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'68 Pieces · 03-10-2011, 11:21 PM

Hey everyone, im trying to remove my passenger side outer bed panel on my 68 . Ive got the bolts loose, but im sure as some of u know, u can only loosen them so far and then they just start to spin. So do u attach vise grips to the inside? Or are their some other methods u have tried that work?

Also if anyone has some pics of the actual removal of the outer bed panel that would be great, i understand the basic concept of how it is on their, but im sort of afraid that removing it i wont be able to get it back on their right haha, so if anyone has any advice or pics of the removal process/ putting back on that would be very useful right now lol
Thanks for any info
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67chevy1series · 03-11-2011, 12:07 AM

i would mark how many bolts and what size they are and get the exact ones from lowes then go out and grind all the bolts off take the bedside off do whatcha got to do then bolt it back on with the new bolts

sameyrasmea72 · 03-11-2011, 12:45 AM

Too late now, but I usually tighten the bolts till the snap. Also, don't forget the four hidden bolts at the rear bottom (don't tighten them off) or the 2 spot weld on both sides.

'68 Pieces · 03-11-2011, 09:57 AM

thanks guys

Ya, i thought about maybe tack welding the top of them in place, but i wanna be able to take them out completely.

I may have to end up just cutting them all off, I really dont wanna have to but........... i may have no choice.

JORGIE95961 · 03-11-2011, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by '68 Pieces

thanks guys

Ya, i thought about maybe tack welding the top of them in place, but i wanna be able to take them out completely.

I may have to end up just cutting them all off, I really dont wanna have to but........... i may have no choice.

lol .. i tacked them on. it worked... but if you havenjt tried them all the best way is to tighten them and have them brak.. either way your bolts are ruined..... not a bad sacrifice for lots of time...

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 03-11-2011, 01:01 PM

I also tacked all mine in place.. Dont forget to cut the weld from the factory on the rear bedside area near the tailgate hinge..

*stich626* · 03-11-2011, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by FRENCHBLUE72

I also tacked all mine in place.. Dont forget to cut the weld from the factory on the rear bedside area near the tailgate hinge..

anyone have a pic of where those spot welds are..

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 03-11-2011, 01:25 PM

I don't have a pic but its right at the lower rear corner of the bedside and bed floor ... Hope that makes sense..

**leddzepp** · 03-11-2011, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by FRENCHBLUE72

I don't have a pic but its right at the lower rear corner of the bedside and bed floor ... Hope that makes sense..

Yup. Just drop your tailgate and you will see them.

*stich626* · 03-11-2011, 01:49 PM

on the part facing the bumper or the cargo floor

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 03-11-2011, 02:35 PM

hope this helps...

rpmgroup · 03-11-2011, 02:54 PM

weld nuts on top of the carrige bolts and use a wrench to keep them from spinning and rounding out the square holes.

**leddzepp** · 03-11-2011, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by sameyrasmea72

I usually tighten the bolts till the snap.

This is the best and easiest way to remove them.

sameyrasmea72 · 03-11-2011, 07:52 PM

Another pic!!!

'68 Pieces · 03-12-2011, 03:51 AM

Thanks u guys for more info.

i tried the whole tightening them down thing, and it worked for some.

Some of them though i tightened down and then the nut just began to spin, i think it may have just spun the threads off.

Some of them i latched onto with a pair of vice grips, and bent them back and forth till they broke, lol.

A couple are stubborn though, im gonna have to try and weasel a slitter wheel in their or something, i think its gonna be harder then i imagine though......

JORGIE95961 · 03-14-2011, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by '68 Pieces

Thanks u guys for more info.

i tried the whole tightening them down thing, and it worked for some.

Some of them though i tightened down and then the nut just began to spin, i think it may have just spun the threads off.

Some of them i latched onto with a pair of vice grips, and bent them back and forth till they broke, lol.

A couple are stubborn though, im gonna have to try and weasel a slitter wheel in their or something, i think its gonna be harder then i imagine though......

i JUST TORE APART A LONGBED LASTNIGHT.. I WILL BE CUTTING THE FLOOR DOWN TO FIT MY SHORTBED... THE BOLTS THAT DIDNT BREAK , I just ground the heads off and ponched them through

eagleuh1 · 03-14-2011, 11:23 AM

put a nut splitter on the ones you can.

'68 Pieces · 03-14-2011, 03:33 PM

thanks guys, Yes i had to take the grinder to some of them.

03-10-2011, 11:21 PM	#1
'68 Pieces Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SW Michigan Posts: 55	removing bedside help Hey everyone, im trying to remove my passenger side outer bed panel on my 68 . Ive got the bolts loose, but im sure as some of u know, u can only loosen them so far and then they just start to spin. So do u attach vise grips to the inside? Or are their some other methods u have tried that work? Also if anyone has some pics of the actual removal of the outer bed panel that would be great, i understand the basic concept of how it is on their, but im sort of afraid that removing it i wont be able to get it back on their right haha, so if anyone has any advice or pics of the removal process/ putting back on that would be very useful right now lol Thanks for any info Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 1968 Chevy short bed restoration/ build/ put back together/ whichever you wanna call it! I shall call it :"Rusty Tomato": its in the works " Anything free is worth saving up for " " If you dont know where to start, go back to the beginning "

03-11-2011, 12:07 AM	#2
67chevy1series Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: a t w a t e r cali 95301 Posts: 10,713	Re: removing bedside help i would mark how many bolts and what size they are and get the exact ones from lowes then go out and grind all the bolts off take the bedside off do whatcha got to do then bolt it back on with the new bolts

03-11-2011, 12:45 AM	#3
sameyrasmea72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,443	Re: removing bedside help Too late now, but I usually tighten the bolts till the snap. Also, don't forget the four hidden bolts at the rear bottom (don't tighten them off) or the 2 spot weld on both sides. __________________ 72 Cheyenne Super 80 Silverado Blazer 2wd

03-11-2011, 09:57 AM	#4
'68 Pieces Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SW Michigan Posts: 55	Re: removing bedside help thanks guys Ya, i thought about maybe tack welding the top of them in place, but i wanna be able to take them out completely. I may have to end up just cutting them all off, I really dont wanna have to but........... i may have no choice. __________________ 1968 Chevy short bed restoration/ build/ put back together/ whichever you wanna call it! I shall call it :"Rusty Tomato": its in the works " Anything free is worth saving up for " " If you dont know where to start, go back to the beginning "

03-11-2011, 01:01 PM	#6
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,608	Re: removing bedside help I also tacked all mine in place.. Dont forget to cut the weld from the factory on the rear bedside area near the tailgate hinge.. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

03-11-2011, 01:25 PM	#8
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,608	Re: removing bedside help I don't have a pic but its right at the lower rear corner of the bedside and bed floor ... Hope that makes sense.. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

03-11-2011, 01:49 PM	#10
stich626 Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: hingham ma Posts: 1,721	Re: removing bedside help on the part facing the bumper or the cargo floor

03-11-2011, 02:35 PM	#11
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,608	Re: removing bedside help hope this helps... Attached Images __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

03-11-2011, 02:54 PM	#12
rpmgroup Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: so cal Posts: 97	Re: removing bedside help weld nuts on top of the carrige bolts and use a wrench to keep them from spinning and rounding out the square holes.

03-11-2011, 07:52 PM	#14
sameyrasmea72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,443	Re: removing bedside help Another pic!!! Attached Images __________________ 72 Cheyenne Super 80 Silverado Blazer 2wd

03-12-2011, 03:51 AM	#15
'68 Pieces Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SW Michigan Posts: 55	Re: removing bedside help Thanks u guys for more info. i tried the whole tightening them down thing, and it worked for some. Some of them though i tightened down and then the nut just began to spin, i think it may have just spun the threads off. Some of them i latched onto with a pair of vice grips, and bent them back and forth till they broke, lol. A couple are stubborn though, im gonna have to try and weasel a slitter wheel in their or something, i think its gonna be harder then i imagine though...... __________________ 1968 Chevy short bed restoration/ build/ put back together/ whichever you wanna call it! I shall call it :"Rusty Tomato": its in the works " Anything free is worth saving up for " " If you dont know where to start, go back to the beginning "

03-14-2011, 11:23 AM	#17
eagleuh1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Russellville, Arkansas Posts: 1,699	Re: removing bedside help put a nut splitter on the ones you can.

03-14-2011, 03:33 PM	#18
'68 Pieces Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SW Michigan Posts: 55	Re: removing bedside help thanks guys, Yes i had to take the grinder to some of them. __________________ 1968 Chevy short bed restoration/ build/ put back together/ whichever you wanna call it! I shall call it :"Rusty Tomato": its in the works " Anything free is worth saving up for " " If you dont know where to start, go back to the beginning "



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