cunfusion about 73 el camino bed.HELP!!

[caminokid863]

im having trouble understanding my car. all the parts seem to match up with the 72 when mine is a 73. is it possible that i could have an early year and all the main panels are from a 72. cuz currently i am in need of a bed for it and cant find anything for a 73 but plenty for a 72. so would a 72 bed fit in mine and is there a chance i just have an early make car that has all 72 parts.

[Skandolis]

you could post a pic, 72 and 73 were completely different cars,but the folks here can tell ya what ya got.

[caminokid863]

I know I have a 73 I have all the original papers and everything but all the beds for a 73 I find are a 3, piece bed mine is only a two and the 72 bed looks to have the same set up on the bottom as far as monting and fuel tank goes. Is there any way at all a mine could have a 72's bed? Or will one fit?

[BillyJack]

The '73 model year brought about major changes in the "A" body GM vehicles, so there's virtually no interchangeability with '72 and earlier. I've been in the retail automotive biz since the mid 70's in PA and had seen numerous cases where a vehicle title is labelled with the year of original sale rather than the automaker's model year. Pics would tell for sure or you can decode your VIN. The sixth digit, IIRC, is your year indicator; A "2" indicates 1972, "3" for 1973 and so forth.

Bill

[caminokid863]

Here's a link to my Facebook its a photo of the car well its in the background at least part of it is. Oh and that's not me so you know that's my gf incase anyone was wondering
http://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid...05115776759764

[caminokid863]

I know it's a crappy picture of the car but im at school and its all I got on my phone I can take a better one when I get home

[OldChevysNeverDie]

The '73, first year of fourth generation, has a flat nose with a rectangular grid in the grill. The '72 has what I call the W front end. You gotta check the VIN under the windshield and the title.

1973


1972


I tried to find ones with the same view orientation.

[gilby]

I don't know... see if there anything in this file that might say something about it..

http://www.gmheritagecenter.com/docs...-El-Camino.pdf

[Roy!]

About all you can see from my profile pic is the bed, but it's definitely a '73 - I have all the rest of the parts, but am making a major project out of this one. I'll add a few more pics if this helps

[caminokid863]

Hey thanks and yea im pretty sure I have a 73 title says it and everything but is it possible that the bed from the 72 could fit or are they two different? I didn't know if I got an early year 73 and it had a mis match of parts? Possible at all?

[69 SS396]

As far as I know, no late run/left over 72s were sold as 73s. (or early run 73s being 3rd gen body style.)

I cant imagine someone grafting a 3rd gen bed onto a 4th gen. Bodies are completely different as to width, length and body lines.

You should probably check body and frame VINs to make sure they match title.

Your facebook pic doesnt show up for me.

[El Diablo]

The lack of repair parts for the 73 motivates your idea. I can imagine a 1972 1/2, as you find parts and mod them to work.
What you need is a donor 73 parts car.

[caminokid863]

The vins match the title been over it all. Idk tho. Does anyone know of a place that sells full beds with roll pan? Elcamimostore.com has the left and right pieces but does the underside have all the braced or is it just a flat sheet anyone know?

[gilby]

Originally Posted by 69 SS396

Your facebook pic doesnt show up for me.

...Same here, no pictures..

[caminokid863]

Idk what's going on with the link I'll upload one when I get home. Meanwhile anyone know where I can find one? If so plz send me a link im trying to get this done by my senior prom and it would be greatly appreciated I can't find a thing so if anyone can send me a link itd be great