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dmurphy68 · 05-07-2003, 10:00 AM

how in the heck do you get these slats off ? I have tried to take lose the bolts under the bed but all they do is turn. Am i going to have to cut all these bolts off or is there another way? I do not care about the metal slats but I do care about the floor. dont want to tear it up just want to get the slats off so i can refinish the wood. by the way this is a two piece floor not indivagal wood planks. is that weird or is that how all panels were? I painted them yellow so you can see what I am talking about any help would be great.
Thanks
Darren

**1971Stepside** · 05-07-2003, 10:04 AM

I used a cutoff tool to cut all of the bolts off. I had removed all the wood first though because it was rotten.

dmurphy68 · 05-07-2003, 10:11 AM

1971Stepside

who sell the new metal slats and bolts looked through all my books did not see anything for a panel matter of fact I dont see any parts at all for panels.
thanks for the reply
Darren

meathead95 · 05-07-2003, 10:42 AM

try board member (tim christian) you wont find a nicer fella

**1971Stepside** · 05-07-2003, 10:43 AM

Mine was a step bed with the slats, but same concept. I have not seen replacement slats for panels. I wonder if they are the same length as the ones from a long bed. I bet Wes would know......any help guys?

**Classic Heartbeat** · 05-07-2003, 10:45 AM

Your panel has a plywood floor on the cargo area. It is different than the trucks. The ware strips that you are talking about are just bolted on top of it. WES www.ClassicHeartbeat.com

JimKshortstep4x4 · 05-07-2003, 12:42 PM

WES is right, panels are different. How long are the strips?

I think that Burb strips may work, also.

Jim

dmurphy68 · 05-07-2003, 01:38 PM

105" or 8'9" is how long they are . Wes I know it is a plywood floor and they are bolted throught the floor but they wont come off. 33 years of rust will do that. I did not want to cut and destroy the strips unless I knew a place i could get replacements.
thanks
Darren

nu2-72 · 05-07-2003, 06:37 PM

Takes a long time but try vise grip the bottom side and drill the top center til they pop.

05-07-2003, 10:00 AM	#1
dmurphy68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Middletown ohio Posts: 1,058	Att... wood flor guys how in the heck do you get these slats off ? I have tried to take lose the bolts under the bed but all they do is turn. Am i going to have to cut all these bolts off or is there another way? I do not care about the metal slats but I do care about the floor. dont want to tear it up just want to get the slats off so i can refinish the wood. by the way this is a two piece floor not indivagal wood planks. is that weird or is that how all panels were? I painted them yellow so you can see what I am talking about any help would be great. Thanks Darren __________________ The very atmosphere of firearms everywhere restrains evil interference. When firearms go, all goes, we need them every hour. - George Washington No free man shall be debarred the use of arms - Thomas Jefferson Later Darren http://www.myspace.com/dmurphy68

05-07-2003, 10:04 AM	#2
1971Stepside Almost Satisfied Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,932	I used a cutoff tool to cut all of the bolts off. I had removed all the wood first though because it was rotten. __________________ 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."

05-07-2003, 10:11 AM	#3
dmurphy68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Middletown ohio Posts: 1,058	1971Stepside who sell the new metal slats and bolts looked through all my books did not see anything for a panel matter of fact I dont see any parts at all for panels. thanks for the reply Darren __________________ The very atmosphere of firearms everywhere restrains evil interference. When firearms go, all goes, we need them every hour. - George Washington No free man shall be debarred the use of arms - Thomas Jefferson Later Darren http://www.myspace.com/dmurphy68

05-07-2003, 10:42 AM	#4
meathead95 computer illiterate Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 6,440	try board member (tim christian) you wont find a nicer fella __________________ 72 2wd blazer 72 swb 4x4

05-07-2003, 10:43 AM	#5
1971Stepside Almost Satisfied Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,932	Mine was a step bed with the slats, but same concept. I have not seen replacement slats for panels. I wonder if they are the same length as the ones from a long bed. I bet Wes would know......any help guys? __________________ 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."

05-07-2003, 10:45 AM	#6
Classic Heartbeat Project Junkie! Fishing Poor!! Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Olympia,Wa. 98512 Posts: 10,766	Your panel has a plywood floor on the cargo area. It is different than the trucks. The ware strips that you are talking about are just bolted on top of it. WES www.ClassicHeartbeat.com __________________ On-line catolog Classic Heartbeat Pickup Parts WEHEPP@comcast.net Call us Toll Free (888) 338-2502 Like Us on Facebook No appointment necessary. 72 BB Chevy Custom Deluxe / Custom Camper 67 I-6 (Soon to be 5.7 LS1) Panel 68 BB Chevy Short Bed 72 6.0 LQ9 Short Bed Chevy 4X4 Olympia's fastest growing truck parts supplier. Olympia's home for Wayward Chevys

05-07-2003, 12:42 PM	#7
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	WES is right, panels are different. How long are the strips? I think that Burb strips may work, also. Jim

05-07-2003, 01:38 PM	#8
dmurphy68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Middletown ohio Posts: 1,058	105" or 8'9" is how long they are . Wes I know it is a plywood floor and they are bolted throught the floor but they wont come off. 33 years of rust will do that. I did not want to cut and destroy the strips unless I knew a place i could get replacements. thanks Darren __________________ The very atmosphere of firearms everywhere restrains evil interference. When firearms go, all goes, we need them every hour. - George Washington No free man shall be debarred the use of arms - Thomas Jefferson Later Darren http://www.myspace.com/dmurphy68

05-07-2003, 06:37 PM	#9
nu2-72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Amazonia, Mo. USA Posts: 2,821	Takes a long time but try vise grip the bottom side and drill the top center til they pop. __________________ 72 3/4 4x4 350 4spd 72 3/4 4x4 350 auto 2004 Duramax Silverado 4x4 2006 Duramax Crew cab 4x4 2010 Harley Ultra Limited 2011 Harley Street Glide



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