got the wood out today of the bed. The previous owner of the bed put a big sheet of metal to cover the bed over the wood..oh my lord he welded it pretty darn good! Took us a couple of hours to get it off. Was worth it though. Hopefully tomorrow i will sand the metal strip down and paint them black. I dont think i'll get them crome. My dad and i are not gonna get the original oak wood. Just some decent wood that aint to much. On a low budget. I want this truck lookin good though. Will probably take me all my life to fix it to wat it want. Probably not even then. smile all good though:) cya yall laters


Stovebolt-It is painted