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Good catch Paul.
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Removing under coating.
Great job! Following along.
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Started working on rear sill. I have enough removed that I have a good template to fab one up. I think this entire bed is made from 14 gauge steel. I guess thats why its still here.
tahoe40/45
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Do you still have the piping material that was between the roof and the cab? Curious what color it is, body color or white?
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tahoe40/45
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Thanks!
Doesn’t city racer or cruiser corp sell that piping?
I can also confirm that it’s white on my ‘63 as well.
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Full of dirt. Not really the greatest design, but Im not sure today’s trucks are any different. Thinner metal.
being the gaps where the bed ribs are isn't sealed and no way to get the material out of there once it is in place
not sure how to proceed,
still amazed being 60+ years old, it is still fairly solid
kind of an archeologic dig
not sure how to proceed,
still amazed being 60+ years old, it is still fairly solid
kind of an archeologic dig
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I’m digging Paul! Lol. So I found a guy on marketplace that was selling some metal a few weeks ago. Picked up some 1” tube to support bed. He also had sheetmetal brakes so sent him all the dimensions for sill and crossmembers. I picked those up this morning and some 16 gauge-for bed sides. Then a few more hours of spot welds. The bed floor will need some repair. The worst spots are where the toolboxes were behind wheel wells. I will need to fab up new pieces on both sides. Those Aquala beds have been popping into my mind lol.
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You're doing great work, yeah, it's a challenge, but this rig is too original to have an Aquala tub IMHO.
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Pretty sweet find. Love how fast you’re getting into it. I wish our 40’s were this dry. I think only two of those fixed top beds ever made it down here!
Will be following.
Will be following.
Makes me dread taking off my bed…you’re making great progress! You’ve done more in 2 weeks than I’ve done in 4 years. Thanks for posting up letting us follow along!
I have a Aqualu LPB bed and they are stout and well built. I think the only draw back to me is the lack of styling/stamping on the inside which may or may not matter to you? I don’t know if your tailgate would fit their bed?
I have a Aqualu LPB bed and they are stout and well built. I think the only draw back to me is the lack of styling/stamping on the inside which may or may not matter to you? I don’t know if your tailgate would fit their bed?
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Removed wheel well supports and undercoating. The undercoating in the wheel wells was solid and hard to remove. Glad thats over!
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Started to get rear sill fabbed up. I will have to replace the bed floor behind wheel well it’s too far gone. I need to explore some options for that. Also deciding how much of rear quarter panel I should replace. The corner had a pretty good dent and previous repair.
Awesome truck and a cherry bezel. Gotta love the 63's....
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Removed remaining rear sill and started mocking up new rear sill and sides.
