[_Ogre]

i posted this in your other thread

Originally Posted by _Ogre

i brought my assembly manual in from the barn
look at the section M-M it denotes the rear sill to stake pocket weld
i believe it was bolted for assembly and then squared up and welded

even someone with a highly modified truck should buy a factory assembly manual
i doubt that i could have gotten my spare carrier together without it
very handy for knowing where all the body parts go on trucks that we tore apart years ago

and

Originally Posted by _Ogre

i sold my rear sill and stake pocket to a guy on a forum
as i remember i removed the bolts, ground part way thru the welds
and then just wiggled the stake pockets until the welds broke
otherwise you can do serious damage if you cut thru everything