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Old 04-29-2012, 08:53 PM   #25
SS Tim
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Re: Original wood beds

There is apparently a difference in the flange shape or hole pitch or hole diameter where the bed outter strips meet the wheel tub. At this point I cannot remember, it was back about '94 when I was looking into this with GSPP. Went and dug through a box and pulled some catalogs to try and answer this question.
"Bed strips are modified to allow the use of the sheet metal bed's original inner fender" Eventually I bought a wood bed that turned out to have about a gallon of filler smoothed into it! The deal that wasn't. Anyway it stuck in my mind as a difference. Like to hear someone else chime in on this. Close up pictures of known original wood bed tubs and steel floor tubs are requested. Something tight along the rear flanges should do it.
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