Vintage truck bed tool boxes

[leddzepp]

Haven't seen a thread addressing in bed tool boxes. I have been looking for a bed mounted tool box for my 68 for a while. It had one at some point way back in its life, and I figure I may as well utilize the holes that already exist on top of the bed rails and be able to have tools/equipment on hand. I finally found one on C/L for $20. Has gull-wing side doors with paddle handles, heavy liftsprings that will never wear out (no gas loaded struts), and a nice sliding tray for wrenches. Plans are to strip it, POR it (has plenty of wear and some rust) and paint it with a white epoxy. It weighs a TON, and I noticed an immediate change in my ride quality as well...no more rear end hop I really like that the rounded contours of the box lids match the contours of the wrap-around rear bumper