frame perches for cab mounts. Will these fit?

[rookierodbuilder]

I am currently assembling a short bed frame for my 66 pickup and have a problem. My cab mounts on both the short bed frame that I got from my parts truck and the ones on my 66 are rotted. I am wondering if these 67-72 units from brotherstrucks will fit. any feedback will be much appreciated. Here is a link to brothers' cab mounts page:http://www.brotherstrucks.com/products.asp?dept=919

[LILRED66]

They are not the same, but they will work.

Welcome to the forums from Kansas City, KS and keep us posted on the progress of your project.

[orange66fleet]

How bad are the mounts, the only bad part on my mounts was the hole, they were about 2in, so I cut out the bad and welded in some new metal with, I think a 3/4in hole. Then again the rest of the mount was ok.

[LILRED66]

An easy repair is to weld a 3" diameter structural washer to the top of the mount, located to line up with the cab mount holes.

[rookierodbuilder]

The holes are the problem with mine as well, I was just thinking that I may go ahead and put some fresh metal in place since my welding resources are slim. I have a nice lincoln buzz box, but I dont have a 220 outlet that I can use it on (which was very smart come to think of it lol). If it were not for that, I could probably solve my problem by cutting the holes large enough for some huge washers and butt welding them into place.

[joe231]

it is cheap and easy to run a 220 plug......if you know how
shouldn't cost too much to have it done by a pro...

[LILRED66]

Originally Posted by rookierodbuilder

The holes are the problem with mine as well, I was just thinking that I may go ahead and put some fresh metal in place since my welding resources are slim. I have a nice lincoln buzz box, but I dont have a 220 outlet that I can use it on (which was very smart come to think of it lol). If it were not for that, I could probably solve my problem by cutting the holes large enough for some huge washers and butt welding them into place.

Most electric ovens and electric dryers have the correct plug, so you can use your welder from these outlets with the correct plug and a pigtail.

[protrash64]

.....being the electrician in my group of gear-head friends I have made a few 220v extension cord/J-boxes for welder use.

[rookierodbuilder]

come to think of it, I could probably torch the things together, since my torch kit did come with a welding tip. but Im not sure how structural the weld would be.