i noticed that the toolbox wont fit with the bracket there though. so did FORD do this torch job for trucks with cargo boxes?
other side of bed:
cargo box side:
did ford do this torch job?
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did ford do this torch job?
so i blamed my boss (PO of my truck too) on this torch job
i noticed that the toolbox wont fit with the bracket there though. so did FORD do this torch job for trucks with cargo boxes?
other side of bed:
cargo box side:
i noticed that the toolbox wont fit with the bracket there though. so did FORD do this torch job for trucks with cargo boxes?
other side of bed:
cargo box side:
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im not sure but its a possibility that they did, it looks like they took the pre-made bed then cut the hole and brace to fit the tool box in underneath....
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re: did ford do this torch job?
I think Ford would have done a straiter cleaner job but who knows? Maybe a dealer did it.
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yeah i was thinking Ford would of done a cleaner job, but who is goign to take out there cargo box and look at the bracket? besides people like me 40 years later.
i was thinking that maybe if someone requested a cargo box they would cut the whole and do it all at the dealer, but then again they did a nice job of sinking the toolbox into the bedside if you look at it. doesnt seem they could do that at a dealer.
i was thinking that maybe if someone requested a cargo box they would cut the whole and do it all at the dealer, but then again they did a nice job of sinking the toolbox into the bedside if you look at it. doesnt seem they could do that at a dealer.
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re: did ford do this torch job?
I believe Ford did it when they fit the under bed box in there. Mine is the same way. A fairly sloppy cut of the brace.
The hole for the filler pipe was done kinda sloppy too. They drilled a pilot hole with a drill, cut most of the circle (oval in my case) out, then folded down the "blank". It's still in tact, folded down inside along the outer bed wall.
My thought is all the styleside beds were built the same way. The mods were done on a separate line as I described.
The hole for the filler pipe was done kinda sloppy too. They drilled a pilot hole with a drill, cut most of the circle (oval in my case) out, then folded down the "blank". It's still in tact, folded down inside along the outer bed wall.
My thought is all the styleside beds were built the same way. The mods were done on a separate line as I described.
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72 F100 Stepside w/ 78 300 CID
Hedman Headers
Disc Brakes
Power Steering with 3 STILL on the tree
Comfy Crown Vic Seats
71 F250 PS, PB, AC, Auto, 390
Loooong way to go on this one!