Bed Supports etc

[rahatawa]

My project came with the optional rusted out bed that so many of our projects seem to start with. My question is this...

I have a brake to form up new cross pieces, supports, top hat shaped brace things. My problem is i can't find a picture of a fleetside showing how many there should be. 2? 4? 6? These are the left to right braces that the wood floor and metal strips would attach to. My bed only saw fit to have one of these. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Dimensions, number, gauge, zodiac sign. Just need a starting place.

I will try and find a stolen picture to attach...



edit: i now know they are called sills. and knowing is half the battle

[Southcity]

What year truck? longbed or shortbed? (looks like a shortbed from the pics) You may find the below schematic from LMC helpful.

[rahatawa]

sorry i should have mentioned my project. It is a 64 long wheel base fleetsided 1/2 ton truck. As soon as you posted that picture from LMC i ran back to get my catalog and realized that yours is for a 67' because that page was missing from mine. LMC has that same figure and parts for a stepside but not for fleetside. no love for the fleets i tell you...

[Southcity]

yeah I see that...bummer, I'm certain that some of the 60-66 truck guys will chime in and provide the info you need, good luck!

[JimmyFloyd]

It'll probably be cheaper to get them from Mar-K. I believe he is a board vender:

http://www.mar-k.com/Catalog/catalog.aspx

Check out the link and the illustration.

[65Custom]

Originally Posted by JimmyFloyd

It'll probably be cheaper to get them from Mar-K. I believe he is a board vender:

http://www.mar-k.com/Catalog/catalog.aspx

Check out the link and the illustration.

I second getting them from Mar-K by the time you buy the material and spend the time trying to make them you can have them at you door for a lot less and they are exact re makes and only about 30 bucks each last I looked and I don't know about you but my time is pretty valuable

[rahatawa]

I guess you guys are right. i am going to repair the ones i have and buy the rest from mar-k. Their web site says i need five plus the support strip. Is this correct?

[65Custom]

I noticed that the Mar-K Site says that you need 5 for a long bed but if I remember right a long bed has on 4 cross sills 3 tall ones and one short one

The last one is the rear finish cross sill which ties the bed sides together

If you count the last one it would be 5 but others on here may know more about it than me but that is my .02 cents