Originally Posted by Gray_Ghost
At this point, the only thing I'm not sure about are the wood blocks with the angled fronts that are still bolted to the frame. I just haven't gotten to researching them yet.
Those angled wood blocks are not original. Someone likely put them there. The cross sill just behind the shock mounts is supposed to "float" as in it doesn't touch the frame. There are only blocks at the spots where the bed is bolted to the frame. But as those blocks "wear down" the floating cross sill where your angled blocks are can hit the frame. My frame had grooves worn in the frame there, but the other blocks had been replaced with rubber donuts and big washers.


Kevin
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1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car)
Busting rust since the mid-60's
If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.