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| | | | Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 363 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 363 | am i putting these on right? Here's the picture.
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It looks correct, I also have a 1 ton with a 9' bed. Get help with the bed sides, they are heavy and a bit awkward especially when trying to bolt them to the cross sills. Good luck with your truck. Tom | | | | | Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 363 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 363 | thanks tom. the last cross sill has a slit in the box, is that top or bottom | | | | | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 321 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 321 | I was bad...I ordered an extra 1/2 ton bed rail...they were like half the price of those 1 ton cross-members....I cobbled everything together...in my way of thinking....this truck will never be used as a 1 ton is supposed to... shown here... here too... So far everything looks ok.... Still amazed the GM engineers wood use wood as spacers to hold a truck bed up... my 2 cents... MikeC
1951 Chevy 3800 1-TonHoward KnappIn the Stovebolt Gallery1948 Chevy 1-Ton (sold Nov 2017)1953 Chevy 1-Ton (sold 10/1/2016) | | | | | Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 363 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 363 | great pics so what is holding back panel up | | | | | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 321 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 321 | great pics so what is holding back panel up From what I can tell...there is a lip on the bottom of the front panel...I just set it on the top of the frame rail...I did add out riggers shown here with clamp holding bed side one another view here This is not a stock Chevy truck but I work alone so I had to figure way to get the bed sides up on the truck alone...I put 6 of these on the truck...3 on each side.. MikeC
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1951 Chevy 3800 1-TonHoward KnappIn the Stovebolt Gallery1948 Chevy 1-Ton (sold Nov 2017)1953 Chevy 1-Ton (sold 10/1/2016) | | | | | Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 363 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 363 | | | |
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