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10-15-2012, 01:08 PM
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Project Junkie! Fishing Poor!!
 
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I finnished the final assembly of the 72 Stepsides bed!
Well after assembleing and dissasembleing 3 different times, (to be expected in either custom or stock) I am finaly done. What do you guys think? WES
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10-15-2012, 01:11 PM
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Project Junkie! Fishing Poor!!
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Re: I finnished the final assembly of the 72 Stepsides bed!
I had over 14 hours into the final assembly... Who would have thought that the new finnish would change things so dramaticly...
 WES
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10-15-2012, 01:13 PM
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67-72 parts collector,…
 
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Re: I finnished the final assembly of the 72 Stepsides bed!
Very nice!
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10-15-2012, 01:17 PM
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Project Junkie! Fishing Poor!!
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Re: I finnished the final assembly of the 72 Stepsides bed!
Who would have thought that adding a gas filler door would have been such a pain. This also shows the cross sill that I had to modify in order to mount the filler. I now have to figure out how to mount a lock or something that will allow the owner to open the door..
 WES
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10-15-2012, 01:20 PM
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Re: I finnished the final assembly of the 72 Stepsides bed!
That sure looks good, Wes. Nice engineering work!
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10-15-2012, 01:25 PM
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Project Junkie! Fishing Poor!!
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Re: I finnished the final assembly of the 72 Stepsides bed!
Thanks guys. Now I have to lift the bed off in order to reinstall the gas tank my customer installed in this truck...
 WES
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10-15-2012, 02:50 PM
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Re: I finnished the final assembly of the 72 Stepsides bed!
That looks fantastic! I'd hate to be the one fueling it up though.... I have visions of spilling gas all over your beautiful work!
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10-15-2012, 04:33 PM
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Re: I finnished the final assembly of the 72 Stepsides bed!
Looks great. I like the fab work.
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10-15-2012, 04:36 PM
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Project Junkie! Fishing Poor!!
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Re: I finnished the final assembly of the 72 Stepsides bed!
Thank you. That is one reason that I don't like in the bed fillers. However I guess that if you are carefull enough and always cary a rag to place over the end of the gas nozzel it should be alright. But we know how that goes...
WES
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10-15-2012, 07:33 PM
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Re: I finnished the final assembly of the 72 Stepsides bed!
Very nice Wes. Looks great but like everyone else said I sure would hate to spill gas on it.
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10-15-2012, 10:33 PM
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Project Junkie! Fishing Poor!!
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Re: I finnished the final assembly of the 72 Stepsides bed!
Thank you, We'll just have to hope for the best. WES
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10-15-2012, 10:58 PM
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Re: I finnished the final assembly of the 72 Stepsides bed!
Awesome job! That is some quality design and craftsmanship!
As Andy4639 mentioned, I'd be terrified to spill any gas on that gorgeous finish! 
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10-16-2012, 01:11 AM
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Re: I finnished the final assembly of the 72 Stepsides bed!
By the quality of work in the pictures I wouldn't like the gas hose laying on the tail gate either while filling it up!
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1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs. |
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10-16-2012, 01:14 AM
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Re: I finnished the final assembly of the 72 Stepsides bed!
Looks great Wes. I cant eat anything without spilling on my shirt. I would destroy a pristine bed like that lol.
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10-16-2012, 01:19 AM
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Re: I finnished the final assembly of the 72 Stepsides bed!
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The work looks great though, Wes!
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10-16-2012, 09:58 AM
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Project Junkie! Fishing Poor!!
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Re: I finnished the final assembly of the 72 Stepsides bed!
Thank you guys. I don't think this was about the owner not liking the in the cab tank, to him it is about being custom. He has two other trucks with the gas tanks behind the seat. This truck has shaved door handles, single piece windows, power windows, power bucket seats, power doors, and etc. I wouldn't have gone with this tank either for the same reasons evertone else has given here. It just was my job to make what he had done to his truck look good and function well. WES
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10-16-2012, 11:23 AM
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Re: I finnished the final assembly of the 72 Stepsides bed!
Beautiful work Wes!
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10-16-2012, 12:18 PM
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Re: I finnished the final assembly of the 72 Stepsides bed!
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It looks beautiful !!! Wood beds ARE a lot of work though. I worked on mine for about three months . . . and that was just FINISHING the wood !!! . . . . |
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10-16-2012, 12:54 PM
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Project Junkie! Fishing Poor!!
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Re: I finnished the final assembly of the 72 Stepsides bed!
Thanks again. This bed bottom was about a month in the works. I was going to make the door myself, but couldn't emagine a door that wouldn't look hoaky. Any modification I make has to look like it is how the factory would have done it. I know that the factory would have had some sort of filler neck on the side of the bed, but that wasn't a choice that I had given the tank that was installed befor it came to my shop. I tried to get him to go to a Blazer tank, and in fact sold him one a few years back. However someone else talked him into the tank it has now, and he cut the frame to install it. So this is why if you check the pictures on my facebook I say that I turned a pigs ear into a silk purse..
A modification closer to the one I made for my pane would be more like I would have done if I had the choice of gas tanks. WES
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