I doing a 1950, 3604 truck, when I did the “body off” the frame work (I never could figure out why they called it a “frame off restoration”) I was planning on replacing the original wood which is still solid throughout but badly blistered on top. The steel strips are still in good shape and still has some paint on them, there is only surface rust that easily comes off with the wire brush on the bench grinder and they aren’t bent up at all.
So I’m not really ready and probably won’t be for a couple more years but when I heard Mar-K had 10% off in October and free shipping, that just sounded like to good of a deal to pass up, even in these bad economic times.
UPS dropped off the four packages today (100lbs worth). Every thing was nicely packaged and I checked all nine boards, and they look real good, no splits or knots are the right length, they have all the through holes and countersunk holes and look like they will fit just great.
I figured I’d just as well throw in some new strips rather than take the time to clean up the old ones. And rather than try to scare up all the nuts, bolts and washers I’d get a bolt kit for the GM long box. And those came nicely baged and boxed. I know your not gonna believe this but the box when I opened it smelled like it was mildly perfumed, like a nice gentle pleasant something on the news paper packing.
Oh yes, the shipping, I ordered it last Thursday afternoon the 27th and it was delivered here this morning Monday the third.
All in all, I’d say that I would give Mar-K an A+ and highly recommend them. Once again they have held up their reputation as a US manufacturer still maintaining high standards.
Thanks guys,
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
