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New bed wood

Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 12:39 pm
by Hardcase
I put new wood in the bed last week. I didn't think to take a picture before I yanked it out, but you can see one of the nasty ol' boards sitting crossways holding the back of the bed up. It was the best of the bunch - the rest of them came out in pieces.

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Beautiful new oak bed, finished with four coats of spar varnish (thanks, dad!):

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I bought the wood pre-cut, milled and drilled (for bed mounting holes only) from Mar-K. I also bought the polished stainless rails and bolt kit. I had to drill the side rail holes, which was a piece of cake. I did this the hard way, since I didn't have any help - I didn't remove the bed from the truck. This fall, when I take it all apart again to fix the glaring error that I made (the rails are on backwards), I'll take the bed off. Definitely not going to go through that torture again!

Re: New bed wood

Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 6:29 pm
by pwadventurer
wow that looks great. Nice job!!

Is your tail pipe store bought or did you have it made?

Re: New bed wood

Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 7:21 am
by DukePW
Nice! What wheel base is that Ute?
How did the pre drilled bed mount holes line up? Did they counter sink the wood for the washers too or did you do that?

Re: New bed wood

Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 5:11 pm
by Hardcase
PWA, I had the exhaust done at a local shop. Much more reasonably priced than, say, Midas. $200, custom bent, including muffler and labor.

Duke, it's a SWB '61. The pre-drilled holes were perfect and they countersunk them. Definitely a first-rate job.

Re: New bed wood

Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 6:03 pm
by DukePW
Hardcase,
One more question, I'm mocking up my ute bed. I've been looking at member's photo's and almost figured out how the ute bed goes together (my hard drive died on me and i've lost all disassembly photos).
The 2 bolts that bolt the bed to the frame that are closest the tailgate. Those do not go through any cross member correct? Is there anything between the wood floor and the frame? Rubber insulators maybe? Thanks

Re: New bed wood

Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 12:25 pm
by Hardcase
DukePW wrote:Hardcase,
One more question, I'm mocking up my ute bed. I've been looking at member's photo's and almost figured out how the ute bed goes together (my hard drive died on me and i've lost all disassembly photos).
The 2 bolts that bolt the bed to the frame that are closest the tailgate. Those do not go through any cross member correct? Is there anything between the wood floor and the frame? Rubber insulators maybe? Thanks
They don't go through a frame crossmember, but there's a steel channel that runs a little bit wider than the space between the two bolts - sort of a floating crossmember, I guess. Then there is a rubber insulator that goes between that piece and the frame.

Re: New bed wood

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 11:28 pm
by Worden18
Looks great, nice work! :Thumbsup

Re: New bed wood

Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 7:03 pm
by 3deez
Hardcase, posting some underside pictures from front to back would really help us "Ute" owners. My bed was a basket case with 2x4 and 2x6 PT lumber, warped and weathered. The factory mounting blocks were non-existant. Don.

Re: New bed wood

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:56 am
by Hardcase
3deez wrote:Hardcase, posting some underside pictures from front to back would really help us "Ute" owners. My bed was a basket case with 2x4 and 2x6 PT lumber, warped and weathered. The factory mounting blocks were non-existant. Don.
I can do that. I plan on crawling under there on Sunday to see if anything has come loose, so I'll drag the camera with me.

Re: New bed wood

Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2015 6:34 pm
by Hardcase
Hardcase wrote:
3deez wrote:Hardcase, posting some underside pictures from front to back would really help us "Ute" owners. My bed was a basket case with 2x4 and 2x6 PT lumber, warped and weathered. The factory mounting blocks were non-existant. Don.
I can do that. I plan on crawling under there on Sunday to see if anything has come loose, so I'll drag the camera with me.
Shoot. Ran out of day and didn't get time to get pictures. It's on my list, though.

Re: New bed wood

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:59 am
by WD
I'll try and pop a couple pics of my bed mounts. The truck is an early 1949, but, uses the exact same mounts and sills as beds through 1985. No floor in the way in mine... :lol:

Re: New bed wood

Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 6:30 pm
by 3deez
Hey guys. Still looking for those underside pictures of the "Ute" bed mounting. Thanks. Don.

Re: New bed wood

Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2015 7:23 pm
by 3deez
Hey Hardcase. I see you posted pictures of your new wheels and tires on another thread. How about the pictures of under the "Ute" bed?

Re: New bed wood

Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2015 11:02 pm
by Txas2step
3deez wrote:Hey Hardcase. I see you posted pictures of your new wheels and tires on another thread. How about the pictures of under the "Ute" bed?

Re: New bed wood

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 7:28 pm
by 3deez
That picture is ok but I'm looking for a close-up of the bed mounted to the frame, front and back, especially the back (refer to my first reply}. Thanks. Don.