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Old 01-26-2010, 06:44 PM   #6
gkesseru
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Re: need your advise

I have done this several times. Bolt together the front, sides and rear crossmember to paint. Paint the fenders separately. When it comes time to reassemble, you can do the whole assembly off the truck on a couple of sawhorses with 2X4s across the bottom of the fenders. It takes two persons (min) to put the fenders on. Make sure you clamp the supports to the sawhorses so it wont fall off. You will need several strong friends or a way to hoist to get it back on. It will have to get high enough for the fenders to clear the tires. When I put it back on, I drape a large blanket over the entire cab to protect the tape. I use a long tapered rod to help align the bed to the holes. Go slow and it's not too hard.
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