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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 729 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 729 | I am about ready to cut the recesses for the bed mount washers on the wood surfaces. I am using the Mar-K directions that the moderator was kind enough to post for me. According to these directions, the rear recesses will be in the edge boards of the wood, the front and middle recesses will be in the second boards (adjacent to the edge boards). I don't really have any question about that. My question came up when I started looking at pictures of finished beds on line. There I found a lot of variety in the locations of these recesses. I tried to limit my views to 1953 beds, since that's what I'm working on. I'm assuming that these differences are due to customization, frame modifications, etc. I just thought that I'd verify my directions and thinking before I go drilling and cutting.
Mike Burns
1940 Chev 1/2 ton
1953 Chev 1/2 ton
1950 Studebaker Starlight Coupe
1947 Indian Chief
1943 Indian 741
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 2,249 Herder of Cats, Goats, and Sheep (moderator) | | Herder of Cats, Goats, and Sheep (moderator) Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 2,249 | I am not sure what you are asking... | | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 9,830 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: 9,830 | Mike, I think your assumptions about the different bolt mounting locations being due to them being on non-stock chassis is correct.
Every stock AD frame is the same as far as bed mount holes.
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: Aug 2018 Posts: 729 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 729 | Thanks, that was the only thing that made sense to me.
Mike Burns
1940 Chev 1/2 ton
1953 Chev 1/2 ton
1950 Studebaker Starlight Coupe
1947 Indian Chief
1943 Indian 741
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2021 Posts: 1,066 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2021 Posts: 1,066 | Just to be clear all my bed mounting bolts on my '50 3600 are located in the second board, not the edge board.
In my case I ordered the pre-drilled boards from Mar-K long before they went out of business. I know the frame on the 3600 is a lot narrower at the rear than the 3100 so that may be where the difference is coming into play. | | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 9,830 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: 9,830 | I had forgotten about the heavier pickups. WICruiser is correct, that the 3600 frame is narrower (36") at the rear than the 3100 (48").
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. | | |
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