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Bed Wood restoration
My old bed wood was literally falling off as I drove so I decided it was high time to replace it. Last time I did this was 13yrs ago it was a pain then and a pain now. You would think you would have to just cut 7 1x8 boards to length, but not so. The inner 5 boards require 7 cuts a piece, the outer 2 require 5 a piece. Grand total of 45 cuts if you do it right the first time. This is assuming the bed is perfectly square and every hole and bed strip lines up perfectly. Yeah, so my bed wasn’t perfectly square and it required a lot of massaging to get it back into shape. It also caused me to have to cut nearly double the required amount.
Compound that with welding in new angle strips on a 48yr old bed that is dented and surface rusted. Then once that is all done you have to get over 60 bolts to line up perfectly to put it back together.
I started this project last Tuesday and I am nearing completion. Bed should go back on tomorrow, then I need to weld and massage the tailgate as it’s not straight either. I am attaching a before and after picture.
Ron
![Bed Wood restoration 9f0ba710](https://i.servimg.com/u/f33/17/02/20/74/9f0ba710.jpg)
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Compound that with welding in new angle strips on a 48yr old bed that is dented and surface rusted. Then once that is all done you have to get over 60 bolts to line up perfectly to put it back together.
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I started this project last Tuesday and I am nearing completion. Bed should go back on tomorrow, then I need to weld and massage the tailgate as it’s not straight either. I am attaching a before and after picture.
Ron
![Bed Wood restoration 9f0ba710](https://i.servimg.com/u/f33/17/02/20/74/9f0ba710.jpg)
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Re: Bed Wood restoration
I've done 2 of them and it's a lot of work. First was a Lil Red using ash and my neighbor has a Warlock which I did in white oak. I did the Lil Red when I was in high school and to date it's still holding up well. The oak is not so good, it can be repaired but the open grain created a lot of lifting and checking. I did the Warlock 10 years ago. Rabbeting in the retaining strips was a bit of a task. It would take 3 passes per board otherwise it would chunk and tear out. My neighbor bought polished stainless and most of the holes were off which we spent a lot of time with a uni bit opening up the holes in the channels.
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Re: Bed Wood restoration
Man that looks GOOD i envy your energy !! I have never taking a bed off a truck and it does look like a lot of work for sure >> since it was out of sq. let me ask , could you have not used a port-a-power (rent) to put it back in sq. or would that have made it not fit back on the truck?
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Re: Bed Wood restoration
Ken,
Glad I am not alone in the pain, I originally had yellow pine in the bed, but went with Oak this go around. Expensive at $30 a board. I took a lot of measurements before I welded the angle strips on, luckily I only had one hole that didn’t play nice. I was only off a little so I just opened up the underneath bed hole a little. My biggest issue was the fore and aft meaaurment. I was over an inch off with the bed strip alignment. I had to unbolt the bed front and reshape it as over the years the bottom was pushed forward from stuff slamming into it.
Eric, everything unbolts on that bed and it can be manipulated by hand with a little bit of effort and a big hammer. The box itself is 4 separate panels minus the tailgate.
OhBee. That bed needed attention long before I installed the 360, it probably just finished it off!
I love this truck so to me it’s worth it.
Glad I am not alone in the pain, I originally had yellow pine in the bed, but went with Oak this go around. Expensive at $30 a board. I took a lot of measurements before I welded the angle strips on, luckily I only had one hole that didn’t play nice. I was only off a little so I just opened up the underneath bed hole a little. My biggest issue was the fore and aft meaaurment. I was over an inch off with the bed strip alignment. I had to unbolt the bed front and reshape it as over the years the bottom was pushed forward from stuff slamming into it.
Eric, everything unbolts on that bed and it can be manipulated by hand with a little bit of effort and a big hammer. The box itself is 4 separate panels minus the tailgate.
OhBee. That bed needed attention long before I installed the 360, it probably just finished it off!
I love this truck so to me it’s worth it.
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Re: Bed Wood restoration
Wow, beautiful Ron. Nothing like natural wood for that good feeling feel.
But, TREX, that stuff will outlive your truck.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Trex-Transcend-1-in-x-5-5-in-x-1-ft-Tiki-Torch-Composite-Decking-Board-Sample-TTT90000/302673448?MERCH=REC-_-pipsem-_-302673464-_-302673448-_-N
and you don't have to worry about scaring it up.
But, TREX, that stuff will outlive your truck.
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and you don't have to worry about scaring it up.
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Re: Bed Wood restoration
Ron, that really looks fantastic! That oak should last a good long time if your just hauling dirt bikes and quads. What cuts am I missing, left side, right side, Front(top), back (bottom) first 4 . Are there tongue and groove to fit in the side in between?
I had a 85 Chevy El Camino, moved just about everything in the back of it. 20 years later the ONLY part of the vehicle that didn’t have any rust was the bed!
I had a 85 Chevy El Camino, moved just about everything in the back of it. 20 years later the ONLY part of the vehicle that didn’t have any rust was the bed!
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Re: Bed Wood restoration
Amazing work there Ron. Looks great, and I am sure that even though your pictures do make it look great, I am sure that they do not do it justice as compared to seeing it in person. Keep up the good work!
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Labors of love produce the richest of rewards.
Really nice work, Ron.
Bob
Really nice work, Ron.
Bob
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Cribbs74 wrote:No tongue and groove, you have to cut each side twice to make the groove for the bed strip, then cut to length and then 2 passes through the planer. Looking down the board end it looks like this:
Pictures worth a 1000 words, sketch’s are worth more!! Thanks for sharing!
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loving your craftsmanship.
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Wow. I was wondering how and why you mentioned so many cuts per board. I never knew, and only thought they were straight boards with a simple joiner between. But apparently that was not the case. Learn something new every day!
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I've removed and reinstalled several boxes...but never did the woodwork R&R !
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Yeah, it looks simple, you could get away with cutting boards to length and bolting the strips on top of the wood. Problem is sliding things in and out of the bed would be impossible. The factory did it this way for a reason.
If I had a Dado blade I could have done it in one pass per side. I had a table saw so It took more cuts to make it right. Might have gone faster if I was a carpenter.
I’d rather be working on the Super Clown, but this had to get done.
If I had a Dado blade I could have done it in one pass per side. I had a table saw so It took more cuts to make it right. Might have gone faster if I was a carpenter.
I’d rather be working on the Super Clown, but this had to get done.
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Well you need diversity in your projects....trust me...As its too cold here for garage work,all I've done is model work at the bench in the basement. ...Frankly I'm getting tired of this plane!
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OhBee wrote:Well you need diversity in your projects....trust me...As its too cold here for garage work,all I've done is model work at the bench in the basement. ...Frankly I'm getting tired of this plane!
I can sympathize OB, nothing like getting outside in the fresh air and getting your hands dirty.
Only 120 days left of this stuff. Shortest day/longest night of the year comes in couple of weeks, then the days start getting longer. O dark hundred at 1630 is no fun.
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"If I Were A Carpenter"Cribbs74 wrote: Might have gone faster if I was a carpenter.
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dckrsn wrote:"If I Were A Carpenter"Cribbs74 wrote: Might have gone faster if I was a carpenter.
Bob
I stand corrected.... Thanks Tim Hardin.
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That oak looks nice in there! I should hold up well with a good oil finish that soaks in well, maybe 20 W synthetic.
Will darken though.
Price of lumber is going up, crazy! Tree huggers I suspect.
I was a carpenter 40 yrs, retired now. Since you have a table saw and did that nice restro work I say you are an honorary carpenter!!
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Price of lumber is going up, crazy! Tree huggers I suspect.
I was a carpenter 40 yrs, retired now. Since you have a table saw and did that nice restro work I say you are an honorary carpenter!!
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Cribbs74 wrote:dckrsn wrote:"If I Were A Carpenter"Cribbs74 wrote: Might have gone faster if I was a carpenter.
Bob
I stand corrected.... Thanks Tim Hardin.![]()
And Emily Post, grammar checker, etc. etc.
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