The Stovebolt Site Forums The Parking Lot '60-'66 Trucks Utility bed back on! Now how about the bumper?

Finally got the utility bed boxes mounted on the 64 this weekend- Epoxy primed on Sunday- Little bit of filler here and there, doors back on and I think we'll be on the road!- I still have to figure out a back bumper- Anybody have any pics of an older utility bed with rear bumper? ours had a single plate bolted on and a tow hitch was rigged to the frame (rear plate was notched) - we no longet have the tow hitch assembly and now have a chassis mounted tank-

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Heres what we started with- Not opposed to a flat plate but not sure that will look quite right- plus we could use a step to get into the bed...

Well we got the bumper made this weekend- used 14 Gauge steel framing members (12" framing track and structural header stud) pretty happy with the way it came out!

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Any worries about the bumper being slippery with wet shoes, grease, or after rain?

Great work and I like the color. Keep posting your progress.

Lugnutz-
Yes- we do have those very concerns- thinking about a piece of diamondplate over the step part- or we will spray that sufrace with bed liner material- we used the Sems Rocket-liner for the bed and I'm impressed with the look and quality ( no word yet on well it stands up to abuse)

nice work, whatcha gonna do with all that truck?

-W

My son will use the truck as his dailey driver- He is 18 now and will be taking welding classes this fall- He work towards getting his welding certification. (he is the curly haired kid doing all the welding in the photos. He wants to weld for a lving and this seemed like a great beginning platform for his welders and tools-

Looking at your pics,your son certainly seems to have the gift to be an excellent welder. And what a great rig for that profession. Do you know the utility body manufacturer by any chance. Reading? Morrisville? DeHart? Or?

Morris Bodies is the name on the tag- do you know anything about them? I'll post a picture of the tag tonight when I get home.

You'll find some info here. And it may lead you to other sites for more info. Just have to search.


http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/m/morrison/morrison.htm

great resources- Drew! I actually bought a couple of those from the list- thanks! I will still continue the search for more info-