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70' GMC · 10-27-2008, 01:15 PM

Passenger side
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Driver side
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I thought it was supposed to be a bigger gap

FRENCHBLUE72 · 10-27-2008, 03:13 PM

Shold be close to the same gap from side to side.

corn · 10-27-2008, 03:16 PM

Passenger side looks correct, drivers side is too close though. Loosen up the bed & see if it can be moved back on that side.

chevguy7 · 10-27-2008, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by corn

Passenger side looks correct, drivers side is too close though. Loosen up the bed & see if it can be moved back on that side.

67ChevyRedneck · 10-27-2008, 03:49 PM

Pictures are taken from two different angles. Could be the same, could be different.

Measure from the back of the cab to the front of the bed on both sides and adjust it until you think it looks the best.

Longhorn Man · 10-27-2008, 05:13 PM

your truck has been smacked pretty hard a couple times. There may be more seriouse things goin on underneath. (frame damage, damaged pushings, torn mounts)

67ChevyRedneck · 10-27-2008, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

your truck has been smacked pretty hard a couple times. There may be more seriouse things goin on underneath. (frame damage, damaged pushings, torn mounts)

Oh yeah, forgot about that. Travis, did you ever fix the front clip (fenders/grill/etc?) and have the frame looked at after the last hit, wasn't it a garbage truck or something?

Longhorn Man · 10-27-2008, 07:22 PM

First a telephone poll, then a Mack.

68gmsee · 10-27-2008, 08:00 PM

That's what I was adjusting when my truck started doing all those weird things with the brake lights, tail lights and signal lights. I wound up grounding everything I could see...

The way I adjusted mine was to loosen all the bed bolts like corn mentioned, and gave it a couple of good pulls toward the back. Then I placed a jig I made of a 1X4 board between the bed and cab and pushed the bed forward until it was even on both sides.

70' GMC · 10-27-2008, 08:51 PM

Well tommorrow Im goin to Ronalds Body shop and to learn to weld and do some odds n ends and fix a little bit here and there since he knew my dad real good. Maybe I can sweet talk em to see his 69 or 70 chevy c10. Also theres a guy there that his 69 when he turned 16 and he is in his early 40s. Maybe he can help me out a little bit since they know about these trucks and possibly see the frame and bed.

70' GMC · 10-27-2008, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

Pictures are taken from two different angles. Could be the same, could be different.

Thats exactly the way they look passenger has the biggest gap and my drivers side don't.

**special-K** · 10-28-2008, 07:11 AM

Was it your driver side that was hit?It`s prolly pushed back on the mounts.I`d leave it until you take care of the whole thing.

70' GMC · 10-29-2008, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by special-K

Was it your driver side that was hit?It`s prolly pushed back on the mounts.I`d leave it until you take care of the whole thing.

I hit the pole last year and then the mack hit me a few months back. The pole didnt do it cause the gaps were the exact same size. It had to be the mack that done it.

10-27-2008, 01:15 PM	#1
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10-27-2008, 03:13 PM	#2
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10-27-2008, 03:16 PM	#3
corn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: here Posts: 5,789	Re: Bed question Passenger side looks correct, drivers side is too close though. Loosen up the bed & see if it can be moved back on that side.

10-27-2008, 03:49 PM	#5
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10-27-2008, 05:13 PM	#6
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: Bed question your truck has been smacked pretty hard a couple times. There may be more seriouse things goin on underneath. (frame damage, damaged pushings, torn mounts)

10-27-2008, 07:22 PM	#8
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: Bed question First a telephone poll, then a Mack.

10-27-2008, 08:00 PM	#9
68gmsee Active Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Centrally located between Houston, Austin and Waco. BCS area. Posts: 7,947	Re: Bed question That's what I was adjusting when my truck started doing all those weird things with the brake lights, tail lights and signal lights. I wound up grounding everything I could see... The way I adjusted mine was to loosen all the bed bolts like corn mentioned, and gave it a couple of good pulls toward the back. Then I placed a jig I made of a 1X4 board between the bed and cab and pushed the bed forward until it was even on both sides.

10-27-2008, 08:51 PM	#10
70' GMC HERE.......Somewhere Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Birmingham AL Posts: 2,488	Re: Bed question Well tommorrow Im goin to Ronalds Body shop and to learn to weld and do some odds n ends and fix a little bit here and there since he knew my dad real good. Maybe I can sweet talk em to see his 69 or 70 chevy c10. Also theres a guy there that his 69 when he turned 16 and he is in his early 40s. Maybe he can help me out a little bit since they know about these trucks and possibly see the frame and bed. __________________ Current rides: 2013 Hyundai elantra gt DD 1995 camaro my first crush lmao Was: 1970 with a 350 4barrel and 288 horses Classics make it possible! Last edited by 70' GMC; 10-27-2008 at 08:54 PM.

10-28-2008, 07:11 AM	#12
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