Short bed step side total Re assemble HOW TO ? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**zicc1835** · 10-14-2023, 07:34 PM

looking for some recommendations on this process the complete bed will be assembled including new oak floor etc. I did test fit the repop bedsides headboard tailgate rear cross member my fenders are OEM take offs put it all together and disassembled before I sent off to paint (pictures)....here is my question and what im wrestling with reassemble the bed as you see it pictured when I get it back from paint set it up on horses add the cross members install the treated wood floor then install in its entire to the truck......or place the crossmembers to the frame build the wood bed on the truck frame then start with the head board left bedside right bedside rear cross member etc. am I over thinking this?

Im sure there are a few who have done this either way and found the pros and cons I watched a Brothers Video some time ago about placing the boards and drilling around the rear wheel houses was a fleet side build but good info ...looked like they built the bed floor on horses and then put in on the chassis

**LockDoc** · 10-14-2023, 08:46 PM

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I haven't assembled any stepsides but the fleetsides I have assembled I set the complete bed on the chassis, square it up, and then installed the wood floors. I don't really know if there is a right or wrong way. You could put it all together on the saw horses as long as you left everything loose so you can square it all up after you set it on the frame.....

I hope some others chime in on this.

LockDoc

**zicc1835** · 10-14-2023, 09:12 PM

thanks Leon I have to treat the wood stain and seal that will take at least a week will see if I get some more replies
Jess

67C10Step · 10-14-2023, 09:19 PM

Go to Mar K in Oklahoma’s web site. I think they have instructions for bed assembly. I have mine around somewhere. They have instructions for bed assembly but it looks like you have the bed box done already. Instructions for wood installation as well.

**zicc1835** · 10-14-2023, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 67C10Step

Go to Mar K in Oklahoma’s web site. I think they have instructions for bed assembly. I have mine around somewhere. They have instructions for bed assembly but it looks like you have the bed box done already. Instructions for wood installation as well.

ill give Mar K a look thanks

10-14-2023, 07:34 PM	#1
zicc1835 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Hanover NJ Posts: 4,298	Short bed step side total Re assemble HOW TO ? looking for some recommendations on this process the complete bed will be assembled including new oak floor etc. I did test fit the repop bedsides headboard tailgate rear cross member my fenders are OEM take offs put it all together and disassembled before I sent off to paint (pictures)....here is my question and what im wrestling with reassemble the bed as you see it pictured when I get it back from paint set it up on horses add the cross members install the treated wood floor then install in its entire to the truck......or place the crossmembers to the frame build the wood bed on the truck frame then start with the head board left bedside right bedside rear cross member etc. am I over thinking this? Im sure there are a few who have done this either way and found the pros and cons I watched a Brothers Video some time ago about placing the boards and drilling around the rear wheel houses was a fleet side build but good info ...looked like they built the bed floor on horses and then put in on the chassis Attached Images __________________ Grand Theft Auto https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=855961 Doc & Kim build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=722288 I am from the desert http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=650332 basket case build SOLD http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=648557

10-14-2023, 08:46 PM	#2
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,771	Re: Short bed step side total Re assemble HOW TO ? - I haven't assembled any stepsides but the fleetsides I have assembled I set the complete bed on the chassis, square it up, and then installed the wood floors. I don't really know if there is a right or wrong way. You could put it all together on the saw horses as long as you left everything loose so you can square it all up after you set it on the frame..... I hope some others chime in on this. LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

10-14-2023, 09:12 PM	#3
zicc1835 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Hanover NJ Posts: 4,298	Re: Short bed step side total Re assemble HOW TO ? thanks Leon I have to treat the wood stain and seal that will take at least a week will see if I get some more replies Jess __________________ Grand Theft Auto https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=855961 Doc & Kim build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=722288 I am from the desert http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=650332 basket case build SOLD http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=648557

10-14-2023, 09:19 PM	#4
67C10Step Registered User Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Beebe, AR Posts: 2,475	Re: Short bed step side total Re assemble HOW TO ? Go to Mar K in Oklahoma’s web site. I think they have instructions for bed assembly. I have mine around somewhere. They have instructions for bed assembly but it looks like you have the bed box done already. Instructions for wood installation as well. __________________ 1967 C10 1980 Jeep CJ5 2020 Toyota 4Runner 2024 Toyota Tundra

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