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**68bowtie** · 11-13-2017, 01:53 AM

Been too busy for the last few months to mess with the truck, but last night I had a work get together at my house and took advantage of having a few co-workers that could help me throw the finished bed back onto the truck. That gave me a little inspiration.

Just a few more tweaks to the wiring harness and then reinstall the bumper and tailgate and the back end of the truck will be done. I installed rubber pads between the bed and frame (1/4" I think), and looking at the body lines I think I'll need to install new cab mounts to true it up.

Gotta love OEM parts. The bed I removed was a steel floor. I used cross braces and header panel from a donor wood floor bed. The clearances between the tires and the wheel wells are still 5/8" each, exactly what they were before the steel bed came off. Whew!

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11-13-2017, 01:53 AM	#119
68bowtie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Turlock, CA Posts: 8,366	Re: project "C10 Fever" (68 factory black 396 swb) Been too busy for the last few months to mess with the truck, but last night I had a work get together at my house and took advantage of having a few co-workers that could help me throw the finished bed back onto the truck. That gave me a little inspiration. Just a few more tweaks to the wiring harness and then reinstall the bumper and tailgate and the back end of the truck will be done. I installed rubber pads between the bed and frame (1/4" I think), and looking at the body lines I think I'll need to install new cab mounts to true it up. Gotta love OEM parts. The bed I removed was a steel floor. I used cross braces and header panel from a donor wood floor bed. The clearances between the tires and the wheel wells are still 5/8" each, exactly what they were before the steel bed came off. Whew! __________________ I live in California, but identify as a Texan "If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well" Project "Little Sister" (70 c10 blue original paint refresh) Project "C10 Fever" (68 factory black 396 swb) Project "Blue Bomb" (70 c30 blue original paint refresh) Project "Vitamin C" (71 c10 orange original paint refresh)