Ok so I have the ability to pull a bedside locker from a junker that's in decent shape. my question is this. I notice that there is an indentation for it to fit right. is there some way to make it or should I just buy the whole bed assembly?

 

It's certainly no bolt-in operation. If your body working abilities are up to cutting a hole in the side of your bed and grafting it in, then you could cut it out of the parts truck. It's not too bad to do, I junked out my '72 F250 CS not too long ago and cut mine out with a Sawzall so I can eventually graft it into my '68. Otherwise, if the bed on the parts truck is nice I'd go for a complete bed swap.

 

Are you talking about the passenger side storage compartment - right behind the passenger door?
My first pickup had one of those. Can't count the number of times I lost booster cables and stuff when that thing would pop open inadvertently. But I liked the idea of it.

 

The 69 it's in has it bolted in. It is bolted to an inner lip that allows the door to close flat to the bed. It's held in by I then 10 or 15 bolts. I can't remember. I'm thinking about the bed swap. As I've found some rust holes in my bed and am not happy about it. Though I found the bed floor replacements. And could do the as well

 

There are THREE different types of these Styleside tool storage compartments. 1964/66 - 1967/72 - 1973/79.

The shape of the doors are different, so you cannot use 1964/66 or 1973/79 storage compartments on a 1967/72.

Be aware that if the key is missing, while the lock can be picked by a locksmith, a new key blank can be almost impossible to find...as it's not a Ford key.

Ford did not sell the key and/or the cylinder only, it was only furnished with the complete lock mechanism which is also 1967/72 only.

 

Charlaine, it's the lip area that needs to be grafted in so that the door can close flush with the body. When I cut mine out of the scrap bed, I cut a flange about 2-3 inches wide all the way around so that I'd have plenty of material left to work with. In your case, since you're dealing with rust issues anyway I think I'd lean towards swapping the entire bed if the donor bed with the box is straight and rust-free.

 

I swapped out my rusted out bed for a ranger box that had the side tool box.
Someone only once tried to pry it open with what looks like a was used was a screw drive the left the door lip edge bent about an 1/8 out ward & 1/4" wide.


This pass spring I finally found a supper nice box door & seal with replaced mind with..
I found that no one makes a replacement seal for the bumps tool box door.
The lock can be replaced by some file cabinet locks.

The 73-79 dent door seal is not even a close match and about twice the size so no way it will fit on the bumps. And these dent seals our being made by aftermarket sellers..
orich

 

C7TZ-9946102-A .. Weatherstrip-Tool Storage Compartment Door-Rubber.

Applications: 1967/79 F100/250.

No Ford dealer or obsolete parts vendor has any.

 

I found a 1979 bed thats in a much getter shape then mine for $120 is if its still there in a month i'll get it.

 

A 79 bed will not bolt onto your frame as it's frame is wider placing the bolt hole wider apart. Plus the body lines don't match. With that being said you
have a bump & 73-79's our dents. And is known as looking goofy to many mixing the body lines..

Orich

 

Orich Thank you for noticing my typo. I hit the 9 by mistake and didnt proofread. I meant to say a 1970 bed.

 

Okay your off the hook..
That's ok we all seem to do that as we get old with tired eyes

I'm down too only one good eye now..
Orich