Everything went as you guys suggested.
I got the installed black bed boards removed without any problem and found the interesting way the installers had put the boards down (as shown by our friend klhansen) without drilling holes through the boards for mounting to the frame and then using the offset washers. As you can see they used rounded top bolts to bolt the bed to the frame and then ground dimples in the underside of the boards to match up with the head of the mounting boIt. Worked very nicely. So, if I can just duplicate with my new oak boards what they did with their pine boards all will be well. Now to get the truck off to the paint shop.
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Last edited by MickeyP; 07/06/2024 4:37 PM.
1956 3100 three speed 6 cyl. Stock with a few upgrades.