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19mike69 · 03-23-2003, 09:48 PM

im hoping to go to a swap meet in a few weeks and buy 2 pieces of trim...the 2 skinny pieces that go along the top of the bed,i think they are like 8 feet long or something....well,i have a 4 door dakota with a 6 foot bed....any ideas on how to get this trim home without beating it all to hell?

Dean23 · 03-23-2003, 09:51 PM

open the end gate and fasten the trim down to the bed with tape or rope.

krue · 03-23-2003, 09:55 PM

If it really is a concern get a piece of thin walled pvc drain pipe big enough to transport the trim pieces in. Just a few bucks for a little insurance.

*racedvl* · 03-23-2003, 09:55 PM

Tape it to the side of the truck. . . . . . . .

19mike69 · 03-23-2003, 10:22 PM

i think ill go with the suggestion of the pvc pipe....never thought of that....i thought of maybe a 2 by 4 but the pipe would protect it all the way around....thanks

Blue Beard · 03-23-2003, 10:26 PM

I have a newer chev pickup, maybe the beds a little longer, but its suppose to be a six foot bed............

Still carry a few 8 ft 2x4s in it, placed corner to corner..................

krue · 03-23-2003, 11:00 PM

Your welcome. Just thought of what I would do if I was in your shoes.

72 CustomCamper · 03-24-2003, 01:02 AM

Go to the local carpet shop, They would probably give you the thick cardboard tube that the carpet comes rolled on...

Chuck

cdowns · 03-24-2003, 09:52 AM

while your at the swapmeet trade the dakota for a longbed chevy!!!!

**1971Stepside** · 03-24-2003, 01:28 PM

PVC is what it is shipped in from places like Goodmark.

wnc mountain · 03-24-2003, 02:45 PM

If you go with the pvc, also get a plug to put on the end. Of course you can always do the duct tape plug.

krazy_texan · 03-24-2003, 04:15 PM

put it down against the tailgate and then set it on the top of the cab and tape it down

Blue68 · 03-24-2003, 05:42 PM

PVC...

It's how I've shipped my fishing rods with UPS. Stronger and cheaper than most things you buy made for the purpose.

>X< · 03-24-2003, 07:11 PM

sawzall a hole in the back of the dodge, and put it through the cab

03-23-2003, 09:48 PM	#1
19mike69 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: pottsboro,tx Posts: 513	any ideas on how to get this home? im hoping to go to a swap meet in a few weeks and buy 2 pieces of trim...the 2 skinny pieces that go along the top of the bed,i think they are like 8 feet long or something....well,i have a 4 door dakota with a 6 foot bed....any ideas on how to get this trim home without beating it all to hell?

03-23-2003, 09:51 PM	#2
Dean23 68cst_ss490 Join Date: May 2001 Location: edmonton,canada Posts: 1,363	open the end gate and fasten the trim down to the bed with tape or rope. __________________ Dean edmonton,canada a winter wonderland 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche LT cold air intake, performance exhaust, Comp cams cam, jba shorty ceramic headers. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3090973

03-23-2003, 10:26 PM	#6
Blue Beard Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Washington State Posts: 8,834	I have a newer chev pickup, maybe the beds a little longer, but its suppose to be a six foot bed............ Still carry a few 8 ft 2x4s in it, placed corner to corner.................. __________________ 1970 Chev CST 2003 Harley Fatboy 1975 Chevrolet Step Van 1956 Chev Bel Air 1977 Blazer 2WD For Sale $3000.00 1978 Blazer 2WD For Sale $7000.00 1978 Silverado 2005 Monte Carlo

03-24-2003, 01:02 AM	#8
72 CustomCamper huh ??? Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Fredericksburg,Va. Posts: 3,369	Go to the local carpet shop, They would probably give you the thick cardboard tube that the carpet comes rolled on... Chuck __________________ 90 Blazer Silverado 350w/ 700R4 and 32" Kelly's "I am a bomb technician. If you see me running try to keep up!"

03-24-2003, 09:52 AM	#9
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	while your at the swapmeet trade the dakota for a longbed chevy!!!! __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

03-23-2003, 09:55 PM	#3
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,450	If it really is a concern get a piece of thin walled pvc drain pipe big enough to transport the trim pieces in. Just a few bucks for a little insurance.

03-23-2003, 09:55 PM	#4
racedvl Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Woodstock, IL Posts: 7,020	Tape it to the side of the truck. . . . . . . .

03-23-2003, 10:22 PM	#5
19mike69 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: pottsboro,tx Posts: 513	i think ill go with the suggestion of the pvc pipe....never thought of that....i thought of maybe a 2 by 4 but the pipe would protect it all the way around....thanks

03-23-2003, 11:00 PM	#7
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,450	Your welcome. Just thought of what I would do if I was in your shoes.

03-24-2003, 01:28 PM	#10
1971Stepside Almost Satisfied Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,932	PVC is what it is shipped in from places like Goodmark. __________________ 1971 C10 Stepside. LSx 6.0 with BTR Stage IV, Speed Engineering Headers, 4L80e transmission w/3200 Circle-D Stall. 3.73. Posi. Purchased this truck when I was 17. I started the rebuild (or take apart) in 1993. I have drug it around all over the country in pieces. Finally back on the road in 2021. "I can't complain, but sometimes I still do. Life's been good to me so far."

03-24-2003, 02:45 PM	#11
wnc mountain More hobbies than money! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Raleigh, nc, usa Posts: 655	If you go with the pvc, also get a plug to put on the end. Of course you can always do the duct tape plug. __________________ '70 cst10/swb 350, 3 on the tree, factory buckets. '70 GMC lwb 350/350 ps,pb '72 c-10 lwb 350/350 a/c, ps, pb '72 Blazer project

03-24-2003, 04:15 PM	#12
krazy_texan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West Des Moines, Ia Posts: 3,233	put it down against the tailgate and then set it on the top of the cab and tape it down __________________ Krazy Texan My Trucks are made with Wrenches not Chop Sticks 1967 GMC 3/4 ton "Johnny Cash" 1990 v1500 suburban 1967 Ford f100 Swb 4x4 "green bean" GOD BLESS JESUS, JOHN WAYNE, AND THE ALAMO

03-24-2003, 05:42 PM	#13
Blue68 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Frisco, Tx, USA Posts: 606	PVC... It's how I've shipped my fishing rods with UPS. Stronger and cheaper than most things you buy made for the purpose. __________________ http://home.comcast.net/~r.landrum/w...tos.html-.html '68 C-10 LWB, '98 Z-71 350 w/accessories (Serpentine), Edelbrock Performer, Edelbrock 1405 (600cfm) carb, GM HEI, CompCam Extreme 4x4 roller cam, Thorley Headers, Carter Electric Fuel Pump, Vintage Air, 700r4, 3.73, disc brakes and power steering upgrades.

03-24-2003, 07:11 PM	#14
>X< registered IWATA user Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 4,483	sawzall a hole in the back of the dodge, and put it through the cab __________________ -'63 Ford Fairlane 500 coupe, v8, auto, faded and rusty. awaiting built roller 302 and some flat black -'99 Honda Prelude. vtech/5spd. no pipe, no intake, bone stock. awaiting new top end. -01 GMC Yukon SLT 5.3 dented and scratched with a noisy tranny. Take off that Von Dutch hat before i stab you with a 000 Mack.



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