The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Making a Stovebolt Bed Bed & Cab Cushioning / Quieting TIP ***

When I built Caroline's Truck I thought about all the things I could do to quiet these nice old trucks. This came to mind. You can find rubber at any rubber supply house and I ended up buying some 2'' x 4' dense rubber about 1/4 -3/8'' thick, to help solve my thoughts. The cost is minimal.

place a piece about 2'' square under each bed support top and bottom of the wood piece. I made my wood blocks from hardwood, not the stuff you buy from AD suppliers. A glob of contact cement helps hold it in situ while you assemble the final fit. the long bed bolts slide right thru the center hole and the pressure holds the rubber quieting in place.

place a thicker strip about 14''-16'' long under the CAB front support to the frame.

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I just did a similar thing mounting a 56 GMC bed to my 88 toyota. No local suppliers of rubber that I could find and the drive over to the wood mill to scrounge used conveyor belt seemed like a hassle, but I did have a 6" piece of left over 2" radiator hose...
Split open I believe it looks just like the original material from my 58 bed and I know its reinforced to boot.
I did have to watch out for the added thickness when body lines are considered but wood blocks are easy to adjust

The 2014 Chevy trucks have hydralulic cab mounts. It got me thinking of the old Ford Tempo I drove to college and it's hydraulic motor mounts.

I wonder if a similar hydraulic mount wouldn't work well on an old 'bolt as a cab mount.

http://www.streetperformance.com/part/westar/transmission-mount/5599821-em-2696.html