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Old 03-24-2017, 09:26 AM   #5
51 MERC-CT
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Default Re: Old guy & old trunk

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Originally Posted by 38bill View Post
I removed two of the bolts holding the metal bed strips (one on each side) and used the holes to bolt my tool box to the bed. I also added a spacer strip at each end to keep the box slightly up and off of the floor so water wouldn't be trapped and cause problems. I placed the spacers so they sat on the metal bed strip and not the wood. It comes off easily but I do have to climb under it to unbolt. You could run the bolts from the bottom up and have an additional nut that holds them in place if you don't mind having them sticking up when the trunk is removed.
Nice looking set up. So far as having to climb under, if it were mine I would find a way to attach captured nuts underneath to eliminate that necessity.
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