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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: newport,minnesota
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bed removal ?'s for a first time restore
hey I am just starting my restore on my '68 lwb chevy 2wd. I think I'm going to start with the box removal first. Any help on what to expect or any tricks you all have would be swell. thanks again!!
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Redefining LowBudget
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: lebanon Cow Hampshire
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Re: bed removal ?'s for a first time restore
I leave the tail gate on then put 4 staps to the corners and lift it with the engine hoist...buat 4 of your buddies and some beer works well too....
just pull the bolts out and unplug the tail lights
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Northern California
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Re: bed removal ?'s for a first time restore
For guys and one lady. Pull the bolts, disconnect wiring, 4 guys lift bed and one lady drives truck out from underneath.
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: a t w a t e r cali 95301
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Re: bed removal ?'s for a first time restore
i thought it was four guys and a little boy! right rene?
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Ajax, Ontario
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Re: bed removal ?'s for a first time restore
also remember the guys at the cab end have to lift it higher over the tires
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Re: bed removal ?'s for a first time restore
You guys might want to watch your FEET !!!
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Re: bed removal ?'s for a first time restore
My dilemma was finding something to set the bed on after removing it from the frame. I ended up using four 20 gallon grease barrels with homemade dolly's so i could maneuver it around my garage.
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vw guy & now c-10 guy
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Re: bed removal ?'s for a first time restore
I built 4 saw horses, then cut/air chiseled the old bolts out, then had me and 3 friends lift it off- my long bed wasnt nearly as heavy as i thought it would be, it was pretty easy
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Ajax, Ontario
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Re: bed removal ?'s for a first time restore
I used Milk crates
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: maine
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Re: bed removal ?'s for a first time restore
I just removed mine all by my lonesome and here is what I did.
#1 unbolt bed. I got real lucky and my trucker is super solid and 5 of the 8 bolts came out, 1 snapped and I was left with 2 that were spinning. I dont have a torch and my air compressor is dead. So I welded 3/8 nuts to the top of the bed bolts, wrench on the bottom and spin them right out from the top. #2 unplug the taillight harness #3 I ran a 4x4 under the bed rails over the wheel wells. Backed the truck under my chain falls and lifted it up, drove the truck out and lowered the bed onto a pair of saw horses |
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: daytonabeach
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Re: bed removal ?'s for a first time restore
i like to grind the heads off the bolts soas not to damage the square holes holding the bolts// i just lift with engine hoist and roll the bed off. it's a bit easier to do with the wheels removed
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Ajax, Ontario
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Re: bed removal ?'s for a first time restore
Last summer I removed the 8 foot bed from my 80 gmc and flipped it over then back over again all by my self!!! should have taken pictures, it was a feat of engineering!
I only used an engine crane and 8 milk crates. |
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: newport,minnesota
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Re: bed removal ?'s for a first time restore
oh man this is a great help guys. I just started today and I attempted to loosen 4 bolts. needle to say, it wasn't happening. its a wood bed so the carriage bolts heads just spin. not a big deal, it'll just take a little elbow grease. Thanks again for all the help!!
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Location: Mid-MO
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Re: bed removal ?'s for a first time restore
If the bolts (in a steel bed floor) don't come out fairly easily,... I always cut them.
This saves any damage to the "square" hole in the bed floor. The I reinstall it with a new set of bed bolts with some anti-seize on the bolt threads.
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Fall River California
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Re: bed removal ?'s for a first time restore
If the bed is sitting correctly on the frame, you may want to mark the bed and frame underneath to make realigning it a lot faster. I learned this the hard way, I was alone when I put my bed back on and getting it back in position by myself was a pain in the butt! Before I removed it next time, I scribed some lines underneath and it went on a lot faster the next time. A few of the nuts were rusted so when I tried to loosen them up the head turned on the carriage bolts, I ended up tack welding the heads to the bed so i could take the nut off. After I got them off I ground off the tack weld and removed the bolt. Once it was out I squared up the hole with some weld so the new carriage bolts wouldnt spin. I used stainless steel bolts when I bolted back on.
I had no help removing my bed so I jacked up each corner and used milk crates to set it on, I then just pulled the truck forward. I did the reverse to put it back on. Goof luck! It's really a pretty easy job. |
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