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| | | | Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 51 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 51 | Greetings
I am looking for a company selling the necessary fasteners for the 53 panel or suburban half ton?
The floors are solid. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | I've never seen anybody supplying the bolt kits for the panel/burb floors, but the kits all the vendors have for the pickup cabs and front clips are the same for all models .... might try phoning the Old Car Centre they can get anything that's available Bill | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 |
Floor Bed Fastener Kit - panel or suburban (1953)
ADLifeSupport,
I have never seen this type of bolt kit for sale.
The "bed" hardware would be completely different from a pickup kit.
Much of the hardware would be different for panel vs suburban.
The panel truck floor wood changed in 1950 from 13 floor boards (and 12 skid strips) to a single piece of plywood (and 5 skid strips).
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | ADLifeSupport, I have a 1/2ton 52 panel. Mine had the skid strips in it and I think they are same as the pickup with the square holes in the strips and bolts with the round head and square underneath.
Where there were other bolts and washers, the washers have a square cut hole in them.
I had to order some of the "offset" washers but found bolts at the local Ace Hardware store.
(suburbans may be different and use some different stuff??)
Good luck. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 51 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 51 | Thanks so much. I have taken out the solid veneer floor and laminated nine oak board together. My plan was while the body
is elevated to remove the rear sill and slide and bolt the floor into place. Then reinstall the rear sill. The bolts on the perimeter are larger in diameter than the others. cheers | | |
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