Info needed: C15A 2B1 cargo bed rebuild

[Paul Edwards]

Thanks guys..............early ehhhhh.

So the mud flap is simply sandwiched between the 45 degree cross member and a steel plate? Am I understanding this correct?

Don't suppose any images of the rubber flaps exist, should I just take an educated guess at the length of the flap?

Cheers,


Paul

[Grant Bowker]

A steel panel was attached to the marked holes, extending down and to the rear with the rubber flap attached to the lower edge. Bob does/did have an original steel panel (damaged by abuse), but not the rubber flap. I will try to harass him into providing measurements (and hopefully photos). Attachment of the rubber to the steel panel was bolts/machine screws passing through a metal strip (approx 1"x1/8" from memory) then through the rubber and finally through the steel panel. After looking at the panel agian, I now believe the bolt head was forward with the bolt passing through plate, rubber, reinforcing strip and finally nut toward the rear.
It's likely going to be at least Sunday for measurements/photos.

[Paul Edwards]

Cheers Grant

[Grant Bowker]

Well, today I successfully harrassed Bob to find the remnants of the mud deflector/flap from his 2B1 box.

The remnants of the rubber (that had been trapped between steel panel and retaining strip) show a 3/16" thickness. the width of the rubber was basically the same as the steel, it's downward extensin from the stell can't be determined from the remnants. Unless others can tell us the vertical dimension, it will be a guess from photos.
As you can see, although the two ends of the brace are symetric, they are not 45 degree bends (a bit less)- measurement to follow. The top edge of the steel palte is bent, but I'm not sure whether deliberately or accidentally.
Shadows from the brace and rubber can be seen on the rear of the steel deflector

2B1 mud guard - flat.jpg 2B1 mud guard -approx installed.jpg 2B1 mud guard - back face.jpg

[Grant Bowker]

More detail on the brace from the back face of the mud deflector plate to the bottom of the box mounted underfloor on the 2B1 body.

2B1 mud guard -brace1.jpg 2B1 mud guard -brace2.jpg 2B1 mud guard -brace3.jpg


Each end of the brace strip is bent up 54 degrees from the flat strip. The effect is to slope the mud deflector back 18 degrees from vertical. (Hopefully this matches the slope on the forward face of the crossmember it mounts to...)