I haven’t posted in a while, but I just started getting back into this truck after relocating. Right now im going with Ipe for the decking, and well, I had some tool boxes probably a few other things as well. Will post some more pics later on.
Nice job on the deck frame. Couldn’t help to notice the Detroit Diesel placard on the hood. Nice!
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1952 Chevrolet 3100, Three on the Tree, 4:11 torque tube Updated to: ‘59 235 w/hydraulic lifters, 12v w/alternator, HEI, PCV and Power front Disc Brakes Project Journals Stovebolt Gallery Forum
Update, got the Ipe wood down, (1st photo) milled and epoxied stainless studs on the underside. Cut up a bunch of aluminum plates that catch the channel almost like a step clamp. I figured it would be much easier than drilling through the channel itself. 2nd photo I treated it with “Cabot Australian Timber Oil.”
Got all the decking bolted down today in the 100 degree Florida weather. I also added a clearance lights on the side. The next thing I may end up doing later on is some sort of bolt on grate for the headache rack. But for now, I’m gonna get tags on it shortly and take some more photos.
Is there another angle at the joint between the third and fourth boards in from the side? In other words, does the rear of the bed frame have five sides and not three? Or is that just a trick of the camera in the first picture?
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
I see the bolts underneath, but not visible on top. How did you secure the boards?
Yes, theyre stainless carriage bolts that are epoxied in. We used the router to make the T slot and the aluminum plates capture the C channel, think of it like a step clamp.
