Dug's 1959 Fleetside

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Went ahead and cut off the back of the bed floor with my cordless DeWalt jig saw using a 4" metal cutting blade. Quick and pretty accurate. Well, as accurate as you can be going up and down the ribs in the bed floor. The blue line was NOT the cut line. It represents the raised inside face of the tailgate. Pulled everything tight with ratchet straps and took a look at the tailgate gaps which all look pretty good. Will not be using the factory tailgate chains. Hope to use some sort of the latching system inside the bed that won't scratch the paint.

Last picture is the likely location for the gas door. Looks like plenty of room in the bedside and the Trailblazer gas tube is basically already there. Will probably look for a smaller door with more sheet metal around it so I can cover up the entire stamped area behind the tub. May still try to work it out in the filler panel below the bed floor at the tailgate but there does not appear to be enough pitch.