The paint color is the original Juniper Green and the front bumper and soon to be finished grill will be original Bombay Ivory. A local paint shop had some 50's era paint code books, found the old formulas and mixed me up the colors. I had a local body shop do most of the body work and the final painting. I did the block/finsh sanding myself to help lower the final costs.
The wood for the bed/running boards is either Fir or Pine (we could not figure out which) that we bought directly from an Amish run sawmill North of St. Ignatius, MT. We bought rough cut 2x12s as the base material and spent the day planing them and jointing then routing the edges. The bed boards were beveled on the edges. I used the original running boards (they were almost completely rusted through) to make a template for the wooden running boards, then cut and individually shaped them to fit snug against the front fenders.
Everything is finished with a cherry stain to help match with the green truck better and then top coated with three coats of Man-o-War Satin Spar Varnish (I did not want the high gloss stuff). The bottom of the boards are all sealed with some spray on rubber undercoating picked up at the local auto store.
If I had to do it over again, I would use some clear fiberglass and epoxy on the running boards to give them a harder surface as they are likely to get dinged up pretty well over the years. The step plates are a must to try and protect the wood where you can.
Thanks again for the compliments.
