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**8man** · 07-10-2018, 10:48 AM

The bed angles on the bed side panels have rusted off about 2' back from the front. I know I can get new angles, but was wondering if I should
1) cut off the rusted end and patch in a new one since it is already rusted off the bed side, or
2) take off the entire angle and replace it.

I'm leaning toward 2, but don't know what the best way is to remove the entire angle piece from the bed side. The bed sides are in good shape and I don't want to do more damage removing the old angles.

_Ogre · 07-10-2018, 11:24 AM

angles are spot welded in, easiest way to remove them is to grind from the inside of the bed
i used 1.25x1.25x1/8 angle to replace mine

**8man** · 07-10-2018, 11:36 AM

How do you weld them back?

_Ogre · 07-10-2018, 12:37 PM

plug weld. typically 1/4" holes drill in bed side

**8man** · 07-10-2018, 12:45 PM

Thank you.

Russell Ashley · 07-10-2018, 04:48 PM

MAR-K has instructions on their website, and you can get new bed strips there too. You can use angle iron like Ogre if you don't mind that it's not exactly like original.

_Ogre · 07-10-2018, 05:00 PM

nothing much 'original' on truk

**mr48chev** · 07-11-2018, 12:40 AM

Steel angle strips are 33 bucks a pair plus shipping. http://www.mar-k.com/Catalog/index.aspx?LID=1274

If the rest of the angle strips are real presentable and you have some donor pieces and spend a bit of time with fit and finish you can probably do fine by patching them. If you have the bed all apart where you can put the sides up on saw horses to work on them it might be pretty easy.

Most of them are beat up, bent and rusted out though.

07-10-2018, 10:48 AM	#1
8man Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Bryan, Texas Posts: 2,377	Bed angle repair The bed angles on the bed side panels have rusted off about 2' back from the front. I know I can get new angles, but was wondering if I should 1) cut off the rusted end and patch in a new one since it is already rusted off the bed side, or 2) take off the entire angle and replace it. I'm leaning toward 2, but don't know what the best way is to remove the entire angle piece from the bed side. The bed sides are in good shape and I don't want to do more damage removing the old angles.

07-10-2018, 11:24 AM	#2
_Ogre Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Motown Posts: 7,680	Re: Bed angle repair angles are spot welded in, easiest way to remove them is to grind from the inside of the bed i used 1.25x1.25x1/8 angle to replace mine __________________ cool, an ogre smiley Ogre's 58 Truk build how to put your truck year and build thread into your signature shop air compressor timer

07-10-2018, 11:36 AM	#3
8man Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Bryan, Texas Posts: 2,377	Re: Bed angle repair How do you weld them back?

07-10-2018, 12:37 PM	#4
_Ogre Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Motown Posts: 7,680	Re: Bed angle repair plug weld. typically 1/4" holes drill in bed side Attached Images __________________ cool, an ogre smiley Ogre's 58 Truk build how to put your truck year and build thread into your signature shop air compressor timer

07-10-2018, 12:45 PM	#5
8man Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Bryan, Texas Posts: 2,377	Re: Bed angle repair Thank you.

07-10-2018, 04:48 PM	#6
Russell Ashley Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lawrenceville, Ga Posts: 2,648	Re: Bed angle repair MAR-K has instructions on their website, and you can get new bed strips there too. You can use angle iron like Ogre if you don't mind that it's not exactly like original.

07-10-2018, 05:00 PM	#7
_Ogre Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Motown Posts: 7,680	Re: Bed angle repair nothing much 'original' on truk __________________ cool, an ogre smiley Ogre's 58 Truk build how to put your truck year and build thread into your signature shop air compressor timer

07-11-2018, 12:40 AM	#8
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,705	Re: Bed angle repair Steel angle strips are 33 bucks a pair plus shipping. http://www.mar-k.com/Catalog/index.aspx?LID=1274 If the rest of the angle strips are real presentable and you have some donor pieces and spend a bit of time with fit and finish you can probably do fine by patching them. If you have the bed all apart where you can put the sides up on saw horses to work on them it might be pretty easy. Most of them are beat up, bent and rusted out though. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.



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