I am from the Desert

[zicc1835]

another shift back to finishing the front clip bumper letters reinstalled

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by zicc1835

another shift back to finishing the front clip bumper letters reinstalled

very nice,clean looking.

[zicc1835]

Originally Posted by mr.mud1

very nice,clean looking.

thank you Mr Mud1...

[zicc1835]

back to the bed .... evidently my paint shop mis handled the new repop bed sides were bowed so in order to make sure they were marked and drilled properly well ....is what I had to do

[zicc1835]

drilled the side boards and then installed the cross sills.... got to keep measuring to make sure its square ...this was some chore without any help (5 hours ) but gotter-donenext I will see how it lines up on the frame and mark the holes to drill the 8 bolts that hold it on the frame....maybe tomorrow but ill need some help........

[raggedjim]

Nice work on the truck. You also keep your work area very neat, I wish I could say the same!

Good luck, Rg

[zicc1835]

Originally Posted by raggedjim

Nice work on the truck. You also keep your work area very neat, I wish I could say the same!

Good luck, Rg

thanks for the kind words ....dont let the camera angle fool you I struggle putting everything back in its place but getting better at it in old age

[zicc1835]

job, weather, holidays, grandkids all getting more attention and then when I do get at it lots of redundancy ...big word for me but explains what it is.... put the boards and strips back in and all the bolts make sure everything lines up measured again to see if it remained square.....marked on the boards 8 mounting positions on the cross sills for drilling from underneath then took all boards etc. off again finally ill ask some friends come buy before the weeks end and we will put it on the truck put all the boards etc back and locate the fuel fill tube and mark for drilling hopefully it ends up centered in the board ...tiring but worth it in the end will bring this phase closer to complete

[mr.mud1]

looking good,very nice work.

[jaros44sr]

That looks slick zic nice work,onward I'm watching

[zicc1835]

Originally Posted by jaros44sr

That looks slick zic nice work,onward I'm watching

TY jIm

[zicc1835]

Originally Posted by mr.mud1

looking good,very nice work.

TY Mr.

[hewittca]

It's been a while since I've checked in. Looks like you are still making some great progress, despite any obstacles in the way! I'm looking forward to seeing a full shot of this truck once it all comes together.

[zicc1835]

Originally Posted by hewittca

It's been a while since I've checked in. Looks like you are still making some great progress, despite any obstacles in the way! I'm looking forward to seeing a full shot of this truck once it all comes together.

thanks for looking in .....im hoping end of feb for bed complete and mounted ....lots of other life /work stuff in between

[zicc1835]

great progress today a few neighbors(all have classics of their own and live less then a mile some in walking distance) helped to get the bed on the frame these guys are GREAT

[zicc1835]

and then we lined up the boards to get this done

[zicc1835]

fit like a glove

[zicc1835]

lined up real nice gap to cab is about 5/8s to cab

[zicc1835]

starting to look like a truck again.....

[zicc1835]

for my next act,,,, Im going to countersink on the underside of the boards to hide the 8 hold down bolts make sure they all line up TAKE THE BED OFF again drop the four bolts in on each side through the cross sills, install all the wood and fasten it to the cross sills and stainless strips .....all will take time and patience

[hewittca]

LOVE the full shot of the truck outside, love the shot of all you guys workin' together, love the carpet in the garage. This build rocks.

[zicc1835]

Originally Posted by hewittca

LOVE the full shot of the truck outside, love the shot of all you guys workin' together, love the carpet in the garage. This build rocks.

the guys were really in to it ...wasnt a pose it was a moment..glad I captured it we all enjoyed the day ......cold on that concrete floor
TY

[raggedjim]

Did you have to elongate the holes in the front panel of the bed to get the top of it to line up with the bedsides? Mine looks to be about 1/4" too high.

[zicc1835]

Originally Posted by raggedjim

Did you have to elongate the holes in the front panel of the bed to get the top of it to line up with the bedsides? Mine looks to be about 1/4" too high.

Hi Roger,
I bought a entire repop bed and lucky for me mine lined up almost perfect It would have been a shame to have to elongate them and then try to conceal that mess with the 2 at the top are threaded in and then the additional down each side( I used stainless pan/hex head bolts seen in the pic). I did put it all together for fitment purposes before I sent it for paint Im going to dig out some pics of my original bed was OEM and see if that one looked like yours
regards
Jess
PS I taped them up on the outside of the head board (what you see blue and white tap) so as not to scratch the cab. I have to remove it one more time before perm install

[zicc1835]

Originally Posted by raggedjim

Did you have to elongate the holes in the front panel of the bed to get the top of it to line up with the bedsides? Mine looks to be about 1/4" too high.

WOW I just looked back at my original OEM bed very similar to yours........... interesting