I’m looking for the pickup bed assembly drawing for a 51 3800 (I don’t suppose it really matters if it’s a short be or long bed for how it goes together
Does anyone have the relevant pages of the manual they can post up?
It does matter between the sizes The one ton box front is different than the lighter trucks There is a re-enforcement rib in the center And all the bed bolts go through the bottom lip and capture all the metal strips unlike the 1/2 and 3/4 ton There are posts on this topic someplace and I recall putting some photos in it with the discussion about the differences. -s
It does matter between the sizes The one ton box front is different than the lighter trucks There is a re-enforcement rib in the center And all the bed bolts go through the bottom lip and capture all the metal strips unlike the 1/2 and 3/4 ton There are posts on this topic someplace and I recall putting some photos in it with the discussion about the differences. -s
Mar-K has a wonderful website that tells you everything you ever wanted to know about your truck bed and they will happily sell you parts for it.
Martin '62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress) '47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project) ‘65 Chevy Biscayne (Emily) ‘39 Dodge Business Coupe (Clarence) “I fought the law and the law won" now I are a retired one! Support those brave men/women who stand the "Thin Blue Line"! Hug a cop! USAF 1965-1969 Weather Observation Tech (I got paid to look at the clouds)
Ron - - Dusty53 1954 Chevy 3604 In the Gallery Forum "You can't dance with the Devil and then wonder why you're still in Hell." "They will forget what you've said, and they will forget what you have done but they will never forget the way you made them feel."
If you need pictures of anything, my bed has never been apart. And the truck is here at the house today. Just pm me.
~ John
A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult.
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Not sure if this helps much, but here are some photo of the 9ft bed, with a schematic of the truck. I tried to post that image here but the UBB Attachment Manager doesn't support that file type.
~ Peggy M 1949 Chevrolet 3804 "Charlie" - The Stovebolt Flagship In the Gallery "We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give." -- Winston Churchill
Here is a link to my 9ft bed I built. The cross sills were original (except one), the bedsides and front panel are to specifications, the tailgate was Mar-K, pine bed wood, stingless hardware.
The photo bucket links don’t work, but the google ones should. It might help you visualize the “underside” stuff.
There are some pictures of the bed assembled further on as well. I wish I had never used photo bucket. I lost so many pictures of build details because of that.
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1970 Chevrolet C10 Grandpa's -- My first truck -- In progress to shiny Follow the build in the Project Journal 1950 Chevrolet 1-Ton Dually "Ole Red Girl" In the Stovebolt Gallery More pictures here 1951 GMC 9430 1 ton dually--Shiny! | 1972 Chevrolet C20- Rusty- the puzzle box lid for the C10 | 1962 AMC Rambler American- my wife's Parts trucks- 1951 GMC 9300 | 1951-GMC 9430 | 1951- Chevrolet 1300
If at any point you need something more detailed, I don’t mind sliding underneath the truck to snap some close up photos for you.
1970 Chevrolet C10 Grandpa's -- My first truck -- In progress to shiny Follow the build in the Project Journal 1950 Chevrolet 1-Ton Dually "Ole Red Girl" In the Stovebolt Gallery More pictures here 1951 GMC 9430 1 ton dually--Shiny! | 1972 Chevrolet C20- Rusty- the puzzle box lid for the C10 | 1962 AMC Rambler American- my wife's Parts trucks- 1951 GMC 9300 | 1951-GMC 9430 | 1951- Chevrolet 1300
