Measurement - box to cab

[59chev]

Can someone do a quick measurement for me. I just got my shortbed mounted up and need to verify how much of a gap there should be between the front of the box and the cab at the top of the front bed panel in the center.

It almost looks to me like I need to go another 1/4" forward but I want to check before I trim anymore off the rear of the frame rails.

Thanks..

[dsraven]

mine ain't stock no more but in my notes I have written down the gap was 1.18". unfortunately I'm not sure if this was the original dimension or the dimension I was looking at having with the new box I am using from a different style of truck. I kinda think the second thought was what I was working on at the time.
how much do you have? got a pic? do the steps fit well so they won't rub when going over bumps etc?
maybe the pic will help? based off the dimensions from the front of dash (firewall) maybe you can do some math and figure it out, long version.

[59chev]

Perfect. Thanks dsraven. I shoved it forward another 1/4” inch and it looks way better!
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[mr48chev]

There you go, where it looks best.
Actually you could go to the Chevy truck nationals and walk down a line of stone stock perfectly restored trucks the year and model as your truck and distances would be off a fraction or two all down the line.

Actually that is on any of the older Pre 1988 at least models an maybe newer than that. They didn't get that critical when they bolted the beds on until they started using lasers and robots to set them on.

[dsraven]

when I was talking about the steps rubbing when going over bumps I meant rubbing the back of the cab. sorry.
good to hear you got it figured and like the outcome. a pic would be great.
I had to cut my steps some to fit the cab properly, frame swap and box swap now though, so different than yours may be.

[59chev]

Here's what I ended up with. A little more than 1 1/8" at the top of the front bed panel and and 1" at the step