Used exterior plywood in my '63 SWB but with cutting it into strips on the table saw, 48" was just enough. I also plowed a groove with the table saw in the edges for the metal strips to sit in. Installed and linseed oiled the daylights out of it. looked great all the time I had the truck.
Larry
Old man᠁Old truck᠁neither one goes very fast. All you need in life is TIME, PATIENCE and MONEY.
If you are missing one component, you'll need an abundance of the others two.
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