Toolbox mounting?
 

Question.

I just picked up a toolbox for my 64 and it only has about 1/2 inch of overlap on each side of the bed as the box is approx 71 inches wide which seems to be standard. Are there any tricks to Mounting these on the wider fleetside beds?

Re: Toolbox mounting?
 

I ran into the same problem back in high school when I wanted to put a box on my 63. Unfortunately, I gave up and never figured out how to make one work.

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I guess the obvious answer is to have a pair of 1/8" or so thick pieces of steel cut to go under the box and above the bed rail. Since the weight of the box is on the overlap there won't be any leverage to bend the steel or bed side.

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I would buy an Aluminum or steel plate to spread the gapped area.
You would need a plate as wide (the short dimension) as the box.

That would give as much support to the tool box as possible
Then taper it on each side for cosmetic looks

Then I would use flat head cap screws.

You will need to drill and countersink this flush to the plate.

That would distribute the weight.



That would be personal preference

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I just bolted angle iron to the inside bed rail and bolted my box to the angle iron.

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Anyone have pictures of their toolboxes mounted up? Trying to get a feel for how they would look on my 66 fleetside.

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Sure. Long bed and short bed

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Heres the shorty and the longbed in a different color

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I don't have any pics but in HS I welded nuts to a steel U channel and then used a piece of junkyard door edge rubber to line it. I then cut up an old rubber floor mat to cushion the top of the bed rail so the tool box didn't scratch up the paint. Drill holes in the tool box and tightened down on the U channel clamping the bedside, it worked really good with no rattles or squeaks. This was on a squarebody but I imagine something similar would work on these trucks as long as you find something that fits over the lip under the bedside. It was nice that all the fasteners were inside the tool box that locked so it made me feel better that it wouldn't walk off one day. I ended up removing it for a truck cap anyhow but it worked good.

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Thanks AcampoDave! Like the look. I have the original Gibbs Construction logos on our truck still. Pretty sure he probably had one of those racks versus a toolbox when it was a working truck.