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Originally Posted by V12Bill
Going by the arrows that you drew on your pictures the front and rear crosspieces are 3" high. The front cross piece end block is 6 3/4" high. The rear cross piece end block is 6 1/4" high. My bed came from Mack Hil in MO. The yahoos that tried to restore my truck put the kit together, but threw away or lost the front pieces that lie on top of the frame rail. Until I saw your picture, I had no idea how the bed mounted in the front. I would guess that Henry had painted all wood black to seal out the moisture. It looks better stained and urethane top coated. Hope I have been some help to you.
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The original bed wood supports on my 40 Tonner were painted with a red primer (red lead?) and painted the body color. The bed wood was painted the body color no evident primer. Both the supports and the bed wood were Ash.