Welding Stake Pockets Closed
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Welding Stake Pockets Closed
I plan to paint my truck this spring and will be filling in the drilled holes in the top of the bedsides. As i think about it more and more I'm very very tempted to just make some patches and weld all six stake pockets closed. I have not used them in the 11+ years i've had the truck. Anybody else done this? Any pros/cons that i need to consider?
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I've got holes on the inside vertical walls of the stake pockets, so i think i'll permanently mount some bull rings on those before welding the tops shut. That will still give me six tie down points and a cleaner/smoother top bed rail look.
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Good idea well I think that closes all but the hand hold con out so lets see the pics.
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I did it to a 79 I owned when I was 18, many years ago. I thought it made for a very clean look.
I don't smoke so I welded up the ash tray at the same time and that cleaned up the dash, I will do the same thing on the truck I'm building now.
I don't smoke so I welded up the ash tray at the same time and that cleaned up the dash, I will do the same thing on the truck I'm building now.
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i think it looks much cleaner. i never used mine either so when i did my new bedsides i eliminated them
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I dont smoke either. I added a cassette player I literally yanked out of a mustang 2 at a junkyard. Just a little bending of metal and she fits snug and secure where the ashtray was.
