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| | | | Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 62 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 62 | What are the three square holes on the ends of the cross sills for? More specifically the second sill from the front. I know the round holes are for the angle strips and bed strips but the square ones have me scratching my head. | | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,004 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,004 | the square ones have me scratching my head. Then they've served their purpose.  They may be there for fabrication purposes (lining up the rest of the holes?) I don't specifically recall when I assembled my bed, but aren't the holes toward the end for the bed to-frame bolts. I believe the center cross sills are identical and interchangeable. Might be a question to pose to Mar-K.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 6,699 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 6,699 | Could they be for a different type of bed, like a stake body or flat bed?
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 62 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 62 | I have one that has no holes at all, it was bought for a bobber type truck and it was leftover. I need to modify it to use a 47-48 under the bed frame gas tank with a late 51 8 board box. So what I can figure is I need to notch it , weld a piece of 16ga to the notch and drill the holes for the wood. | | |
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