Pilot: it’s welded like that from the factory; my 1948 bed had similar welds. In fact, I replaced the 48 bed with a 1987 stepside bed: still welded in the same way. I’m sure the factory felt that simply bolting that rear sill to the bedsides was not sufficient to keep everything square.


1948 5-window 3100 Chevy
327 V-8 TBI 700R4 Posi 3.73
"Old Blue"
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