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mocwon · 08-03-2004, 08:24 AM

Got the '72 short bed in final primer and mocked up to fit the sheet metal and noticed an issue with the bed bolts. This truck started out life as a '72 GMC long bed and is ending up a '72 Chevy short bed so it's a conglomeration of various years of parts. When bolting a '67 short wide bed with a steel floor to a '69 frame two of the eight bed bolt holes don't line up with the frame. In fact, they are offset to the point that I would need to make offset brackets for them to work. Is this due to a difference between '67 and '69 beds, am I missing factory brackets made for this or something else

mocwon · 08-03-2004, 08:45 PM

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08-03-2004, 08:24 AM	#1
mocwon Keep On Truckin' Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Buda, Texas Posts: 1,354	Question about bed bolts Got the '72 short bed in final primer and mocked up to fit the sheet metal and noticed an issue with the bed bolts. This truck started out life as a '72 GMC long bed and is ending up a '72 Chevy short bed so it's a conglomeration of various years of parts. When bolting a '67 short wide bed with a steel floor to a '69 frame two of the eight bed bolt holes don't line up with the frame. In fact, they are offset to the point that I would need to make offset brackets for them to work. Is this due to a difference between '67 and '69 beds, am I missing factory brackets made for this or something else __________________ Just Passin' Thru Some projects are like herding cats; others are like putting out fires; this one was like herding cats on fire.....

08-03-2004, 08:45 PM	#2
mocwon Keep On Truckin' Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Buda, Texas Posts: 1,354	ttt __________________ Just Passin' Thru Some projects are like herding cats; others are like putting out fires; this one was like herding cats on fire.....



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