Here are a few you might like to read:
Bed Mounts 1936-46 1/2 Ton - Pickup Bed Mounts for '36-'46 Chevrolet 1/2-tons -- By Randy Baumann -- some great illustrations, specifications, and information. That's how Randy rolls.
Bed Mounts 1/2-Ton Advance Design - For '47-'53 Chevrolet Advance Design 1/2-tons -- By Randy Baumann -- like Randy's usual Tech Tips, this has some great illustrations, specifications, and information.
Bed Replacement in an Advance Design Suburban - Not an easy job but one that takes a lot of patience -- by Richard "Weeds" Weeden (R.I.P.)
Ever notice there's a definite paucity of 'Burb bed kits available for the parts vendors? What's up with that? Well, if you're gonna do it (replace the bed), you're just gonna have to do it all yourself. And because there's no easy way to do this, you're left with two options -- doing it the hard way (compared to pickup bed replacement) or doing it the harder way. It's up to you to figure out which way is which. But Weeds has figured out a way to do it with plywood..."Old 'Burb, New Bed"Bed Roll Plugs - A simple trick to plug the light reflector holes -- by Bill "olblu49" Jesse.
Everything on your truck looks right, right? Except ... except those bed side roll ends at the back, on either side of the top of the tail gate. They look so ... so ... so unfinished! Barf!! And those lights some vendors sell ... well they look cool and all that, but coolness comes with a price tag and sometimes Momma ain't hip to that jive (the jive that goes like this -- "Sweetie I need to spend money on stuff I don't need that doesn't help my truck one bit except to make it look cool!" -- Yeah, that jive was yesterday's re-fried enchilada about the time fuzzy dice and curb feelers went around the second time. Well fear not, fecund finaglers of frippery!! Here's Bill Jesse with a no-miss way to make Momma think you're buying much needed parts while you get much needed coolness by making your own ...
Building Truck Bed Sides and Front Panel - Make new sides for the truck bed by Vic "vickraft" Leger
I would like to share my methods and great success I had building my own bed sides and front panel. I think some of my fellow Stovebolters, who like myself, enjoy the challenge of building and fabricating their own parts as much as possible may find this not only very satisfying but also a great cost savings. The total cost of the new bed was $250. The tailgate is aftermarket. I already had the wood in my shop from previous projects. It was very easy to mill and install. I also had enough good scrap metal (doors) that was given to me by a friend. I was very pleased with the process and the results ... and the savings! This TT has a
link the Making a Stovebolt Bed for more discussion, questions, further tips.
DIY Flat Bed (with utility box) - Step-by-step instructions with some help from Stovebolts R Us -- by Irwin Arnstein for his 1959 1-ton
Rebuilding wooden bed in your truck - Sometimes a frightening task, but this one went fairly well -- by Mark Marmon for his 1959 Apache.
