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68speedalert · 11-12-2004, 11:21 PM

Smitty,
72afr and I did his bed that way. We thought about putting the bed together off the frame, put decided to do it on the frame. I thought it would be hard to slide 8 bolts into the right holes. Glad we did because when we fitted each board over the bolts, we had a problem with some rivet heads on the frame hitting on 2 boards. They were right above the axle, 3 on each side if I remember right. I just bored out some more wood over them.

We put in the 2 outermost boards, then ran bolts thru the bedsides & boards, then attached all the crossmembers between them. We then set the whole assembly on the frame, lined up the mounting holes and put in the bed mounting bolts. Then put in each board and rail until finished. You may need to massage and work the boards after all are in the make all things to line up. Tighten up the nuts ONLY AFTER everything is in position.

It helps to have 2 people, one on top and one on bottom, to help line things up and put on the lock washers & nuts.

Jimmy, the boards are held by the strips to the cross members. None of the boards are directly bolted to the bed sides or fronts.

11-12-2004, 11:21 PM	#4
68speedalert Semi-Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Washington, MO Posts: 390	Smitty, 72afr and I did his bed that way. We thought about putting the bed together off the frame, put decided to do it on the frame. I thought it would be hard to slide 8 bolts into the right holes. Glad we did because when we fitted each board over the bolts, we had a problem with some rivet heads on the frame hitting on 2 boards. They were right above the axle, 3 on each side if I remember right. I just bored out some more wood over them. We put in the 2 outermost boards, then ran bolts thru the bedsides & boards, then attached all the crossmembers between them. We then set the whole assembly on the frame, lined up the mounting holes and put in the bed mounting bolts. Then put in each board and rail until finished. You may need to massage and work the boards after all are in the make all things to line up. Tighten up the nuts ONLY AFTER everything is in position. It helps to have 2 people, one on top and one on bottom, to help line things up and put on the lock washers & nuts. Jimmy, the boards are held by the strips to the cross members. None of the boards are directly bolted to the bed sides or fronts. __________________ '68 50th Anniversery LWB Custom Fleetside, '77 305 v-8, turbo 350, factory speed alert (still works), '71 drivetrain w/front discs. Some call it ugly yellow, others call it Ochre '83 Jeep CJ-7, <80,000 miles, original owner '04 Chevy Suburban, 4x4, 2500, 6.0 ltr, Predator Diablo programmer '95 GMC K1500 Extended cab