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Old 08-04-2018, 06:39 PM   #111
Scottish58chev
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Location: Doune, perthshire, Scotland
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Re: 58 Apache short bed rebuild

Next was the issue of where to mount the actuators. I decided on outside the chassis as this was my best option for mounting angle to avoid too much stress on the actuators. I made up new mounts with captive nuts and welded them in place. The height you see the bed at is the final height, enough clearance for removing the wheels with the added bonus of access to the compressor should the need arise. The actuators are fairly slow operating but with them only ever going to be used to access under the bed i can live with that, they take around a minute and a half to extend so not too drastic. No time to fit the top mounts so vice grips had to do lol
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