1968 Bump 8 ft box
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Rich100
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1968 Bump 8 ft box
My question. Will a 1988 Box Liner Fit into my '68. If not, where can I find the dimensions for both so that I can compare? Thanks.
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Re: 1968 Bump 8 ft box
If I were looking for one I'd flip a tape measure around at the junkyard and see what was close and go from there. If it were me, I'd go with a roll/spray in liner. Grit gets under those plastic liners and act like sandpaper. Sands it down bare and starts rusting....and you'll never see it rusting under that new liner.
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Rich100
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Re: 1968 Bump 8 ft box
That would be nice but the box is beat up. Full of dents especially the wheel wells, that why I am looking for a liner. The real question is the location of the wheel wells compared to other years . I found out the the boxes are the same size (interior) from '64 to '96. Which is 99" X 73" (if I can trust that site). I can't measure mine right now it is in the paint shop. Thanks for the reply.
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Re: 1968 Bump 8 ft box
The liner that was in my '71 bed was labelled -73-87 Chevy truck so I guess Chevy's and Ford's can get along 
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Rich100
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Re: 1968 Bump 8 ft box
Thank you Ranchero50, that gives me a lot of leaway now. Now I should be able find something. Thanks to the two of you(Ranchero50 and Bindernut) for answering my message. See Ya.
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Re: 1968 Bump 8 ft box
Ranchero50 wrote:The liner that was in my '71 bed was labelled -73-87 Chevy truck so I guess Chevy's and Ford's can get along
This is very helpful for me too! I am in the same boat as my bed is pretty beat up and won't match my newly painted truck either. Any pictures?
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Re: 1968 Bump 8 ft box
My 71 4wd longbef had a bedliner in it. They had cut the liners wheel wells out to make it fit. It was a ford bedliner is all i know
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Re: 1968 Bump 8 ft box
yeah i have no idea what my bedliner is out of, but it has like 'pie cuts' made in the front of it to tip the edges in a bit for a good fit.
the truck came with it installed. i have a couple big rust holes so i've left it in there so stuff doesn't fall out... but if i didn't have the holes i would NEVER use a drop in bedliner due to the moisture and scuffing thing. they rust out truck beds so fast its scary.
i'd strongly advise against it, even if its ugly its better to be intact and ugly than rusted out and slightly less ugly (i think the plastic drop in liners look like dog turds either way)
the truck came with it installed. i have a couple big rust holes so i've left it in there so stuff doesn't fall out... but if i didn't have the holes i would NEVER use a drop in bedliner due to the moisture and scuffing thing. they rust out truck beds so fast its scary.
i'd strongly advise against it, even if its ugly its better to be intact and ugly than rusted out and slightly less ugly (i think the plastic drop in liners look like dog turds either way)