Are the bed mounts different... - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

67chevemall · 11-16-2005, 02:35 PM

if you have wood or steel?

What is factory? The bolts right through the bed floor and through
the frame where you can see the bolt heads?

Are the bolt heads hidden on wood beds? If so what is the difference?

crazy longhorn · 11-16-2005, 09:21 PM

The bed bolts go right through the top on either wood or steel floors, the difference is that the steel floors have a 3" tall cross sill, & they are welded to the bottom of the bed floor, whereas the wood floors have a shorter cross sill (roughly 2 1/4"+ 3/4" wood to make up the height difference. I built a steel floor for my longhorn,& used 2x3x1/8 wall rectangle tubing for the cross braces.......

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67chevemall · 11-17-2005, 09:36 AM

right through on both.....Thanks. Man mine came with 6 hidden bolts
And the two at the very back are insane custom bolts with
thread on both ends??
I finally got them back on last night so I'll just keep it that way 4 now.
thanks again
now it's fuel cell and carb time..... almost ready for the snow..dang it
Only 4 months behind schedule.

11-16-2005, 02:35 PM	#1
67chevemall Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NB Posts: 3,367	Are the bed mounts different... if you have wood or steel? What is factory? The bolts right through the bed floor and through the frame where you can see the bolt heads? Are the bolt heads hidden on wood beds? If so what is the difference? __________________ 1968 Chevy C10 307 3ott fleetside 1967 Chevy C/10 V8, 3spd, fleetside lwb.Sold 1967 Chev C/10 step, 383, M21. SOLD

11-16-2005, 09:21 PM	#2
crazy longhorn Fabricate till you "puke" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ill Posts: 9,402	Re: Are the bed mounts different... The bed bolts go right through the top on either wood or steel floors, the difference is that the steel floors have a 3" tall cross sill, & they are welded to the bottom of the bed floor, whereas the wood floors have a shorter cross sill (roughly 2 1/4"+ 3/4" wood to make up the height difference. I built a steel floor for my longhorn,& used 2x3x1/8 wall rectangle tubing for the cross braces....... L __________________ 69 longhorn,4" chop,3/5 drop, 1/2 ton suspension/disc brakes,1 1/2" body drop,steel tilt clip, 5.3/Edelbrock rpm intake/600 carb, Hooker streetrod shorties,2 1/2" exhaust/ H pipe/50's Flows , 6 spd Richmond trans,12 bolt/ 3.40 gears....

11-17-2005, 09:36 AM	#3
67chevemall Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NB Posts: 3,367	Re: Are the bed mounts different... right through on both.....Thanks. Man mine came with 6 hidden bolts And the two at the very back are insane custom bolts with thread on both ends?? I finally got them back on last night so I'll just keep it that way 4 now. thanks again now it's fuel cell and carb time..... almost ready for the snow..dang it Only 4 months behind schedule. __________________ 1968 Chevy C10 307 3ott fleetside 1967 Chevy C/10 V8, 3spd, fleetside lwb.Sold 1967 Chev C/10 step, 383, M21. SOLD

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