Stepside Bed Rail Repair

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Some progress on making a replacement piece... a bit of trimming, drill some holes.. and it should be good to go...
meanwhile.. we dig!!
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guess I'll find out if I can salvage anything from inside... if not.. me & the bead roller are going to get very acquainted ... next step is remove the fender...
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Wish i had a bead roller, amongst some other metal working tools. Keep up the good work

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Wish i had a bead roller, amongst some other metal working tools. Keep up the good work

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Tks.. yes.. they are nice to have.. could never fix this bed right without it... mines just a cheapy $150 one.. though I stiffened it up cause they flex quite a bit.. and having a lathe & mill so I can make my own dies.. is a huge plus too...


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more digging.. reveals more rust... at this point some may just cut their loses.. and move on... not me.. I'm determined to forge ahead...
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another piece that will need to be made from scratch...
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Another piece of tin banged out to replace the rotted one.. moving right along.. one piece at a time... as my project waits patiently in the back ground...
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A custom set of dies I turned on the lathe for the bed side beads that I'll need to fab a new piece.. just need to size the bores to fit the bead roller and i'll put them to good use... soon..
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Having nothing left for a pattern.. I kinda winged it to make the underside brace for the step in the bed.. a couple of mounting holes and it should do...
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