I don't think there's any other attachment there than the welds, and that rear cross sill has to support the rear posts straight and square to hold the tailgate .... can be welded before paint with the rest of the bed in pieces

Bill


Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics