 85]

I was wondering the same thing. The drivers side of my '85 is that way. It has factory seam sealer that looks OEM.

 

[bucket]

Short or long? My '84 shortbed was all one piece. My '79 is a long bed, but I've never even had the liner out of it.

 

[DanMcG]

This is a short bed, supposably an 85.
What I find odd is that all four corners have the patch panels and except for surface rust it's a very solid box.
I guess it could be a complete floor replacement, I think they did them in five pieces before the one piece floor came out.

 

[CSFJ]

I've had a few long boxes that had the separate piece behind the drivers rear wheel. As mentioned above, they all had the factory seam sealer. I heard once that it was because they used the same floor for the 'burbans, and the added panels were blocking off the spots where the rear doors and spare tire would be.

 

[bucket]

I've had a few long boxes that had the separate piece behind the drivers rear wheel. As mentioned above, they all had the factory seam sealer. I heard once that it was because they used the same floor for the 'burbans, and the added panels were blocking off the spots where the rear doors and spare tire would be.

Burbs have a different floor stamping. They have areas with no ribs, where the optional 3rd seat would go.

 

[bucket]

Oh, and the black coating would lead me to believe it's a replacement, whether oem or aftermarket. An original bed should be gray or oxide colored under the paint.

 

[DanMcG]

Oh, and the black coating would lead me to believe it's a replacement, whether oem or aftermarket. An original bed should be gray or oxide colored under the paint.

I'm starting to think the whole bed is a replacement. I need to get it out of the weather and check it out this week. It's off a black truck but the best I can tell even the inside of the bed sides are black.