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Nice work, Jeff.
When I assembled my bed, I installed the wood and strips with the bed sitting on a couple of sawhorses. So there was nothing in the way of any of a straight shot to the nuts for the bed strip bolts.

I used a socket with two nuts in it so that the threads would start on the bolt. Maybe a deep socket with a spacer to hold the nut up near the end on a u-joint would work for you. I also have a springy flexible 1/4" extension (similar to this) that might help you get in there.