Show us your bedside TOOL BOX

[Steve Hafner]

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After spending a few bucks having my tool box restored, I'm wondering if anyone else has restored one.

I haven't seen too many restored doors and body panels on this website.

If you have one in good shape, you can post a picture of it too.

( Some of us would probably like to see REAL RUSTY ones also !!! )

Here's mine . . . before . . . and after:

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[Billett]

Wish I had a toolbox... in for pics!

[RenoKeene]

I bought a real nice box with door and everything a while back to re-sell, I'll see if I can find pics of it.
Here is the rusty one off my parts truck.....
Your's looks real good Steve.

[longhorn70gmc]

Here is a shot of mine on my 72. Even out here in the desert communities that area seams to get a touch of surface rust going on the small area under the box on the outer skin of the bed. I am thinking it is from washing the truck over the years. The whole set up is prestine, but it needs a little TLC to keep that way. Currently I have the lock removed to get rekeyed, so I can lock the door. If I remember I will try some up close pics for you. Cool thread by the way.
R/
Billy

[Steve Hafner]

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"FORD'S" had them too . . . ( sorry about using the "F" word.)

This is a '79 F-350:

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[Livrat]

Here's one I restored and added to a customers truck a while back.

[med.bronze]

here's mine I had repaired when it got painted in '97. It's going to need some repair again though, it's starting to bubble in the corners again. Oh, well the whole pickup needs to be repainted anyway. I remember when I first took it out to clean it there was a Rockwell decal on the top of the toolbox which I was surprised to find since I am a woodworker and a lot of my equipment is older Rockwell stuff that has the same logo as that decal.

[special-K]

Here's the '72 K/20 Highlander I had with a rust free tool & stowage compartment door:

[jocko]

I wonder if this is the same truck that livrat posted?? I saw it at Brother's this year. Nice truck. (just noticed this one has black trim - but also has the same screw holes for mounting the lower side molding. Hmm. Different tires, but that could have been changed.

[Livrat]

Originally Posted by jocko

I wonder if this is the same truck that livrat posted?? I saw it at Brother's this year. Nice truck. (just noticed this one has black trim - but also has the same screw holes for mounting the lower side molding. Hmm. Different tires, but that could have been changed.

Looks darn close!! But not the same one, Mine had silver hinges,black latch, woodgrain side moulding and used the factory arm slider/stop instead of a cable

[midniteblues]

These are very cool.I especaily like the one in another thread where the fellow cut it down for a shorty.
My uncle had one in a 72 4x4 years ago that he put a glovebox switch in the jam and a licence plate light inside it. wish I had a pic of it.

[Steve Hafner]

Originally Posted by midniteblues

These are very cool.I especaily like the one in another thread where the fellow cut it down for a shorty.
My uncle had one in a 72 4x4 years ago that he put a glovebox switch in the jam and a licence plate light inside it. wish I had a pic of it.

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Here's the one that was cut down for a short bed truck.

Looks like it was A LOT OF WORK, but it will really be a conversation starter !!!

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[special-K]

Here's the rare fiberglass reproduction (before he painted it) I sold to MT Dave for his low-mile Longhorn survivor. Even it had a rusty tool & stowage door. And,the rustfree bedside I also had bought years before:

[Steve Hafner]

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I was just about to add a picture of a 73-up toolbox for "our collection", when I happened to see THIS door on eBay . . . it looks like a "72-down" to me !!!


http://www.ebay.com/itm/1973-1974-19...-/150781712412

Look at the drawings from the brochures and other 73-up doors below.

The molding isn't the same on the 73 door.

But the third picture, the 75 on a trailer, shows the molding in the middle of the door . . . STRANGE !!!

The last picture is the door on eBay.

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[Billett]

IIRC they had all of the trucks drawn like that on the brochures, but the actual trucks were as pictured with the trim in the middle of the door.

[sboris]

Originally Posted by special-K

Here's the '72 K/20 Highlander I had with a rust free tool & stowage compartment door:

That's just coool.
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[Steve Hafner]

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Here's a close up of the door on the 75 that's on the trailer (above), it's still different then the one on eBay.

Could the difference be Cheyenne and Non-Cheyenne ?

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[Steve Hafner]

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For comparison ONLY, of course . . . a 1972 Dodge Power Wagon W200 3/4 ton.

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[dads longhorn]

1971 longhorn. It's in good shape, the rust is pretty superficial, no rust on the bottom/underside. Needs a lock. recently cleaned it out and took out most heavy stuff to reduce weight it there. I now keep the jack inside the cab under the seat.
The rubber is ok, could stand new. It's located on the passanger side.

[Steve Hafner]

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Volkswagon's went all out for an EXTRA LARGE, bedside tool box back in the 60's !!!

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[wilbilt]

Originally Posted by Steve Hafner

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Volkswagon's went all out for an EXTRA LARGE, bedside tool box back in the 60's !!!

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That one is big enough to store an extra engine for that thing!

[PAWS 72]

Well I hope I don't get fussed at but
Dad called the other nite and told me if I wanted it to come and get it.Trans is bad but that will be fixed.Old meter reader truck that the city had.Dad scraped the fenders about 10 years ago he said.I could scream.

[da-burb]

My tool box door is missing a bed.

[special-K]

Originally Posted by PAWS 72

Well I hope I don't get fussed at but
Dad called the other nite and told me if I wanted it to come and get it.Trans is bad but that will be fixed.Old meter reader truck that the city had.Dad scraped the fenders about 10 years ago he said.I could scream.

That's exactly what I'm looking for. If you ever want to sell that bed you have a buyer...Seriously!

[special-K]

Originally Posted by Steve Hafner

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I was just about to add a picture of a 73-up toolbox for "our collection", when I happened to see THIS door on eBay . . . it looks like a "72-down" to me !!!


http://www.ebay.com/itm/1973-1974-19...-/150781712412

Look at the drawings from the brochures and other 73-up doors below.

The molding isn't the same on the 73 door.

But the third picture, the 75 on a trailer, shows the molding in the middle of the door . . . STRANGE !!!

The last picture is the door on eBay.

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The brochures are pre-production concept drawings. There is no way a door could fit below the trim. You can see how small and useless the door appears in those drawings. All trucks had the same trim,if they had any. The pre-73 and post-72 doors are very close in dimension. In fact,my '72 K/20 Highlander Custom Camper had a post-72 one on it when I bought it. It worked properly but hung out a bit,I guess,due to a slightly different body contour. The truck had a crease starting in the bottom rear of the door to the rear wheel opening and I guess they replaced the original with the newer one they found. The truck had no rust in the opening. I had bought a rust free door back in the late-80s out of Oklahoma for my '71 Cheyenne/20 Custom Camper,just to have a spare,and never needed it.