Advice before I take the bed apart?

[67ChevyRedneck]

Originally Posted by mbgmike

I like the straps

Yeah, I didn't have money for the real ones. These snapped after the first tank of gas. I had to use bailing wire and duct tape to get home. I've done some real stupid crap in my time

They were just easy to do the "mock up" with

[mbgmike]

Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

Yeah, I didn't have money for the real ones. These snapped after the first tank of gas. I had to use bailing wire and duct tape to get home. I've done some real stupid crap in my time

They were just easy to do the "mock up" with

I used a rubber bungee cord to hold up an exhaust pipe once. I works great for a little while.

I need to put a gas tank in my 65 c10 stepside.You think that one would work in mine?

[Richard Dobson]

WD-40 everything, then try to loosen the nuts to see if the carriage bolt square shank will hold in the bedsides. If they turn some before seizing up you can get a pair of vice grips onto the head of the carriage bolt. If that don't work try grinding the heads off. I used a 4" grinder. There are (2)welds and the back of the rear sill and (1) on top of it also on each side if you are removing the bedsides. Good luck

[msgross]

Originally Posted by Richard Dobson

WD-40 everything, then try to loosen the nuts to see if the carriage bolt square shank will hold in the bedsides. If they turn some before seizing up you can get a pair of vice grips onto the head of the carriage bolt. If that don't work try grinding the heads off. I used a 4" grinder. There are (2)welds and the back of the rear sill and (1) on top of it also on each side if you are removing the bedsides. Good luck

I noticed the welds on the rear cross sill, I have a new (used) one so I have been cutting the old one out.

My NOS wood came with the truck. The PO had purchased it from the local Chevy Dealer some time ago and never installed it though.

My poly tank is from Truck shop (out of TN) that I bought for $225 at Carlisle, nice guys too. I will work on pics as I go. Here is my link to my web album and you can see the before and during pics of the wood removal... I plan on pulling the rest of the bed apart this weekend and starting to mock the tank up. Still not sure on the filler options since I don't own a welder or many fabricating skills! I may just keep it simple and put a nice door in the rear corner of the wood for access to the filler neck.

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[jaros44sr]

Nice pics, nice truck. I like the look. I can say I've had quite a few piles of crap under my truck since I started, but you might win the crap pile contest haha.
Looks like it is going to be a great truck when it's finished, I agree with the money pit, but working the classified has saved me money!!

[msgross]

Originally Posted by jaros44

Nice pics, nice truck. I like the look. I can say I've had quite a few piles of crap under my truck since I started, but you might win the crap pile contest haha.
Looks like it is going to be a great truck when it's finished, I agree with the money pit, but working the classified has saved me money!!

Working Ebay has saved me a ton and everything was like new, that combined with the carshows @ Carlisle. I agree on the crap pile, I better clean it up before my neighbors get upset. That was most of the bed and what was left of the bed strips after my SAWZALL took care of it! The wife coined the name for the truck! go figure....

She does say that it's better than the $400 a month I was paying for a new Dodge Ram, I sold it two months ago...

[jaros44sr]

They have a rare insight, don't they. Gotta love em.
I haven't went on E-bay, guess i just don't trust people I don't know. Maybe someday! Go luck with your project, presently working on floorboard, hopefully my last pile of crap. Jim