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| | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,252 "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! | | "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,252 | | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | Weeds, this is worth the wait pal. I am ready to set my body off but some other non related things have held me up. Maybe this weekend but then its blasting time. Thanks for being the Pioneer on this for me. Just reading and seeing has helped me tremendously. THANKS WEEDS | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 595 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 595 | thanks for taking the time and effort to catalog this step of your restoration project. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 267 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 267 | Weeds
questions????
how did you make the lap joint?how wide is the lap and is it 3/8 " deep? i hope you follow me there
that is by the way so similar to what i was thinking to do, i dig it
tom
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 335 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 335 | know it might not be the right forum but...i have a mint 60-66 burb floor..save someone some work....i was thinking that we should make full size patterns.....for future bolters | | | | | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 | Tpyle, The lap joint is 1" wide and 3/8" deep. Weeds | | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 10 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 10 | Hey guys...i just caught up to this whole thread on wood beds. As a cabinet/carriage maker, this is my cup of tea. The floors were not always one piece...they were usually white or black oak...cut in concentric widths out from the center with some milling to accomodate the metal strips and hold down bolts. I have original specs drawn out somewhere here. One piece floors came in when commercial plywood became cheap? to make. It was invented in the early 1800's or earlier but didnt make it to the industry until the late 20's or 30's.
Of course laminating wood has been around for centuries. The reason the one piece floor wont come out is because lots of them were put on the frame first. It actually served as a marker template for centring the body in some cases. Hope this helps...if i can find the spec drawings i will post them very soon...but thanks for taking on the challenge of the floor. I was going to leave mine until i saw you guys deep into it!
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 10 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 10 | Here is the site for wooden truck beds...for chevys http://www.gmcpauls.com/47-72_BedWood_Info.htm hope it helps it is a lot cheaper to make your own...i would be willing to help any local stovebolters on theirs.
To restore an old truck is the work of a man...to restore a man is the work of God.
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,252 "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! | | "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,252 | Good info except that Suburban / Panel beds are a different animal from the truck beds. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | Were beds in any Advance-Design trucks originally made out of oak (or oak plywood)? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | sounds like a leading question Tim  Bill | | |
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