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Chevystep · 09-03-2017, 04:33 PM

I know I ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I read about these beds being re wooded off the truck. How the heck do the crossmember supports that bolt to the frame end up being in the right place to line up the long bolt mounting holes? None of the prepunched square holes on the side flanges are close enough to just line them up with those. I've got my longbed step sides and rear all put together and squared up, but it seems I've GOT to line up at least the rearmost V notch mounting spot on the rear lower tailgate piece with the frame hole, then mount the wood and make sure the crossmember pieces line up with the frame hole as the wood goes in....am I missing some trick or should the bed strips and side flange holes make everything match up when assembled off the truck..??

StepSide1965 · 09-03-2017, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Chevystep

I know I ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I read about these beds being re wooded off the truck. How the heck do the crossmember supports that bolt to the frame end up being in the right place to line up the long bolt mounting holes? None of the prepunched square holes on the side flanges are close enough to just line them up with those. I've got my longbed step sides and rear all put together and squared up, but it seems I've GOT to line up at least the rearmost V notch mounting spot on the rear lower tailgate piece with the frame hole, then mount the wood and make sure the crossmember pieces line up with the frame hole as the wood goes in....am I missing some trick or should the bed strips and side flange holes make everything match up when assembled off the truck..??

Can you get some pictures of the box.

**The Rocknrod** · 09-03-2017, 09:13 PM

Have you looked at the Mar-K companies instructions on where everything goes?
It will indeed answer your questions. The crossmembers that attach to the frame align with the side (square) bolt holes in the bed sides. Their web site shows where they are.
Get-er-Done.

studeclunker · 09-04-2017, 01:02 AM

Thank you Rocknrod for that info. My '66 has no bed floor to speak of and I needed a source.

**The Rocknrod** · 09-04-2017, 06:28 AM

Here they are:

rvrfoot · 09-04-2017, 11:03 PM

You can look on the internet. My truck was a long flat bed. I cut the frame then installed a short bed. I found everything on the internet.

09-03-2017, 04:33 PM	#1
Chevystep Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Comfort, TX Posts: 142	New bed wood, what am I missing here... I know I ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I read about these beds being re wooded off the truck. How the heck do the crossmember supports that bolt to the frame end up being in the right place to line up the long bolt mounting holes? None of the prepunched square holes on the side flanges are close enough to just line them up with those. I've got my longbed step sides and rear all put together and squared up, but it seems I've GOT to line up at least the rearmost V notch mounting spot on the rear lower tailgate piece with the frame hole, then mount the wood and make sure the crossmember pieces line up with the frame hole as the wood goes in....am I missing some trick or should the bed strips and side flange holes make everything match up when assembled off the truck..??

09-03-2017, 09:13 PM	#3
The Rocknrod Moderator Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: China Spring, TX Posts: 7,280	Re: New bed wood, what am I missing here... Have you looked at the Mar-K companies instructions on where everything goes? It will indeed answer your questions. The crossmembers that attach to the frame align with the side (square) bolt holes in the bed sides. Their web site shows where they are. Get-er-Done. __________________ Master Chief, US Navy, Retired 1964 C10 Step-side Short Bed - In Progress 2009 2500HD Duramax LTZ 1948 GMC Panel 1956 Big Window Stepside 1953 5 Window Chevy Stepside 1932 Coupe New Seat Foam for Bench Seats?

09-04-2017, 01:02 AM	#4
studeclunker Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fawn Lodge, Ca. Posts: 308	Re: New bed wood, what am I missing here... Thank you Rocknrod for that info. My '66 has no bed floor to speak of and I needed a source.

09-04-2017, 06:28 AM	#5
The Rocknrod Moderator Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: China Spring, TX Posts: 7,280	Re: New bed wood, what am I missing here... Here they are: Attached Images __________________ Master Chief, US Navy, Retired 1964 C10 Step-side Short Bed - In Progress 2009 2500HD Duramax LTZ 1948 GMC Panel 1956 Big Window Stepside 1953 5 Window Chevy Stepside 1932 Coupe New Seat Foam for Bench Seats?

09-04-2017, 11:03 PM	#6
rvrfoot Registered User Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: san bernardino ca Posts: 1,611	Re: New bed wood, what am I missing here... You can look on the internet. My truck was a long flat bed. I cut the frame then installed a short bed. I found everything on the internet.



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