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Re: Looking for advice - wood bed 63 C20
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Originally Posted by jayoldschool
Make your own wood, it's easy. Order new strips and bolts. Cross sills: pull them all and paint them with rust paint. I've done two beds, both off the truck. One flat and one standing up. It's easier to put together standing up. However, you need at least four guys to lift the finished bed onto the truck. The one I did flat, I simply left out the two center boards and used my engine hoist to lift it back in place. I'd still do another one standing up. Saves SO much time on the bolts.
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What did you mean by this?
The one I did flat, I simply left out the two center boards and used my engine hoist to lift it back in place.
Can I just set the bed on four jack stands with boards underneath?
I measured my bed and it looks like the board lengths should be 1/4” longer.
For the holes, are there dimensions? How do you get all these correct? Just use the metal strip as a guide?
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1963 C20, small window, long bed
292, 4-speed
Last edited by Asshat; 07-12-2020 at 02:13 PM.
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