"BUILD: 1970 C10 LWB--->SWB “Jumping Cholla”

[loudchevy]

I wasn't gonna do anything with the bed for a while, but I needed a change of scenery from bodywork. It's only going to get warmer from here out in Phx (90*ish in the garage already) so I decided to break down the bed so I can get it cleaned up and shortened. I only got (4) carriage bolts to come off cleanly. The rest took a combination of drilling, grinding, punches, and a BFH. The best approach was cutting a slot in the top to use a flathead screwdriver to hold the bolt and impact the nut off from the bottom, but that didn't always work out as some the bolts couldn't get a cutoff wheel on them. Overall, it took around 5 hours to break the whole bed down. If anyone needs the fiberglass toolbox insert that comes with the LWB toolbox option, hit me. The one I removed is in good shape.

[loudchevy]

Couple more pics....I also removed the stake pockets from the driver's side panel. I was going to cover the openings on the top rails anyways. The passenger side panel is banged up around the wheel well and it has the giant opening from the toolbox, so I'm not going to cut that side down. I'll be looking for a LWB or even better SWB panel to use in its place. The crud pile from the bottom of the bed was smaller than I thought it would be. At least it's a dry heat, right?

[raggedjim]

Nice work, it always amazes me how much crap can be hiding in the nooks and crannys!

In western KY it's 55 with 43% humidity!

Rg

[Chaparralman1974]

Great work Scott! Tearing down the bed is more work than it looks. It took me all day to do mine doing the same thing you did.


Clay

[loudchevy]

Originally Posted by raggedjim

Nice work, it always amazes me how much crap can be hiding in the nooks and crannys!

In western KY it's 55 with 43% humidity!

Rg

Originally Posted by Chaparralman1974

Great work Scott! Tearing down the bed is more work than it looks. It took me all day to do mine doing the same thing you did.

Clay

Thanks Gents.