Thread: 1985 Short Bed
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Old 02-16-2015, 01:50 PM   #52
portrodder
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Re: 1985 Short Bed

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Originally Posted by C.W View Post
I ground and punched out the rivets and used carriage bolts that I picked up at a hardware store. Think I used an old wore out philips head as a punch to add the squared corners for the carriage head to seat in and used lock nuts with lock washers on the bottom.
Chose the carriage bolts to avoid the possibility of a bolt head rubbing the tank, although it may not either way.
Hope all that makes sense.
Thank C.W and your explanation makes a lot of sense. Going to try a combination of what you and 83swb suggested.
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