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44boggers · 11-07-2023, 04:57 PM

Hey guys, small update finally. I decided its time to get going on the bed. So after 7 years I have the bed finally bolted back together and body work has begun.
Got the metal work done as good as I can, threw down epoxy primer on it and shot a few coats of poly primer just to see how much filler work will be needed. For the most part its in good shape. So I will skim both bed sides next and get to sanding.

I need to adjust the rear bed rail a bit as the driverside is flared up a bit as you will see in the pictures. And with the driverside I am not really sure what I can do to get the top of the tailgate to match with the top of the bedrail. Cause right now the body lines are where they should be but the top does not lay flush. But all of the pictures i have seen online, it seems almost every tailgate sits a bit lower than the bed rail on the passenger side with the body line lining up.
Any suggestions?

11-07-2023, 04:57 PM	#225
44boggers Registered User Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: winklen, Tirol Posts: 292	Re: American in Austria 83 Build Hey guys, small update finally. I decided its time to get going on the bed. So after 7 years I have the bed finally bolted back together and body work has begun. Got the metal work done as good as I can, threw down epoxy primer on it and shot a few coats of poly primer just to see how much filler work will be needed. For the most part its in good shape. So I will skim both bed sides next and get to sanding. I need to adjust the rear bed rail a bit as the driverside is flared up a bit as you will see in the pictures. And with the driverside I am not really sure what I can do to get the top of the tailgate to match with the top of the bedrail. Cause right now the body lines are where they should be but the top does not lay flush. But all of the pictures i have seen online, it seems almost every tailgate sits a bit lower than the bed rail on the passenger side with the body line lining up. Any suggestions? Attached Images Last edited by 44boggers; 11-07-2023 at 05:07 PM.