Just to be more clear about what I want to do. First off I do not want to have to remove the entire bed to replace the wood. Looks like that will be doable. Next I want to paint the inside of the metal bed the body color it would have been when first built (red). Then I want to replace the black painted wood with natural color oak planks with a clear finish. I know that the black is original but I just prefer natural color wood. Lastly I'll replace the black painted metal strips with chrome ones. I believe the angle strips are welded to the side panels and will leave them alone to be painted red with the sides. Haven't started yet. Waiting for it to cool down a little. Running above 100 degrees every day. Thanks for the above advise. I did a bed on a 1931 Model A Ford pickup a few years back and it was much simpler.
1956 3100 three speed 6 cyl. Stock with a few upgrades.
