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And another round of trial fitting the bed to the chassis.

After the last trial fit, I welded up the front bed mounts that were just tacked together & did some clearance work on the holes for the bolts. I also 'trued' up all of the cross-sills in relation to each other as well as side to side (for consistency). With that done, I thought I was ready to weld-up my floor/base subfames. However, I became concerned & ultimately bogged down w/the what-if's. I decided we needed one more trial fit to ensure the changes didn't mess things up somewhere I wasn't expecting.

Once my super dependable, young-gun, 'Dynamic Duo' & their pops arrived this weekend, we dropped the bed down on the frame again w/no issues. We did a string-line pull off of the trim & verified gaps were consistent side to side. I decided to leave the bed sheet-metal in place for now which will allow for some time to think, envision, & investigate the next steps.

After they left, I wanted to get a better visual of how the floor will look. Since I had the OE wood still in the shop & it's basically already cut to fit, I decided to install it for some motivation & a 'better' preview....