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Old 05-15-2024, 08:30 AM   #15
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Re: Questions on Replacing Bed Wood?

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Originally Posted by LS short box View Post
I didn't like the look of the off set washers in the bed going thru the bed wood so I "hogged out" the bottom side of the wood just enough to clear the carriage head bolts. Maybe 1/4" or so.
You can see the carriage bolt heads in the cross members shown in my pic above.
When I did mine I used the guide from GMCPauls to drill the mounting holes . I also built a jig to move the bed around

https://gmcpauls.com/47-72_BedWood_Info.htm
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