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Old 04-28-2016, 02:01 PM   #144
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Re: "Albert" -- 1949 AD, S10 Chassis

I got around to getting some of my bed mounting pictures loaded up. There’s nothing to complicated going on here. It did take some time getting everything lined up the way I liked it and the bed sides at the right height.

For the bed cross sills I used 1.5 x 2.0 11 GA tubing cut to 49.75 in. long. I mounted them on two of the existing bed mounts on the frame.





On the bed sides I mounted 2 in. angle 1/8 in. thick. I bolted them down in five places. The two end bolts line up with the bed stake pockets. The other bolts are hidden behind the fenders.







If anyone happens to use the same cab mount height as I did, referencing the height I set the bed side angle strips at will save a bit of time fitting everything up. I’ll let the pictures below do the explaining.











I had to do a little trimming to make sure I had enough clearance for the rear calipers.







I cut six inches off the rear of the frame.





Below are a few more reference pics. I still plan to add a couple of more cross sills. Right now I just have two.











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