I guess I don't see where the box sheet metal would fasten to the
crossmember. The lower front of my box has an angled piece of sheet metal
which extends about 1 1/4" toward the bed and runs the width of the bed. If
that rests on the front crossmember, the box sits too far back and the
running boards won't connect to the rear fenders. However, if that "lip"
sits just in front of the crossmember, everything fits except now there is
no direct connection between the sheet metal of the box and the frame.
Darrel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack Halton" <safesix@earthlink.net>
To: "Darrel Bunge" <dbunge@attbi.com>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 5:26 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Box Install
> If the '47 is the same as my '51 - and it should be - there are about a
> dozen 1/4" bolts that attach the forward crossmember to the front bed
panel.
> So when the long bolts go down through the bed floor, crossmember and
frame,
> the front of the bed is secure.
>
> Jack
> www.inliners.org
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Darrel Bunge" <dbunge@attbi.com>
> To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 11:06 PM
> Subject: [oletrucks] Box Install
>
>
> > I began putting the box on my '47 - 3100 and have a question. What
holds
> down
> > the front of the box to the frame? It looks like the front sheet metal
of
> the
> > box fits on the front rail of the first crossmember. While the
> crossmember is
> > bolted through the frame, the box just sits on the front edge of the
> > crossmember. Is this correct. I know once the fenders and running
boards
> are
> > added, they will tie in to the front of the box, but it seemed like
there
> > should be some other point of attachment to the frame.
> >
> > Darrel Bunge
> > 1947 - 3100
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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