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Re: [oletrucks] Bed floor in the '50

To: Charles Culver <sculver@iwl.net>
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Bed floor in the '50
From: John Dorsey <jrdorsey@strato.net>
Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 18:34:01 -0700
Smokey,
I'm not sure about pickups, but my panel has strip bolts that just have
a nut and large washer on the underside of the wood. I guess its to hold
the strips tight to the bed wood.

John dorsey
Wauchula, FL
'49 Chevy 3800 panel
'52 GMC 640 Firetruck

Charles Culver wrote:
> 
> Well, I've just about got the floor of my bed done, and will be installing
> the freshly finished wood, and stainless steel strips tomorrow.  Seems a
> little strange spending so much time preparing a cargo bed that will
> probably never see any cargo!
> 
> One question for someone who's been there:  I got more holes in the strips
> than I have places to mount to the frame,  So what's up, do I just put bolts
> in those holes and tighten against the back of the wood where there is no
> frame to mount to?  It's either that, or have a bunch of square holes in the
> strips.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Smokey Culver
> '50 3600 5-window (mine)
> '56 3600 (hers)
> League City, Texas
> 
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