Installation manual

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PREPARING VEHICLE BODY - Continued
The ideal installation, when the rear of the column assemblies are touching the body
corner posts, and the rear of the main frame is touching the sill. On some body confi gu-
rations this is not possible, therefore the following examples must be taken into consider-
ation before hoisting the unit up to the body.
VEHICLES WITH ALUMINUM FRAMES. These bodies are covered on pages 13, 14
and 15. The steel mounting channels will need to be fabricated and installed to the cor-
ner posts before the unit is hoisted up to the body.
FLAT BED VEHICLES. This installation is covered on page 12.
The bracing channels for this installation cannot be cut until the unit is hoisted up to the
bed.
CORNER POST CONFIGURATIONS. In the
cases where the corner post is not square
or rectangular, a fi ller will need to be fabri-
cated (FIG. 7-1A and 7-1B) to fi ll the space
between the corner post and the unit column
assemblies. A typical example is illustrated
below.
FILLER PLATE
STEEL BAR STOCK 1/4” X 6”
LG. BY REQUIRED WIDTH
CORNER POST
(VEHICLE)
THE FILLER PLATES WILL BE WELDED IN
AFTER THE UNIT IS HOISTED INTO POSI-
TION AND TACK WELDED TO THE BODY
FIG. 7-1B
TOP VIEW
FIG. 7-1A
LIFTGATE
COLUMN
RUNNER
PREPARATION OF BODY INSTALLATION OF UNIT