Rear bed cross member layout

[thrashfit]

Hi , As my truck was purchased in pieces and I am now trying to assemble the bed or buck, is there any pictures of the layout of what cross member goes first behind the cab and so on to the tailgate ? any pictures or info most welcome. I have a 1954 C-1-B6, 116", many thanks, Dave in the UK

[motterso]

 I just put one of these together for a B2C116. You should have 4 cross pieces and the 2 in front should face forward (flat side of the U  channel to the front) and the 2 back ones should face the back. The 4th one back (the last one before the tailgate) is shorter than the other 3 and only has 2 bolts in it going all the way through from the top (wood) through the holes in the frame. Also, there are only 6 bolts total holding the bed onto the frame - you use the first cross piece, the second and the 4th. From what I've seen the factory did not put bolts in the third one back from the cab.

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[thrashfit]

Many thanks motterso, Thats what I was looking for. I can understand why there is a hole in line top and bottom of the cross member to allow the bolt to pass through the wood,member and chassis . Cheers, a happy chap. Dave

[johnsartain]

The Third cross member, the one second from the tailgate, uses a rubber bumper pad with a bump on it that fits in the hole in the frame. There are a lot of people who add the extra bolts rather than using the rubber bumper pad. I can't think of any harm it does to have the extra bolt unless you are trying to do a restoration to the exact configuration it came from the factory. My truck was a B2B, the third cross piece had the holes there for it and they aligned perfectly with the one in the frame rails. I opted for the extra bolt.

[thrashfit]

Thanks John, I agree , the more bolts the better. Dave