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I have removed the bed wood and am in the process of removing the bed. But I don't know how to handle the somewhat flimsy sheet metal on the bottom when I store it. How is this done? Do I need to store upside down?

Thanks for any advice.

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Would there be any problem with disassembling the bed panels? Since I cannot figure out how to store it off the truck, without turning it upside down, I'm thinking this may be the best way to ensure that the lower portions of the fleetsides do not get damaged.


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I don't know about a '65 bed, but the AD series bed sides were welded at the rear to the cross sill.
If yours isn't welded, I don't see any issues with disassembling the bed for storage. If you have the room, storing it upside down on the flat tops of the bed with some dunnage underneath to keep it off the ground/floor seems like a reasonable approach.

There is a weld or 2 and then a number of bolts. If you dont need to for sheetmetal repairs, I recommend you keep it assembled. It likely is as square as it is going to be.
You can block it up on the cross members. I would not be comfortable for it to rest on the lower edge of bed side as you have already concluded.
In my case I built a crib on casters. 4x4 posts housed the casters and then I ran 1x6 skirt and braced. I built it at a ht I could get under the side and low enough I could climb over the side. Rolled around my garage and drivewaay for a year or more like that. I would do it that way again.

Looks like constructing a crib is going to be necessary. The added complication is transporting bed to the paint/body shop. My crib will just have to be sufficient enough for that.

Thanks for the help. I would not attempt this project without you guys and these forums.

Stand it up on the front (cab end) on a couple of blocks of 2x4's to keep it off the ground.