As promised, pics of the bed metal, bed wood and wear strip. I included the wear strip to see if it fit (it does) and if the holes aligned with the holes in the crossmembers (they do). At this point, I think I have the crossmembers installed correctly and the bed wood is actually too long by about 1/8". Even if I wanted to "persuade" it into place, it wouldn't go without bending my new metal and would leave no room for expansion with the weather changes. At this point, I think I need to trim the boards to fit and allow for expansion. I'm not sure what is an appropriate amount to allow for that expansion, though. Thoughts? Am I reading this right?
