I had the sheetmetal bent for my bedsides and then I welded exhaust pipes
along the top edge to simulate the roll. Weld slowly, grind the weld down,
and bondo until you can't stand it anymore.
Terry Stellman
1949 3600
Missouri City, Texas
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Damen [SMTP:little-castle-contracting@cadvision.com]
> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2000 7:47 PM
> To: Justin Hartman
> Cc: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] bed sides
>
> yeah......what he said....................... i had a cousin whos a
> sheet
> metal worker make me some new sides up for my box sides and my box
> front....he
> did a great job and they match exactly.....ok maybe not exactly...i have
> one
> problem that i hope to maybe get it rectified really soon. all this
> welding
> talk has got my rod a bit stiff.... any ways hopefully the wife and i can
> solve
> that problem later....the problem i run into is his shop could not bend
> the side
> of the metal into the tube that runs the length of the box sides.... i was
> hoping to by some pipe and weld it to the sides.....so what are my chances
> of it
> working....need some ideas...my main worry is expansion and
> contraction....but i
> guess proper welding techniques will solve that....any help out there????
>
> Thanks
>
> Bruce Damen
> 1949 chev 1/2 ton
>
> Justin Hartman wrote:
>
> > I was wondering if anyone has repaired their bedsides? Particularly the
> top
> > where the stake holes and the curve in the sheet metal is made. Surely
> > there is a better way to fix just the top part without buying a complete
> > bedside for several hundred dollars.
> >
> > Justin
> > 55 2nd
> >
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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