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Old Aug 10, 2022 | 02:45 AM
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Skins for the box?

Any recommendations for replacement skins for the box on a '75 would be appreciated. I see several vendors offer them, just not sure about the quality.
 
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Thanks!, this gives me plenty to look into.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2022 | 01:52 PM
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Tabco and mill supply are US made, and neither are very accurate.
 
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Throw it away and buy a good box for $500. even if you have to travel a ways you'll be money ahead and have a US made bed.
 
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So here is what I am dealing with. I have a good OEM box already on the PU. 30 years ago when I started this rebuild (it is a long story) I fabricated two heavy duty side tanks. The box already had two filler doors on the drivers side, I added one from another box to the passenger side.

Now that outside of the frame tanks are not a good idea, I wanted to fix this. The two side tanks were never used, and have been removed.

Perhaps the cleanest fix is to remove the two extra filler doors and patch in skin portions from a donor box.
 
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