Originally Posted by BIG CHEVY 3600
Looking good!
I assume you are lining up your boards and will then drill for your bolts. I will be installing my bed as well. Could you keep us updated with pics as you go along with the process.

Yep, I'll try and keep it updated. We don't have our bedsides yet, so we're doing this a little unorthodox. Normally, I'd put the whole box together on the floor, install the boards (loosely bolted), then set it on the frame and drill the holes.

Since we are waiting on the paint/bodywork and I'm impatient, I decided to see if it could be done this way and there really is no reason you can't. The only thing is that you can't bolt down the front (at least not permanently) b/c I think the front bed panel is attached with the same bolts as hold the boards down. Otherwise, most everything else sits on top of the wood and we'll drill the holes where the angle strips attach along the sides once the bed is done.

Last edited by chicklin; 09/23/2010 9:33 PM.