Replace bed mounting hardware etc...
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From: Gilbert
Replace bed mounting hardware etc...
I want to replace the mounting hardware and rubber where the bed mounts to the frame. Please fill me in on how hard this is? Is it only the electrical stuff and hardware that needs to be disconnected (fuel tank filler too) or is there something else?
When I am at that point I want to wire wheel the frame and corrosion proof it also.
Thanks!
Mike
When I am at that point I want to wire wheel the frame and corrosion proof it also.
Thanks!
Mike
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From: Stanley, VA
If your bed is an 8' styleside, there are eight bolts that attach the bed to the frame. Get under the bed, clean the nuts and exposed threads with a wire wheel then soak the nuts with a good penetrating oil and let it sit, it wouldn't hurt to repeat a few times.
The bed sits directly on the frame rails, no rubber inbetween.
And yes, its just the electrical and fuel filler/vent line that get disconected.
The bed sits directly on the frame rails, no rubber inbetween.
And yes, its just the electrical and fuel filler/vent line that get disconected.
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From: Ideeho
Sounds like you have it figured out. Bed removal is pretty straight forward. Youll either need 3 buddies and some adult beverage or a good overhead hoist to lift it off. I use 2 ratchet straps criss crossed from the corner stake pockets and the autocrane on my service truck to lift them off. They arent as heavy as youd think, just awkward to handle. Also if its a keeper bed have some sort of support figured out before hand to set it on so you dont damage the lower sheet metal when you set it down. I use some old pallets stacked up high enough so the lower sheet metal wont hit the ground. Also on some of them with the mid ship tanks they use 1 bolt in the front corner that has a phillips head on it. That bolt has to be screwed out from the top. Can be a real bear to get out due to the rust and the phillips head. I have in the past welded a 1/2" nut to the head of the bolt to have something I can apply more torque to than the philllips. Good luck
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Thanks for the insight and I thought there was rubber between the bed and frame????? I thought the rubber made things quieter?
Now, if I take the bed off and clean it up should I then do the cab etc.. too?
Thanks!
Mike
Now, if I take the bed off and clean it up should I then do the cab etc.. too?
Thanks!
Mike
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From: Ideeho
Thats entirely up to you..........Just a word of advice though. If you remove the cab, be prepared to do a full blown resto. I took the body off of my 72 Chevelle about 10 years ago "to restore the sheet metal" Well to make a long story short, It's still not back together. Once youre in that far you think to yourself "Well since I'm here I might as well fix this and I might as well make this look better and hell I might as well upgrade that and maybe I ought to tear that apart to see what kind of shape its in or damn, it would be easier to fix this while the body is off " It's a never ending thing.........Don't get me wrong, I dont regret doing this to my Chevelle, I will finish it, I've got too much time and money into it and it will be a SWEET car when I finish it. I'm not that far away from having it done. It's all going to boil down to what you have to invest in it time and money wise and what kind of time frame you have to do it in. Also I guess it would depend on how picky you are..............myself, Im pretty particular about most of my vehicles, especially my old iron. But it taught me to have a plan before I start tearing one apart again. Good luck!!!
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From: Stanley, VA
One thing you're going to learn very quickly, these trucks are NEVER done. You'll always be finding something to "fiddle" with whether it needs it or not.
Don't look at it as "work", look at it as "therapy" and enjoy your (sometimes expensive) hobby.
Don't look at it as "work", look at it as "therapy" and enjoy your (sometimes expensive) hobby.
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From: Gilbert
Agreed - and I really need the truck for stuff around the house and other things and that is why I bought it in the first place so I think doing a frame resto is not what I want. I just want everything to work, be pretty much rust free (on the frame) and look good.
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From: Ideeho
I agree 100% they are NEVER "done".........
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From: Stanley, VA
......I don't think that's gonna happen.
