The bed was in much better condition then the cab, thankfully. Turns out the bed is square, all cross members including the rear sill are in good shape & the sides, while having some rust pitting and some dings, are nice & straight. So except for replacing the front panel that was rusted out & new angle strips, I decided the bed was good enough to use as is.

Also, my plan to have my fuel filler off to the side in the bed floor didn't work out so I've come up with filler cap located in the LR fender which I believe will work well.

A few photos below .
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IMG_1950 (1).jpg (211.35 KB, 151 downloads)
bed on trk showing cross member trimed for 21 gal fuel tank & newangle strip installed
IMG_1951.jpg (210.7 KB, 149 downloads)
IMG_1960.jpg (276.94 KB, 150 downloads)
new bed strips painted, ready for install
IMG_1963.jpg (230.83 KB, 150 downloads)
bed sand blasted, primed, sanded & ready for primer/sealer & paint
IMG_1953.jpg (285.33 KB, 150 downloads)
bedwood, basic white pine (6 coats of marine varnish & drilled & counter sunk mounting bolts & off set washers
IMG_1956 (1).jpg (156.5 KB, 147 downloads)
Marine filler neck located in RR fender
IMG_1965.jpg (157.48 KB, 151 downloads)
SS filler tube mock up inside of fender & under the bed
IMG_1966.jpg (229.28 KB, 150 downloads)
filler tube under the bed
IMG_1967.jpg (252.12 KB, 145 downloads)
New wood installed in bed . Also 3 coats of Viper red single stage paint on bed

Last edited by RLB; 12/22/2023 8:04 PM.
1966 C-10 Short Stepside
HiPo
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