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_Ogre · 04-11-2013, 01:17 PM

i think the beds are 11 or 12 ga steel, i had 10 ga left over from boxing my frame
it was easy welding compare to the lighter ga body panels

my bed angles were rusted out, i replaced them with standard 1 1/4x1/8 angle iron

04-11-2013, 01:17 PM	#121
_Ogre Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Motown Posts: 7,680	Re: 56 shop truck build i think the beds are 11 or 12 ga steel, i had 10 ga left over from boxing my frame it was easy welding compare to the lighter ga body panels my bed angles were rusted out, i replaced them with standard 1 1/4x1/8 angle iron __________________ cool, an ogre smiley Ogre's 58 Truk build how to put your truck year and build thread into your signature shop air compressor timer