This is the reply that I received when I asked the same question on the
www.bigelectric.com forum the other week from a guy named Brian in Oregon
(USA).
"RE: Bed bow dimensions"
The uprights are 21-1/4" long, 1-9/16" wide and 1-1/8" deep. There
are three 5/16
holes drilled into the 1-1/8" wide surface. The first is 3/4" from
the end, the next is
2-3/4" from the end, and the third is 15-7/8 from the SECOND hole
or 18-5/8" from the
far end (this sets the proper height - or you could make it ). The
double holes are for
the corners bow corners and the single hole is so it can be bolted
into the bed stake.
The horizontal bows are 55-1/4" long. The horizontal width is
1-9/16". The vertical side
is 1-1/8". There are four 5/16" holes in the vertical side to mate
to the metal bow
corners. These match the pattern of the uprights, which are one
hole 3/4" from the
end, and the second hole 2-3/4" from the end; repeat for the other
end. Flip the bow
90 degrees and on the wide flat you drill two 1/4" holes, each
1-5/8" from the middle of
the bow (which is 27-5/8" from each end). Double checking, these
two holes should be
3-1/4" apart. After drilling, they need to have a recess of 3/4"
diameter by 3/16" deep
to clear the bolt head. These two holes and bolts hold the ridge
pole in place via
brackets.
All corners are to be rounded. Suggest using a router. All holes
are to be drilled on the
centerline of the wood. These dimensions were taken from an NOS
set of bows. All
measurements for the holes are to the center of the hole.
Be sure you are using M37 corners and not M101 corners. M37
corners have the bolts
on the SIDES of the corner, whereas M101 bows have the bolts
coming in on the face
that touches the canvas.
Hope this is as helpful to you as it was to me...
C. Garbee
'53 M37
"Doyle, John D" wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to find the dimensions of the
> wooden bows for the cargo area of an M37.
> I have the correct metal corners and need only
> the length/width/height information for the
> bows.
>
> Thanks,
> John
>
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