Bed Strip Bolt Sizes? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

kyull67 · 01-12-2009, 09:30 PM

Does anyone know what size carriage bolts I need for the bed strips in a '67 with a wood bed?

**LockDoc** · 01-12-2009, 09:42 PM

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Well Kyull, If it we weren't getting a blizzard right now I would go out and measure mine for you. I'd probably never find my way back to the house..

.. I'm thinking 5/16" x 1 1/4" but don't buy any until someone verifies it...

LockDoc

kyull67 · 01-12-2009, 09:47 PM

Thanks for the attempt, I'm sure someone will let us know.

kyull67 · 01-13-2009, 09:12 AM

ttt

BIGMAC68 · 01-13-2009, 09:20 AM

The very front bolt near the front bed panel is 5/16-18 x 1-1/2" carriage. All other bolts in the long strips are 1/4-20 x 1-1/4". The short strips in front and back of the wheel house have a mixture of these two sizes. The front one has 5/16 on each end. The rear short strip has 5/16 on the wheel house end only.

BIGMAC68 · 01-13-2009, 09:23 AM

I read your question again and realized that you did not mention it was a fleetside or step bed. The advice posted was for a fleet. If it is a stepper, Then the front bolt is 5/16 and the rest are 1/4". The angle strips on a stepper are 5/16 as well.

kyull67 · 01-13-2009, 11:40 AM

It is for a short step. Thanks for the info!

01-12-2009, 09:30 PM	#1
kyull67 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Springfield/Kansas City Posts: 1,842	Bed Strip Bolt Sizes? Does anyone know what size carriage bolts I need for the bed strips in a '67 with a wood bed? Attached Images __________________ The first '67 The current '67 '63 Biscayne

01-12-2009, 09:42 PM	#2
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,772	Re: Bed Strip Bolt Sizes? - Well Kyull, If it we weren't getting a blizzard right now I would go out and measure mine for you. I'd probably never find my way back to the house.... I'm thinking 5/16" x 1 1/4" but don't buy any until someone verifies it... LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

01-12-2009, 09:47 PM	#3
kyull67 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Springfield/Kansas City Posts: 1,842	Re: Bed Strip Bolt Sizes? Thanks for the attempt, I'm sure someone will let us know. __________________ The first '67 The current '67 '63 Biscayne

01-13-2009, 09:12 AM	#4
kyull67 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Springfield/Kansas City Posts: 1,842	Re: Bed Strip Bolt Sizes? ttt __________________ The first '67 The current '67 '63 Biscayne

01-13-2009, 09:20 AM	#5
BIGMAC68 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tuttle Oklahoma Posts: 162	Re: Bed Strip Bolt Sizes? The very front bolt near the front bed panel is 5/16-18 x 1-1/2" carriage. All other bolts in the long strips are 1/4-20 x 1-1/4". The short strips in front and back of the wheel house have a mixture of these two sizes. The front one has 5/16 on each end. The rear short strip has 5/16 on the wheel house end only.

01-13-2009, 09:23 AM	#6
BIGMAC68 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tuttle Oklahoma Posts: 162	Re: Bed Strip Bolt Sizes? I read your question again and realized that you did not mention it was a fleetside or step bed. The advice posted was for a fleet. If it is a stepper, Then the front bolt is 5/16 and the rest are 1/4". The angle strips on a stepper are 5/16 as well.

01-13-2009, 11:40 AM	#7
kyull67 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Springfield/Kansas City Posts: 1,842	Re: Bed Strip Bolt Sizes? It is for a short step. Thanks for the info! __________________ The first '67 The current '67 '63 Biscayne



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