Tonight I finished grinding out the right box top side and then promptly dropped it and smashed the end of the top tube from a circle shape into a 1/2 circle. [censored] me off. So I had to beat it back into shape with a BFH and a rounded piece of sucker rod.this slowed me down considerably. I then began mock-up on the frame to check fit and see if things lined up. I have to remove the rear sill and shave about 1/8” off the ends in order to get my holes to line up perfectly. The box is 1/8” wide because of the sill width and consequently the holes for the sill to bed side are out about this distance. I also mocked up the front sill so I can prep my home made front panel for the lower mounting lip. I will just plug weld a piece of angle iron onto it with holes drilled to bolt into the cross sill. Then I can mock up tailgate and begin bed wood work I suppose. We will see if those C10 parts come in!
Frame/Sheet: 12
Box: 18
Total: 30
https://photos.app.goo.gl/uXDYmWhsVffZun2c6If anybody is interested, in the picture that shows the box from the direct rear you can notice that the top tube is plugged on the right. This is simply a 1-5/8”frost plug reversed and rubber hammered into place. I have tried this on an actual original Chevy box side and it will work there as well. It is super cheap, fast, easy, and I think it looks pretty good. I will drill a small hole and put a tiny plug weld into the tube so it never backs out.
