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Old 01-15-2014, 06:09 PM   #1
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Photos of new wood bed & gas tank install

was able to get a new wood bed and gas tank installed with some help from family over the holidays, wanted to share some before/after pics.

The beginning (PO had relocated gas tank to bed, and that's 47yr old wood I believe).




Bed off




Trying to snap rusted bed bolts off




Cutting bolts off




More cutting




My job was primarily stripping and refinishing the old bed rails








Cut the rear out to accommodate the new gas tank




Test fit




Mounted tank and welded in new rear metal




Remounting all the stuff the bed attaches to




And the final results







Still need to touch up the wood a bit in sports and reapply more water sealant. Next up will be finishing the bed sides with some sort of Rhino Lining or paint. Was a fun project but hopefully one I won't have to repeat for a while haha. Need to replace the shocks but that might have to wait until summer.
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Old 01-15-2014, 07:08 PM   #2
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Re: Photos of new wood bed & gas tank install

Sweet looking K you have...is there a differance from the standard c-10`s and the K`s on crossmembers on the frames...?
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Old 01-15-2014, 07:09 PM   #3
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Sahweeet! I can appreciate all the work that went into this, I did it not too long ago.
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Old 01-15-2014, 07:13 PM   #4
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Nice work, looks amazing. Way to put the family members to work.
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Old 01-16-2014, 01:00 PM   #5
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Whats the specs on that gas tank? It looks massive! Which I like!!
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Old 01-16-2014, 07:02 PM   #6
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whats the specs on that gas tank? It looks massive! Which i like!!
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Old 01-17-2014, 01:27 AM   #7
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Re: Photos of new wood bed & gas tank install

This truck is on a '73+ K series frame, that's why it looks a little different.

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Sweet looking K you have...is there a differance from the standard c-10`s and the K`s on crossmembers on the frames...?
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Old 01-17-2014, 01:30 PM   #8
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Whats the specs on that gas tank? It looks massive! Which I like!!


I believe it's this model (20g)

http://www.brotherstrucks.com/prodin...number=ATK6372
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Old 01-17-2014, 06:09 PM   #9
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Nice work!!!!
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Re: Photos of new wood bed & gas tank install

Love the work put in, wish my truck looked that good already

I am currently working on relocating my tank like yours, but need some info, see link :

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=612734
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Old 01-18-2014, 08:24 PM   #11
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Beautiful, Ready to karoooz, enjoy
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I dig that!
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