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roundhouse
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bed wood project
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Reply #30 on:
February 04, 2020, 11:05:32 AM »
I welded carriage bolts to the cross brackets
And hollowed out the wood just enough to drop over the bolts
We did the wood replacement with the bed on the truck
Lemme see if in can find some pics
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gwcrim
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Re: bed wood project
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Reply #31 on:
February 04, 2020, 01:10:42 PM »
I'm about ready to drill the holes but I can't bring myself to. I really hate how those big, ugly bolts look. Guess the big downside is having to climb under the truck and bolt the two boards down.
Or I could weld the carriage bolts to the cross bars, assemble the bed and hope that they slip in the holes. That seems kinda sketchy.
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gwcrim
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Reply #32 on:
February 08, 2020, 03:13:08 PM »
I've been putting this off. Scratching my head. I want to assemble the bed off the truck, with the bolts hidden under the wood. I'm really concerned that if I do this I'll have trouble aligning the bolts, welded to the cross bars, with the holes on the frame.
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JohnnyPopper
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Reply #33 on:
February 08, 2020, 06:13:58 PM »
Do you have the old slats? If yes you can used them as a template.
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1957 Apache 3100 235 Inline 6, 3 on the tree
1973 C-20, 3+3 454 4BBL TH400 Water Injection
1978 K-10, 350 4BBL TH350 NP203 M.M. Part time Kit/Hubs
1980 C-10 under construction
gwcrim
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Reply #34 on:
February 16, 2020, 12:54:57 PM »
Took some precise measurements. Hit it with a rotary rasp. And the finished product!
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JohnnyPopper
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Reply #35 on:
February 16, 2020, 07:21:14 PM »
NICE WORK!!!
I can see the vision of my K10, finally being done, thanks for the encouragement!
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1957 Apache 3100 235 Inline 6, 3 on the tree
1973 C-20, 3+3 454 4BBL TH400 Water Injection
1978 K-10, 350 4BBL TH350 NP203 M.M. Part time Kit/Hubs
1980 C-10 under construction
Shifty
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Reply #36 on:
February 17, 2020, 08:47:16 AM »
Outstanding!
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87 R30 3+3 Longbed (days of yore)
98 C2500 ext cab longbed
gwcrim
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Reply #37 on:
March 01, 2020, 09:15:57 AM »
There's been a huge transformation to the truck this winter. Prior, if I hit a bump it sounded like the truck was falling apart. The doors banged around and the bed was temporarily held down by just two bolts so it banged and banged and rattled.
I did the PEX fix to the door striker bolts and got the bed bolted down and put new brake drums on. My God it rides like a new truck.
Still need to tinker with the throttle return spring. I'm not happy with it. And then there's a persistent oil leak. But that's better than a couple years ago when every flipping fluid in the truck dripped on the floor like it was a sieve.
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JohnnyPopper
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Reply #38 on:
March 01, 2020, 09:35:56 PM »
The little things in the life of a Square Body...
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1957 Apache 3100 235 Inline 6, 3 on the tree
1973 C-20, 3+3 454 4BBL TH400 Water Injection
1978 K-10, 350 4BBL TH350 NP203 M.M. Part time Kit/Hubs
1980 C-10 under construction
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