The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Paint and Body Shop Stepside sheet metal questions Pt. 2

Hello Again,

Thanks to people answering my last question I learned that the angle trim pieces that cover the seam of the bed wood to the metal sides of the truck are spotwelded on.

Are the angle trim pieces simply placed along side of the bed and spotwelded in from the backside through the numurous holes in the side of the bed?

I was originally planning on painting the besides is separate pieces, but if the trim must be welded on, I presume it would make sense to paint them after the bed is installed. Is this correct? I just don't want my bedsides to corrode behind the trim pieces.

Thanks again!

Not 100% positive on the 66 but I believe most of the stepside angle strips were painted body color originally. This allows you to assemble your bed and weld the angle strips in place, remove the completed bedside and paint everything at once. Someone with better knowledge of the 66 will chime in shortly.

The original bed angle or corner strips were spot welded with a spotwelder. Holes in the bed sides or corner strips are not used with a spotwelder. If a spotwelder is not available, some people will drill holes in the bedsides OR corner stripes to approximate the location of the original spot welds and the holes facilitate welding one to another.
I have also seen the corner strips installed by just mounting them to the floor and using fender welting between the corner strips and the bedside as an alternative, although not original.