Need braces

[fuzzier1]

Keith (or anybody else that might be able to help) I see that you are pulling some beds apart and I need the braces right in front of the wheel wells. My SWB is missing them and I was wondering if the ones you pulled off of any the beds you have are useable? If so let me know.
Fuzzier

[460 crew]

I have some off a 73-79 that I was going to use on my truck and prob have a couple extras. The will work just need to be bolted up.

[FORDification]

The ones I have are pretty much worthless. The supports on the '67 bed were totally rusted out, as well as the front ones on the '72 bed. I'm going to have to fabricate something similar to use for the front. I'll probably cut a piece of square stock down so it's more of a channel and then just bend it to the right shape.

[fuzzier1]

460 Crew How much would you want for them? Thanks Keith .
Fuzz

[spartman]

Anybody have pics of what they should look like?

[FORDification]

Here's what they look like. There should be one of these braces in each of the four corners of your box, which extend from the flat bed-floor piece in each corner down to the lower lip of the bedsides. It's just an anti-rattle brace, and they tend to rust out where they're welded to the bed floor:

[spartman]

I now know why I don't have them then.

That front brace would be located in the middle of my saddle tank then.

[FORDification]

Yeah, if you have the outside-the-frame tank, then that front sidewall support would have been cut out to make room. If the tank was dealer-installed, then some other form of support should have been constructed, but if it was installed by a previous owner than it's possible it was just left as-is.

[460 crew]

Fuzzier1 here are pics of the braces I have.

[mrung0wa]

I had braces when I was in Jr. High, I hated them...


Lawrence

[460 crew]

If they look like the ones in the pics that I have you got screwed.

[mrung0wa]

Well, now that you mention it.

They do look a little bit familiar.

Lawrence