Thanks for your time, i have new quarters and a new bed floor sitting next to my 72. Unfortunately my bed was so far gone i have little to go on, however your video will be very helpful when this project gets going.
Blazer brother 👊 I have a 71 k5 I started my restoration about four years ago and now I am in the tail end and almost finished it’s so tuff to get these old trucks back to new but when you do it right it’s so worth it man ..... 1 ton 71K5 with a new built 454 with a turbo 400 ..205 tcase 10 inch lift 👌🏽
good video . not much out there on replacing bedsides. My bed rail is rusted on my '73, so I'll be posting a video on fabricating and replacing that piece.
What did you ultimately do about the 2 holes in the floorpan at the front pillar? I am working from below as my floors and bedsides are good but there are no threads to bolt the lower structure to the floorpan. Your video helps make sense out of metal that is no longer there.
15:25 there are 2 holes in the floor pan that hold a lower brace in place however there are no female threads in the floorpan assembly as you mentioned. I'm there right now, just finished welding the bottom pillar and inner rocker.@@MrRv8pilot
Hey John, sorry for the delay. I looked back at the video as well as my assembly instructions manual and still don’t have a good answer for you. I don’t remember if those bolts attached some underlying structure or not. The best of my recollections is that neither side of my truck had bolts installed and still don’t. Let me know what you find and sorry I can’t be more help. Don
Ha, funny , I made a decision today and used an expanding 3/8 concrete anchor that had the correct 3/8 diameter to slip up from below and expand to give a very solid 5/16 stud that drops down from above. . 100 times better than nothing at all. I was reluctant to cut open above where you had the big gap to install some type of dual caged nut assy. was looking at rivenut assembleys but that 3/8 sleeve between the 2 layers of metal was too small.@@MrRv8pilot
Sorry Travis disregard my previous reply,. I used a combination of measuring the old panels and weld lactation and information from my 1967-1972 chev/GMC Factory assembly instructions manual. That’s a very helpful and available manual. Just google that title.
Sarah, I ordered my bedsides from Southern Kentucky shortly after they first made them available. I Know AMD was working on the dies to produce the square body parts, I would check with them.
@@MrRv8pilot ight im getting a 74 an its gonna need both sides replaced obviously alot of measuring to keep everything square when assembly is in process any other recommendations
Thanks for your time, i have new quarters and a new bed floor sitting next to my 72. Unfortunately my bed was so far gone i have little to go on, however your video will be very helpful when this project gets going.
Glad to help!
Great video, thanks for taking the time to make it.
Blazer brother 👊 I have a 71 k5 I started my restoration about four years ago and now I am in the tail end and almost finished it’s so tuff to get these old trucks back to new but when you do it right it’s so worth it man ..... 1 ton 71K5 with a new built 454 with a turbo 400 ..205 tcase 10 inch lift 👌🏽
Blazer Bro, 10 inches.. that’s impressive! Videos required.
Instablaster.
good video . not much out there on replacing bedsides. My bed rail is rusted on my '73, so I'll be posting a video on fabricating and replacing that piece.
Good job 👍👍
What did you ultimately do about the 2 holes in the floorpan at the front pillar? I am working from below as my floors and bedsides are good but there are no threads to bolt the lower structure to the floorpan. Your video helps make sense out of metal that is no longer there.
Hey John, do I talk about those bolts in my video? If so what video and at what time hack. I’ll try to refresh my memory
15:25 there are 2 holes in the floor pan that hold a lower brace in place however there are no female threads in the floorpan assembly as you mentioned. I'm there right now, just finished welding the bottom pillar and inner rocker.@@MrRv8pilot
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Hey John, sorry for the delay. I looked back at the video as well as my assembly instructions manual and still don’t have a good answer for you. I don’t remember if those bolts attached some underlying structure or not. The best of my recollections is that neither side of my truck had bolts installed and still don’t. Let me know what you find and sorry I can’t be more help. Don
Ha, funny , I made a decision today and used an expanding 3/8 concrete anchor that had the correct 3/8 diameter to slip up from below and expand to give a very solid 5/16 stud that drops down from above. . 100 times better than nothing at all. I was reluctant to cut open above where you had the big gap to install some type of dual caged nut assy. was looking at rivenut assembleys but that 3/8 sleeve between the 2 layers of metal was too small.@@MrRv8pilot
Nice
Where did you find the factory measurements and weld locations?
Sorry Travis disregard my previous reply,. I used a combination of measuring the old panels and weld lactation and information from my 1967-1972 chev/GMC Factory assembly instructions manual. That’s a very helpful and available manual. Just google that title.
Where did you order quality bed sides? I’m looking for complete bedsides for a 76 jimmy
Sarah, I ordered my bedsides from Southern Kentucky shortly after they first made them available. I Know AMD was working on the dies to produce the square body parts, I would check with them.
Are the 74 k5s the same bolt on bed sides
The 69-72 are NOT completely bolt on and I’m sure the 2nd gen are close to the same. Some welding (spot or plug) required in the door jam area.
@@MrRv8pilot ight im getting a 74 an its gonna need both sides replaced obviously alot of measuring to keep everything square when assembly is in process any other recommendations
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