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| | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 2 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 2 | I bought bedsides for my 1951 1/2 ton short bed years ago & now cannot figure where to drill the holes for the rear fenders. anyone have a template?
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 | if ya have the bed mounted, here is how I did mine.
I bolted the lower front of the fender to the running boards and supported the rear bottom edge with my floor jack and eye balled the opening of the fender in relation too the tire by slowly jacking up the rear of the fender till it looked right all round the tire and the fender and then got out my tape measure and fine tuned it till I had the same "GAP" all round...then I marked the holes using the fender holes as a template, removed the fender and drilled my holes. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 2 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 2 | Thanks SW, I thought it might come to that. I understand the fender mount holes changed from year to year & that might be why the bedside manufacturers avoid punching the holes. I have also been told that the distance between the top of the fender & the break in the bedside should be about 4 1/2". can anyone confirm of refute this. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 | Just measured mine, 2 1/2" front top of fender to the first break | | |
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