roll pan

[americanpower88]

ok here's the deal, i ordered a roll pan from jegs, made by apc, it's fiberglass for the rear of my 88 chevy pickup, fleetside bed, any ideas on how to mount it? nothing was included, just the roll pan.

[Matt167]

shoulda bought steel, then you weld it in. All I can think of using is pop rivits and fiberglass body filler, there's probably a professional way but, I don't know any other way, maby that is the professional way.

[clean94ranger]

Does the top of the roll pan have a lip on it that would be against the bed floor?..If so, get out the drill and that is one way it can be mounted. You could use fiberglass on the back side of it to mold it in, but if you're not planning on painting much, you might not want to do that. I have a steel on that I only have bolted to the bed floor,.. It would be molded, but the company, FBI, has REALLY slow shipping, and the pan came in several weeks after the truck was out of the paint booth, then I realized i was slightly limited on how to mount it.
Anyways, it can be done, even if it takes some creativity!
goodluck

[brianrupnow]

If you don't want any screw heads to show, get some peices of aluminum (or steel) flat bar or angle about 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 1/16 thick and figure out where it could be bolted to existing parts of your truck to hang the roll pan. (we're talking short lengths here about 1" long.) Go down to your local Pep Boys or marine dealer and buy a small fiberglass repair kit. (they come with cloth, resin, and hardner), Determine where to put these brackets on the inside of the roll pan that won't be seen. Scuff that area up with #36 grit paper, set the metal bracket into place where you want it then use the fiberglass and resin to hold it there. Use 2 or 3 thicknesses of cloth, applied one at a time over the "leg" of the angle or bar that sets next to the roll pan, and let it extend out about 2" in all directions onto the fiberglass. Buy a pair of rubber gloves to wear becaude this stuff is a real bear to get off your skin. If you have never worked with fiberglass before, don't be afraid of it----it is very easy to work with, and very foregiving. It also stinks big time, so don't be doing this on your kitchen table.