47-55.1 stake pocket end

[nvrdone]

On my '49 I'm looking for a curved lower end for the rear stake pocket.
What I have seen is a curved piece that turns in from the stake pocket into a rolled pan. It has the ridges to match the pocket.
The owners I talked to didn't know where the part came from because they had the trucks built.
I've seen them for Ford tricks, but they are flat so wont work on my truck.
Hope this gives some one an idea of what I'm looking for.
Any ideas would be appreciated.

[leegreen]

We discussed this before
https://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vbo....php?p=9398529
and
https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/....php?p=9172844

the only place I have seen a curved in bottom with the pre-54 ridges is the one I crudely mocked up in that second thread, post #36

I'm personally not fond of roll pans on these trucks, I raised my bumper instead. I'm biased.

If you want a roll pan, none are nicer than post #39

The simplest way to make a roll pan and stake pocket look better would be to just extend the stake pocket straight down using a chunk off a scrap box.
using the section from just above the hinge mount so the extension curves gently inwards might look good

[mr48chev]

I'd firmly have to believe that you will have to make those yourself or get help making them.
if I was doing it I would go find a couple of stancheons on or off a junk truck bed and use those to cut the shape out of for the outside of the curve and then find a piece of pipe the right diameter to roll those pieces around to get the curve you want.

Then I would cut the triangle filler panels out of the flat part of the bedside and fit and weld them in.

I don't think I have any bed posts/stancheons in my stuff right off hand but think I might of cut some off a bed 30 years ago. Maybe put a word out in your club that you are looking for a junk bedside to salvage those pieces off.

[nvrdone]

OK, my latest thought is to take a stake pocket cut it to the approx length, cut the flat sides off and bend the face to the right curve. then cut the side pieces into a triangle and weld them back on. We've got a few good body guys in the club, so I think I need to run this idea past them.

[leegreen]

try a scrap bit of stake pocket face first. there is a chance the it won't bend smoothly but will kink. The raised ridges need to stretch vs the lower surface.

if you make a miniature T stake dolly of a curved bolt you could hammer the ridges to stretch them a bit as you go. It should not take much

[mr48chev]

Originally Posted by nvrdone

OK, my latest thought is to take a stake pocket cut it to the approx length, cut the flat sides off and bend the face to the right curve. then cut the side pieces into a triangle and weld them back on. We've got a few good body guys in the club, so I think I need to run this idea past them.

You don't want to do that and keep the same length. I did just that and the process included removing the bolts and welding the bed together and it cracked out in short order. I sold those bedsides to a kid a while back.
I should have just bought new stancheons and put them on as that was the best set of bedsides I had found in a five year search and I had to buy a truck to get them.