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| | | | Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 452 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 452 | This is a gallery update for my 49 3/4 Ton. I just re-did the bedwood from scratch, and changed a bent pushrod. The old wood was only half there and covered with a sheet of plywood. The mounting blocks were also shot. I ordered the blocks and pads from Scott's in Penhold, AB. I later ordered the strips from there as well. The wood was a different story. Being cheap, I decided to try to make my own. I bought some inexpensive edge-glued pine shelving and cut it to shape. I found the wood dimensions through the Stovebolt Page. I have a circular saw that mounts to a table, so it's almost a table saw. It's not perfect, but the bed design allows for some errors. :-) I sanded it all smooth, stained it and put 2 coats of exterior verathane on it. I plan to put another coat on the bed now that it is all together. I made 2 changes to the normal design... I bolted the cross-sills to the frame and made relief spots in the bottom of the boards, and I drilled and tapped holes in a strip of flat-bar welded to the top of the bed sill to secure the ends of the strips. I slotted the heads of carriage bolts and ground off the shoulders to use as cap screws so they match the rest of the hardware. Here are the pics: [IMG]http://inlinethumb56.webshots.com/42999/2008381460057214886S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://inlinethumb44.webshots.com/41643/2611231250057214886S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://inlinethumb49.webshots.com/17456/2263154930057214886S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://inlinethumb02.webshots.com/44737/2716120760057214886S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://inlinethumb26.webshots.com/45593/2566535510057214886S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG]
Last edited by Peggy M; 04/11/2025 1:36 AM.
Current fleet (subject to change w/o notice) \'49 GMC 3/4-Ton , 60 Austin Healey Frog-eye Sprite (some assembly required), 2011 Dodge Avenger, 2015 Jeep Cherokee. No, they don't all run. My other ride is a (B737)no, (B767)no, A320.... Update... was Embraer E190, now Boeing B787. Knowledge is a wonderful thing, but ignorance means you don't know you can't do something.
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 | looks most excellent. nice job | | | | | 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 | | | |
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